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Players reflect on when it changed under Harbaugh

From the Michigan football bust, linebacker Desmond Morgan talks about the team's improvement, and recalls amusing moments from coach Jim Harbaugh. Video by Mark Snyder/DFP

A year ago, Michigan players went to the annual football bust and watched already-fired coach Brady Hoke try to sum up a disastrous 5-7 season.

The players felt embarrassed and resolved to change their approach. When Jim Harbaugh was installed as coach less than a month later, a switch flipped.

On Monday night, looking back on a 9-3 regular season, the banquet at Livonia’s Laurel Manor had an entirely different feel.