The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN FEBRUARY 2022 THE WOLVERINE 13 THEY SAID IT "They went to Indianapolis, and they have that experience. Everybody that will play for the next four years is going to have that experience. There's going to be somebody on this team that knows what it took and what it takes to win a Big Ten champi- onship. They have the experi- ence of coming to the College Football Playoff, and next time there are lessons they can take from this so that the outcome is different. … It's been a great op- portunity and a great success for this program and this team." — Former Michigan All-America offensive lineman Jon Jansen on the In The Trenches podcast, speaking on how the Wolverines' success in 2021 bodes well for the future " I reacted [like it was] no big deal, attacking each day with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind, as always. It didn't really mean anything to me. It's just money. Big deal." — Harbaugh on the contract extension he signed in January 2021 that slashed his base salary in half Tremendous team effort this year. To be the one that's recognized … I look at it as a tremendous honor for our entire team program, and really excited to be here." — Michigan head football coach JIM HARBAUGH at the Bear Bryant Coach of the Year Award banquet, discussing his feelings about being a finalist for the award All I want to tell people is that, if you're out there and you've come up to me, you've thanked me, you've said, 'Way to go,' and said you've been listening to me since you've been chil- dren and Michigan foot- ball is synonymous with my voice and my name … I want to thank you all for that, but more impor- tantly, I want you all to know that I truly am the lucky one, because you've invited me into your home and into your cars all these years. You've kept this career alive, and for that I'm eternally grateful. I'm going to close the last thing I do on a Michigan broadcast with this phrase — and it's true — I'm the lucky one." — Michigan football play-by-play announcer JIM BRANDSTATTER, signing off for the last time before retirement $557,000 Is defensive end AIDAN HUTCHINSON'S Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) Valuation from On3, the fifth highest among 2021 col- lege football players. On3's algorithm is com- prised of a number of dynamic data points that focus on two primary factors — an ath- lete's social media presence and their level of athletic performance. PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS