After an overtime thriller against Alabama in the Rose Bowl semifinals, Michigan defeated Washington in the national championship game in rather dominant fashion to win its first national title since 1997. Celebrate the 15-0 championship season with the emblematic Sports Illustrated special championship commemorative issue.
Relive the Wolverines’ victory over Washington and Michigan’s flawless run to the championship through untold stories, exclusive interviews and unique photos from IF writers and photographers. Buy your copy for just $15.99!
The Wolverines’ championship cover features Blake Corum crossing the goal line as he did 28 times in 2023 as Michigan completed a perfect 15-0 season. The senior running back has been as consistent as any player in the country over the past three seasons.
“When we needed a play, someone made it, whether it was myself or Will (Johnson) or JJ (McCarthy) or Donovan (Edwards), Colston (Loveland),” Corum listed. “I could go on just because there are so many guys who have played. But when the play needs to be made, playmakers do it. And we have a lot of them.”
Now it’s about looking to the future. Corum is leaving for the NFL, but what about McCarthy? And Jim Harbaugh, for that matter? Add in Michigan’s daunting 2024 schedule, which includes matchups against Texas, USC, Washington, Oregon and Ohio State to name a few, and things could look a lot different next fall. But for now, the Wolverines are kings of the college football world and of Michigan. fans around the world are in seventh heaven. Record this feeling forever with SI’s commemorative issue.