Jim Harbaugh needed this. His team needed this, too. But Harbaugh needed it more.
To remind his players what this feels like. To remind himself what it feels like. When the defense swarms and the offense rolls and the 100,000-plus fans in the stadium roar.
It has been a while, no?
Been a while since Harbaugh’s Michigan Wolverines took the field against a top-10 team and throttled them. No, demoralized them.
That was easy to see Saturday night under the lights, when the rain finally lifted, and Notre Dame’s shoulders began to sag. And by the time senior running back Tru Wilson took a handoff, cut to his left, and scooted 27 yards for a touchdown, it was all over but the dancing.