SALT LAKE CITY—If Jim Harbaugh really could turn water into wine, this would have been the time to do it. His Michigan quarterback, graduate transfer Jake Rudock, had just thrown his third interception of the game, a pick-six that gave Utah a 24-10 fourth-quarter lead.
Most Michigan fans probably wanted a drink at that point. Harbaugh? He stayed positive. He encouraged players on the field. The Wolverines still lost Thursday night's season opener, 24-17. But when players kept talking about their bad "execution" in the loss, Harbaugh said: "I think they are being too hard on themselves."
Yes, Harbaugh said that.