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Shortly after captain Trevor Keegan had finished shotgunning adult beverages without a shirt in sub-freezing temperatures, Alex Orji had concluded playing catch with fans who lined the downtown roads and the general hoopla of the national championship parade through Ann Arbor had subsided, the celebration moved indoor to Crisler Center.
Michigan football’s 2023 national championship celebration was sold out Saturday night and it included the who’s who of the winningest program in college football history at center stage: athletic director Warde Manuel, coach Jim Harbaugh, quarterback J.J. McCarthy, running back Blake Corum and the rest of the team’s captains.
Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh hugs athletic director Warde Manuel during the national championship celebration at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024.
Almost immediately, Manuel addressed the elephant in the room.
“I will answer the question that I heard about 500 times at the parade route, I am working on getting (Harbaugh) a new contract, I promise you,” Manuel said to a thunderous applause and standing ovation.
While it’s hard to rank the loudest cheers of the night, that was likely it. Of course, when McCarthy was introduced, that also created quite the commotion, as the standing-room only crowd chanted “one more year, one more year.”
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McCarthy made no such promises, but rather thanked the fan base for its unwavering love and support. He harkened back to a social media post from November 2020, when he asked the entire fan base to take a few deep breaths and trust everybody was working toward one mission — a mission that was completed Saturday.
Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy is introduced during the national championship celebration at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor on…
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Author : Detroit Free Press
Publish date : 2024-01-14 03:00:11
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