(1-9-24) Last night Jim Harbaugh and his Michigan Wolverines celebrated winning the 2023 College Football National Championship beating Washington 34-13 in Houston.

The title most likely will have an asterisk (*) next to it in the NCAA record book. Indications from media sources seem to feel there will be some added issues brought up against the program in the future.

Year –Champion –Selecting Organization

2023 -*Michigan –CFP
2022 -Georgia –CFP
2021 -Georgia –CFP
2020 -Alabama –CFP
2019 -LSU –CFP
2018 -Clemson –CFP
2017 -Alabama –CFP
2016 -Clemson –CFP
2015 -Alabama –CFP
2014 -Ohio State –CFP
2013 -Florida State –BCS
2012 -Alabama –BCS
2011 -Alabama –BCS
2010 -Auburn BCS

How many total games was Jim Harbaugh suspended this past season out of the 15 Wolverine games?

Jim Harbaugh was suspended for a total of 6 games in the past season, 2023. His suspensions stemmed from two separate situations:

  • 3 games self-imposed by the University of Michigan due to alleged NCAA violations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • 3 additional games from the Big Ten 

Harbaugh said after the game –

“It couldn’t have gone better. It went exactly how we wanted it to go to win every game. The off-the-field issues, we’re innocent and we stood strong and tall because we knew we were innocent … and these guys are innocent. And to overcome that, it wasn’t that hard because we knew we were innocent. So yeah … it went exactly how we wanted it to go.”

The world of college football continues to be tarnished...

The NCAA sent Michigan a notice (Dec. 20, 2023) of allegations related to impermissible on- and off-campus recruiting during the COVID-19 dead period and coaching activities, potential violations that led to the school’s self-imposed three-game suspension of Jim Harbaugh to start this past season.

The transfer portal is spreading faster then poison ivy–

  • Recent numbers: As of December 4th,2023, which marked the opening of the winter transfer window, 2,727 players had entered the portal according to On3.com.However, this number constantly fluctuates as players commit to new schools, withdraw their names from the portal, or graduate.
  • Trends: Transfer portal usage has steadily increased in recent years. In 2022, there were nearly 1,300 undergraduates who transferred from one FBS school to another.This number is expected to continue rising in the coming years.
  • Portal windows: The transfer portal opens multiple times throughout the year. The recent winter window closed on January 8th, 2024, and the next one will open on April 15th, 2024. This means the number of players in the portal will fluctuate significantly based on these windows.

Tracking specific players or staying updated on overall portal activity, there are several resources available online, including:

Coast to coast athletic conferences…Big 10 added four west coast members with UCLA, Oregon, USC and Washington joining this fall.

The NIL…Arch Manning, nephew of Peyton and Eli, Manning has the fourth-highest NIL valuation of any college athlete at $2.8 million…he never started a game this season..