8 THE WOLVERINE
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FEBRUARY 2024
T
hey're champions of the West, the
East, the North and the South. In
arguably the biggest game, capping the
greatest season, in Michigan football
history, the Wolverines let their fists fly
and the confetti flutter.
"15-0," Jim Harbaugh proclaimed.
"Took on all comers. The last one stand-
ing. Champions."
National champions, for the first time
since 1997. National champions. Not by a
vote. Not by pleading, begging or televised
appeals. Not with the proud affirmation of
their own league commissioner, curled up
somewhere in the bowels of the Big Ten
offices. Not with the help of the national
media, which genuflected only when
forced, like Alabama and Washington.
WOLVERINE WATCH ❱ JOHN BORTON
Michigan Stands Alone At 15-0
Captain Blake Corum, who came back for "unfinished business" in his senior season, declared "BUSINESS IS FINISHED" on the podium at NRG
Stadium in Houston after Michigan captured the College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan. 8.
PHOTO BY DOMINICK SOKOTOFF
