Michigan Wolverines
The Wolverines are back in the playoffs after last year’s disappointing loss versus the Georgia Bulldogs, but quarterback JJ McCarthy and his crew used that as firepower to earn a National Championship, and make the victory that much more special.
Michigan had a lot of controversy in the past month over their head coach, Jim Harbaugh, who was suspended for 3 games by the BIG 10 after the conference believed that Michigan violated its rules on sportsmanship – which involved allegedly illegally stealing signs through the use of advanced scouting and technology.
Even without Harbaugh as their head coach for the last 3 games of the regular season, the Wolverines did not let BIG 10 take away the team’s shine, with wins against Maryland, Penn State, and rival Ohio State, under offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore, who took the head coach job for the time Harbaugh was out.