During the Jim Harbaugh era at Michigan, the term ‘meritocracy’ has been used often. In short, may the best man win in vying for a starting position.
Meritocracy has been used across the board to describe position battles, but none more than the quarterback position, where Michigan is known to not name a starting quarterback before the season kicks off.
Things feel different in Ann Arbor this year, across the board. Major shakeups were made to the Michigan staff after a disappointing 2020 season. Another change may be the fact that Michigan already has their guy, their starter at quarterback here in April.