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Michigan Football: 4 things that must happen in the 2021 season

By Max S.

ANN ARBOR, MI - NOVEMBER 16: Michigan Wolverines head football coach Jim Harbaugh watches the pregame warm ups prior to the start of the game against the Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Stadium on November 16, 2019 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)
ANN ARBOR, MI - NOVEMBER 16: Michigan Wolverines head football coach Jim Harbaugh watches the pregame warm ups prior to the start of the game against the Michigan State Spartans at Michigan Stadium on November 16, 2019 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) /
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Season Long Improvement

How Michigan has closed out seasons under Jim Harbaugh has been a massive issue. Yes, it’s mostly an Ohio State problem but they’ve also played awful in bowl games and have sprinkled in some other late-season losses too.

Jim Harbaugh is 0-5 against Ohio State and 1-4 in bowl games. Michigan is 15-12 under Harbaugh in the months of November, December, and January (Six of those wins are against Rutgers and Maryland).

Too often this Michigan team builds momentum early in the season and crumbles down the stretch. This program needs a steady season and there has to be some noticeable season-long improvement. The Michigan team we see against Ohio State this November cannot be the same team we see against Western Michigan or Washington in September.

The Wolverines have a ton of talent but one specific area that the improvement has to be noticeable in is the QB room. With Cade McNamara as the likely starter and 5-star J.J. McCarthy right behind him, Harbaugh has the chance to show he can still develop a QB and that position can finally be a strength for Michigan football once again.

The culture and mindset change that we keep hearing about with this football team has to be real. How Michigan performs down the stretch late in this season will show just how real it is.

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