Wait a second. After years of mostly being vastly overrated in preseason polls, Michigan delivered in emphatic fashion.
The Wolverines were unquestionably the nation’s best college football team in 2023. It was hardly a one-season wonder. It took nearly a decade of ups and downs under Jim Harbaugh to “arrive.”
While Harbaugh, quarterback J.J. McCarthy and other key components have moved on to the NFL, it’s hardly like the cupboard is bare.
Cornerback Will Johnson, defensive linemen Mason Graham and Kenneth Grant and tight end Colston Loveland are exceptionally gifted players, who project as possible first-round NFL Draft picks. The bigger the game, the better running back Donovan Edwards has played for UM.
Granted, there is much more to being a head coach than in-game management, but Harbaugh’s replacement, Sherrone Moore, was adroit while filling that role when his boss was suspended.
It’s understood Ohio State has gone balls to …