Michigan to host Texas in Week 2 on FOX: Is there a talent gap between the two teams?

Is Michigan good enough to repeat as national champions? Is Texas good enough to beat a College Football Playoff team? 

We'll find out on Sept. 7, when the Wolverines host the Longhorns in FOX's Big Noon game. The game time and broadcast crew featuring Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Jenny Taft was revealed during Michigan's spring game, which was televised Saturday live on FOX.

Given the Wolverines will enter this season without national champion quarterback J.J. McCarthy, running back Blake Corum, wide out Roman Wilson and defensive back Mike Sainristil, this Michigan team doesn't look like one that can beat a Texas team that's returning quarterback Quinn Ewers, running back CJ Baxter and linebacker Anthony Hill. 

The addition of former Alabama wide out Isaiah Bond to the Longhorns' roster adds an interesting strategic aspect to preparation on both sides, as Bond and the Crimson Tide met Michigan in the Rose Bowl last year.

The team that first-year head coach Sherrone Moore put on the field for the Wolverines' spring game is talented. Michigan returns all four defensive linemen who stood up against Alabama on a fourth-down play in the Rose Bowl and earned the opportunity to play for and win the national title: Derrick Moore, Josaiah Stewart, Mason Graham and Kenneth Grant.

In the secondary, Michigan returns first-team All-American cornerback Will Johnson, who headlines a defense under new leadership with Wink Martindale taking over as the defensive coordinator. Michigan's defense hasn't changed in philosophy in three years — and it's a defense that Martindale taught to former Michigan defensive coordinators Jesse Minter and Mike Macdonald. Offensive coordinator Kirk Campbell will take over play-calling duties from Moore,