Michigan offensive line coach Ed Warinner speaks to the media on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, in Ann Arbor. Nick Baumgardner, Freep
In reality, they were all Jim Harbaugh’s guys.
The players who helped Michigan double its win total from a year prior during Harbaugh’s first season in 2015 were, for the most part, recruited by Brady Hoke.
And while a flawed narrative continued through a productive 10-win 2016 season, that Harbaugh was living off a lot created by the staff he replaced, reality knew otherwise.
Michigan’s football program changed the day Harbaugh walked into that first meeting.