Michigan celebrates first title since 1997 with championship parade
Michigan is living large as the Wolverines reign supreme as the kings of college football!
The 2023 season was a wild one for all involved, including book-end suspensions for head coach Jim Harbaugh. Ultimately, the head coach would miss 6 games, but the final stretch in the postseason proved to be a storybook ending.
To finish the B1G slate, Michigan steamrolled Iowa in Harbaugh’s return to lift the program’s third straight conference championship. That unprecedented stretch was cemented with the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff, the third straight appearance for the Wolverines.
Once in the Playoff, Harbaugh’s squad shook off demons of the past with a late rally against Alabama and then a dominant win in Houston against Washington to hoist the trophy. On Saturday, the program hit the streets for a well-deserved and long-awaited parade.
“Best parade ever! This is the best,” said Harbaugh in a mid-parade interview with WXYZ Detroit’s Brad Galli. “Nothing but love, this is awesome! Best parade ever!”
“These are my stalwarts,” Harbaugh said in reference of his captains. “These are my guys: Stalwarts! Enjoying every second.”
“Best parade ever!” – Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh talking on @wxyzdetroit during the national championship parade in Ann Arbor pic.twitter.com/r2L661UHM0
— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) January 13, 2024
Here is a look at some of the other sights and sounds of the parade, including a shirtless Trevor Keegan in snowy weather:
A good time was had by all!#GoBlue pic.twitter.com/RLogMclnFw
— Michigan Football (@UMichFootball) January 13, 2024
Michigan offensive lineman Trevor Keegan cracked a beer with his teeth, then chugged it.
He was shirtless during U-M’s national championship parade pic.twitter.com/aPkLYrjFEE
— WXYZ Detroit (@wxyzdetroit) January 13, 2024
National Champions 〽️#GoBlue pic.twitter.com/lwxjqcAhB5
— Michigan Football (@UMichFootball) January 13, 2024
Donovan Edwards soaked in all of the parade love at Michigan’s national championship celebration pic.twitter.com/vl8VBGH4wW
— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) January 13, 2024
#Michigan fans to AD Warde Manuel as he goes by during the parade… “Sign Harbaugh! Get the contract done!” pic.twitter.com/18JbZc00Ug
— Brice Marich (@BriceMarich) January 13, 2024