Jim Harbaugh was really feeling himself during the postgame press conference after his Michigan Wolverines beat the Penn State Nittany Lions on the road.
After the Michigan Wolverines defeated the Penn State Nittany Lions on Saturday, Jim Harbaugh had plenty to say at the podium following his team’s big Big Ten East win.
Michigan improved to 9-1 on the year with the Wolverines’ lone loss being to the in-state rival Michigan State Spartans in East Lansing. With only Maryland and Ohio State left on the regular-season slate, Michigan is still very much alive to achieve everything it wants this college football season. It was a hard-fought battle to beat Penn State on the road, so yes, Harbaugh was excited.
Here he is telling his team how proud he was of them for getting the win over the Nittany Lions.
“You guys were born for this. The way you guys fight is championship level.” - Jim Harbaugh#GoBlue 〽️🏈 pic.twitter.com/Yvdgy7AFDf
— Clayton Sayfie (@CSayf23) November 13, 2021
Jim Harbaugh postgame press conference after Michigan beat Penn State
Harbaugh talked about the amount of grit his team showed vs. Penn State and how this year’s Michigan team seems to have all the qualities necessary to become a champion.
Jim Harbaugh is happy: "The offense was good in the red zone too. How about those Wolverines! If that’s not grit, what is?!"
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) November 13, 2021
Three mentions of Michigan being a “ball team” today from Jim Harbaugh.
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) November 13, 2021
"This team is full of all the championship qualities. They were born for this, for these kind of days."
He spoke glowingly about his team’s best player Aidan Hutchinson, citing that he has not seen a better player than him all season long. Kenneth Walker III is pretty good too, but Hutchinson is right up there with the very best in all of college football.
Jim Harbaugh on Aidan Hutchinson: “Can there be a better player than him out there? I don’t know, I haven’t seen him.”
— Daniel Dash (@DanielDash_) November 13, 2021
Harbaugh would finish by saying that the younger players are stepping up, that quarterback Cade McNamara was born for big moments like this and how much of a team player running back Hassan Haskins has been for Michigan this year.
Jim Harbaugh says his team feels like “it’s just in its beginning” due to how many young players and first-time contributors are stepping up.
— Zach Shaw (@_ZachShaw) November 13, 2021
Jim Harbaugh said he told Cade McNamara “You were born for this, you were BOOORN for drives like this.” Said McNamara was “cold-blooded” after that fumble.
— Zach Shaw (@_ZachShaw) November 13, 2021
Jim Harbaugh: “This team doesn’t flinch. They don’t even bat an eye.”
— Zach Shaw (@_ZachShaw) November 13, 2021
Jim Harbaugh on Hassan Haskins: “he has a quality about him that he wants to and will put the team on his back. … I just enjoy the incredible of what he can do.”
— Zach Shaw (@_ZachShaw) November 13, 2021
Overall, Harbaugh should be pretty amped about how his team performed in a tough ball game. It was a cold afternoon in Beaver Stadium and the Nittany Lions would not go away quietly. Lesser Michigan teams would have found a way to lose this one, but like Harbaugh kept on saying, this team was “born for this”. It may have been a cliche-riddled postgame presser, but good for him.
Without debate, the Wolverines are playing like one of the very best teams in the country this year.
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