It’s a feeling he has long dreamed of, but Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh confirmed winning the national title was even better than he’d imagined.
“It restarts every day, you wake up and it’s ‘yeah, we did that, we did that,'” Harbaugh told the Free Press on Friday during a team visit to University of Michigan Health’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. “When you go through the day, there’s not too much that gets me down. I’ll misplace my wallet, but hey, that’s OK, we’re national champions. Go to bed, wake up the next day and it starts again. Just fresh again.
“Got the trophy in the trophy case, everything our guys accomplished, it’s just wonderful. It’s biblical. It’s been a journey, a physical journey, a mental journey, a spiritual journey and just a job well done.”
Harbaugh led U-M to the top of the mountain after a 27-20 OT thriller over Alabama in the Rose Bowl (which just so happened to be Nick Saban’s final game) and then a 34-13 victory over Washington to cap just the fourth 15-0 season in college football history.
Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh speaks to media members at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024.
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Celebrations will continue Saturday afternoon with a parade through Ann Arbor, followed by a sold-out event on Saturday night at Crisler Center — Harbaugh told return man Jake Thaw on Friday he’d heard tickets were gone in three hours, so quickly that U-M had to start selling floor seats.
When he’s not taking pictures with the trophy, signing autographs, or traveling around southeast Michigan for various events, Harbaugh said he’s been speaking with players like quarterback J.J. McCarthy, who are debating a return to school or a potential NFL future.
Harbaugh approached McCarthy about his…
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Author : Detroit Free Press
Publish date : 2024-01-12 23:43:51
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