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Sharp: Hype over, Harbaugh must get to work

Freep writers Mark Snyder and Drew Sharp recap Michigan's 24-17 loss to Utah. Video by Mark Snyder/DFP

The same problems that befell Michigan under Hoke reemerged in Harbaugh's much-ballyhooed coaching debut

SALT LAKE CITY – As with anything built to such extraordinary heights, the crash to earth can be emotionally crushing. It was only the first game but Michigan linebacker Joe Bolden sounded devastated Thursday night, looking like a player who walked off the field following the last game of his career.

The Wolverines were determined to immediately prove that things were dramatically different at Michigan.