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Angelique S. Chengelis

'Nobody's flinched': Michigan's youth movement helps fuel run to College Football Playoff

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Heading into the 2021 season, there was considerable conversation about the youth movement on the Michigan football team and how much it had changed the environment.

But that was all about the injection of youth on Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh’s staff, as he made several under-40 assistant-coach hires. The players responded saying they found the younger coaches more relatable, wanting an exchange of ideas, and they felt they were given ownership of the team.

This season, it’s a different sort of youth movement.

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