Michigan Football is in the College Football Playoff for the first time since its inception.
Michigan turned everything around in 2021 after a 2-4 season in 2020 — they beat Ohio State, they won the Big Ten Championship.
The No. 2 (12-1) Wolverines will be facing No. 3 Georgia in the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Eve, and a win there will get them to the National Championship.
Because of all the positive developments mentioned above, Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh has been named a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award.
The other finalists include:
- Blake Anderson (Utah State)
- Dave Aranda (Baylor)
- Luke Fickell (Cincinnati)
- Thomas Hammock (Northern Illinois)
- Billy Napier (Louisiana)
- Pat Narduzzi (Pitt)
- Nick Saban (Alabama)
- Kalani Sitake (BYU)
- Kirby Smart (Georgia)
- Jeff Traylor (UTSA)
- Mel Tucker (Michigan State)
- Kyle Whittingham (Utah)
Harbaugh is the first coach to ever take a team to the College Football Playoff and the NFL Playoffs (2011-13 with the San Francisco 49ers).