{"id":475317,"date":"2024-01-09T00:47:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T04:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=475317"},"modified":"2024-01-09T00:47:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T04:47:05","slug":"michigan-beats-washington-for-1st-national-title-since-1997","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/michigan-beats-washington-for-1st-national-title-since-1997\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan beats Washington for 1st national title since 1997"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan Wolverines won against Washington Huskies 34-13 at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX, to win its 1<sup>st<\/sup> national championship since 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan got the lead from the opening kickoff and never trailed vs. Washington.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MICHIGAN WINS THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP \ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the Wolverines&#8217; first title win since 1997.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NationalChampionship?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NationalChampionship<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9R8twduicP\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/9R8twduicP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Athletic (@TheAthletic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthletic\/status\/1744572573889749032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Wolverines CFP title will always be entangled with the biggest story in the NCAAF this campaign: allegations of cheating led by ex-staff member Connor Stalions, who resigned on November 4<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The first time in the CFP title game era with two rushers on the same team to eclipse 100 rushing yards!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoBlue?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#GoBlue<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JW7REvh9vA\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/JW7REvh9vA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michigan Football (@UMichFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UMichFootball\/status\/1744566976360374328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In what was the 1<sup>st<\/sup> national championship match appearance for both schools, the Wolverines became the 6<sup>th<\/sup> school in major college football history to finish 15-0 or better in a campaign. They set the Big 10\u2019s record for the most victories in a campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The new national champions had all of the pieces in place for the perfect campaign \u2013 beginning with a veteran QB in J.J. McCarthy, who wasn&#8217;t flashy but showed better nerves vs. Heisman runner-up Michael Penix Jr., who threw 2 picks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">2023 Michigan joins the best \u2b07\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Every 15-0 team in the 4 team era<\/p>\n<p>2019 LSU<br \/>\n2023 Michigan<br \/>\n2022 Georgia<br \/>\n2018 Clemson <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sO5XS4PZLz\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/sO5XS4PZLz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 College Football Report (@CFBRep) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFBRep\/status\/1744573862870675609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Washington will join the Big 10 in the offseason and will play against Michigan again in an October conference match.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EBdREJkch8g?si=RKsCStEuni2AhE78\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan Wolverines won against Washington Huskies 34-13 at NRG Stadium in Houston, TX, to win its 1st national championship since 1997. 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