Jim Harbaugh's second Michigan team is a trendy pick among media members and national polls already released to be in the national title discussion. Harbaugh and his staff are recruiting at a high level and pushing the envelope with satellite camps and other NCAA restrictions to both rebuild the program's brand and establish a presence nationally.
Harbaugh went 10-3 in his first season, reaching double-digit wins with a 41-7 stomping of Florida in the Citrus Bowl. He starred in a rap video this summer, took shots on Twitter at Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith, Alabama and Georgia head coaches Nick Saban and Kirby Smart and pretty much did whatever he wanted as long as it stayed within the NCAA's perview.