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Michigan football bests Georgia for second consecutive Joe Moore Award as best OL

Michigan football has the best offensive line in the country ... officially.

The No. 2 Wolverines on Saturday were named winners of the Joe Moore Award for the second consecutive season, after going 13-0 and winning a second consecutive Big Ten title. No. 1 Georgia was the other finalist.

“The difference was just five votes," Geoff Schwartz, an eight-year NFL veteran and voting committee member said in a statement. "And that is an incredible testament to both Georgia and Michigan, and their incredible efforts throughout the season. This was also clearly a year of contrasting styles, which made for some interesting conversations leading up to the voting process, which is likely why it was so close at the end.