COLLEGE PARK, Md. — It was four months ago when Jim Harbaugh first asked the question publicly, “Why not us?” His Michigan football team was reeling after a disastrous season in 2020, one marked by staff turnover and a contract extension that saw the 57-year-old head coach take a pay cut. The pressure was on, and Harbaugh later acknowledged as much. But to get over the hump and return Michigan to its glory of yesteryear, Harbaugh and his players knew they had their work cut out for them. The Big Ten was thought to be stacked again, with one familiar rival waiting on on top of the mountain. After a 59-18 win over Maryland on Saturday, Harbaugh’s team will get another crack at knocking preseason favorite Ohio State off the mantle next weekend in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines are now in sole possession of second place in the Big Ten’s…
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