As the Heat on Jim Harbaugh Rises, Some of Michigan's Fixes Are Quicker Than Others

The popular outlook on Michigan and head coach Jim Harbaugh is grim coming out of the 2018 season’s opening weekend. As the team with the more definitively elite defense and the higher-ceiling quarterback, the Wolverines were supposed to have the edge against rival Notre Dame in South Bend. Instead, the Fighting Irish displayed an equally dominant defense and a more comfortable quarterback who came out firing in a 24–17 win on Saturday.