Michigan basks in Big Ten glory, knowing it’s just the next step

INDIANAPOLIS — There was a time three years ago when getting here — to this game, this town — seemed out of reach. Michigan was lagging behind in just about everything. Quarterback development was lacking. Recruiting had taken a hit. Even the defensive cache built up — the program’s calling card through the disappointing parts of 2017, ‘18 and ‘19 — had fallen off. So excuse folks for thinking in the summer of 2021, when Jim Harbaugh took the stage at Big Ten Media Days here and declared he’d get...