College Football Playoff Rankings 2021: Projected Top 25, Week 14

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Michigan Wolverines players and fans celebrate their 42-27 win over the Ohio State Buckeyes following the NCAA football game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021.Ohio State Buckeyes At Michigan Wolverines /

Michigan punched Ohio State in the mouth early on and then kept throwing jabs while the Buckeyes were having a tough time responding.

After beating Michigan State by 49 points a week ago, the Buckeyes just didn’t have the confidence to come from behind to beat the Wolverines in Week 13. This was Jim Harbaugh’s first win over Ohio State as head coach and he was on the hot seat this offseason and now he’s headed to his first-ever Big Ten title game.

It’s wild how much Michigan has improved this season after finishing just 2-4 last year and not even facing Ohio State because of a COVID-19 outbreak.

The Wolverines have relied heavily on a solid run game led by Hassan Haskins and Blake Corum as well as an improved Cade McNamara.

Harbaugh might just be the coach of the year in college football and what he’s done this season has been nothing short of magical. He’s made his players buy in and they did just that to improve to 11-1 with a real shot at a playoff berth.

Michigan will jump Cincinnati in the playoff field.

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