Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh stood at midfield prior to his team's season opener against Hawaii and, for the first time in who knows how long, wasn't one of the three most accomplished sportsmen within shouting distance.
Michael Jordan, Derek Jeter and Charles Woodson all congregated on the Michigan sideline in the minutes leading up to a 63-3 victory over Hawaii for No. 7 Michigan. It was an appropriate send-off to a headline-grabbing, star-studded offseason for Harbaugh and the Wolverines.
"I mean Michael Jordan is like the G.O.A.T. -- like the actual G.O.A.T.," said linebacker Mike McCray, the team's leading tackler Saturday afternoon.