Wolverines see much to gain from Orange Bowl victory

Ann Arbor — There will be an excursion to Miami Beach, a bowl-arranged dinner at a mall restaurant and another all-you-can eat meal, but for the Michigan Wolverines, the Orange Bowl is much more than that.

Michigan, No. 6 in the nation, was so close to making the four-team College Football Playoff, and when that didn’t happen, a new bar was set. The Wolverines’ goal now is to reach 11 victories, which would be the program’s sixth 11-win season since 1905.

It would show improvement from Jim Harbaugh’s first season as coach last year when they went 10-3, including a New Year’s Day victory over Florida.

The Wolverines (10-2) will face Florida State (9-3) on Dec. 30 in the Orange Bowl, and their…