Despite a 34–11 loss to No. 3 Georgia in the Orange Bowl on New Year's Eve, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said the season offered a new beginning for the Wolverines.
"Yeah, it was a great season," Harbaugh said after the game. "To me, it’s one of the best seasons in Michigan football history. We were trying to make it greater.
"It's still a beginning for this team. This is about when our guys—Josh Ross to my left here and Cade McNamara to my right—that’s when it began last year, and it’ll begin anew this year.