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FALSE NARRATIVE: Michigan Wolverines’ True Returning Starter Numbers EXPOSED

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By Isaiah Hull’s count, Michigan has eight returning starters on offense before transfers are even added.

1. Locked On Wolverines examines CBS Sports’ returning-starters list for Michigan football and the way it labels the Wolverines’ 2026 roster. 2. Isaiah Hull hosts the episode and identifies himself as publisher of Wolverines Wire through USA Today Sports Media Group, while Ross Jackson opens the Locked On Network promo. 3. The episode asks whether CBS’s six-start definition actually captures Michigan’s returning experience. 4. Hull says CBS has Michigan tied for 31st, or 27th by alphabetical order, with 10 returning starters. 5. CBS defines returning starters as players who logged at least six starts in the 2025 season, including postseason games, and excludes special teams. 6. Hull says that rule misses the effect of injuries on Michigan’s roster. 7. He points to Channing Goodwin and Andrew Marsh at wide receiver as an example of one starter being replaced by another. 8. He makes the same point at offensive line with Evan Link and Blake Frazier. 9. Hull says Rod Moore is a notable omission even though he was a two-time team captain and a multi-year starter. 10. He argues that Jordan Marshall’s injury timeline makes simple starter counts incomplete. 11. Hull says Michigan’s offensive experience is better captured by a count of 14 players with starts. 12. His offensive list includes Bryce Underwood, Jordan Marshall, Bryson Kozdal, Zach Marshall, Deacon Tonyelli, Kendrick Bell, Channing Goodwin, Andrew Marsh, Nathan Afobee, Blake Frazier, Jake Guarnera, Evan Link, Brady Norton, and Andrew Sprague. 13. He later narrows the returning-starting group to Bryce Underwood, Jordan Marshall, Zach Marshall, Blake Frazier, Nathan Afobee, Jake Guarnera, Evan Link, Andrew Sprague, Jamie French, Andrew Babalola, and J.J. Buchanan. 14. Hull says J.J. Buchanan matters because he was a starter at Utah and should not be ignored. 15. On defense, he lists Trey Pierce, Jonah Laiaa, Cam Brandt, John Henry Daly, Nathaniel Staling, Nathaniel Owusu-Botang, Smith Snowden, Rod Moore, Mason Curtis, Zeke Berry, and Jair Hill as experienced pieces. 16. He says Michigan’s defensive experience is real even if Nathaniel Owusu-Botang is the main exception. 17. The episode’s tone is conversational and explanatory, with Hull moving between roster analysis, side remarks, and ad reads. 18. Hull also digresses into Arrested Development, the Every Dayer Club, and comments about day-to-day podcast routines. 19. Fans of Michigan roster breakdowns and starter-count debates would like this episode. 20. Listeners wanting only game previews or recruiting news may skip it.

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