Regardless of a 34–11 loss to No. 3 Georgia in the Orange Bowl on New Yr’s Eve, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh mentioned the season supplied a brand new starting for the Wolverines.
“Yeah, it was an important season,” Harbaugh mentioned after the sport. “To me, it’s one of the best seasons in Michigan soccer historical past. We have been attempting to make it better.
“It is nonetheless a starting for this group. That is about when our guys—Josh Ross to my left right here and Cade McNamara to my proper—that’s when it started final 12 months, and it’ll start anew this 12 months.”
Michigan turned the first group to make the Faculty Soccer Playoff after beginning the season unranked in the preseason AP Prime 25 ballot. The Wolverines additionally received the Massive Ten championship after ending the common season with its first win in opposition to rival Ohio State since 2011.
Nonetheless, the Wolverines struggled in their first playoff look, as Georgia held a 27–3 lead at halftime after scoring on its first 5 drives.
The one Michigan landing got here late in the fourth quarter when freshman quarterback J.J. McCarthy got here into the sport for McNamara, main one reporter to ask after the sport a few potential quarterback controversy subsequent season.
“We all know we now have two nice quarterbacks,” Harbaugh mentioned. “We make no apologies for that. I felt we simply weren’t—the safety simply wasn’t nearly as good because it wanted to be, and J.J. gave us extra of an opportunity to flee it, keep away from it and run. That was the purpose we made that change.”
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