Jordan Marshall wanted to say it out loud, for everyone to hear.

Michigan‘s freshman running back, who only had 8 carries for 20 yards all season, busted out in a big way on the field in Tuesday’s ReliaQuest Bowl victory over Alabama with 23 carries for exactly 100 yards. Then the 5-foot-11, 210-pounder from West Chester, Ohio, busted out with a message to Michigan fans and the college football world after the big win:

“It’s a good season, but it’s not Michigan’s standard,” Marshall said boldly. “We gotta get it back to the standard, which is bringing national championships back here. And like I told (quarterback signee) Bryce (Underwood) right when we walked into the locker room … I was like, ‘This isn’t happening again. We’re playing for the ‘chip. We’re playing for the whole thing — the natty. That’s what we want.’”

The rain-soaked bowl victory in Tampa finished off Michigan’s 2024 season at 8-5, which qualifies as a successful season at many programs but not in Ann Arbor. And especially not with the Wolverines coming off a 2023 season in which they won their first national title since 1997.

Marshall wants Michigan to get back to competing for another championship in 2025, and he figures to be a big part of Michigan’s pursuit of another crown next fall.