For as much as it seemed significant swaths of the country were rooting against Michigan’s run to the program’s first national championship since 1997, college football fans of historically relevant programs not named Georgia, Alabama and Ohio State should have been inspired by Monday night’s result.
The Wolverines featured just two consensus five-star recruits — running back Donovan Edwards and cornerback Will Johnson, each of whom just happened to make massive contributions to Michigan’s 34-13 victory over Washington. But the Wolverines were a true team in every sense of the word. They were developed methodically by an excellent staff led by Jim Harbaugh and came together to change every narrative that existed about their program.