On Saturday night, Michigan was on a mission to defeat the Iowa Hawkeyes and they did just that at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis as they walked away with a 42-3 win.
That’s right, 42 points, the same number that hero Tate Myre wore on the Oxford High School football team.
Following the game, Harbaugh was asked about Myre and the tragedy that took place in Oxford last week.
Quotes via Wolverines Wire:
When you read all the accounts and talking to Coach Line at Oxford High School, Tate was a warrior, football player, wrestler, best athlete in the school. And, you know, best athlete in the school could have easily made it out of that school and been the first one out. But you just know that he was — while people were running away from that fire, he was running into it. And he’s a hero. I’m glad that — our players got soul too. They got big hearts. Incredible guys led by this young man right here.
Harbaugh also spoke about Tate’s parents joining the Wolverines in Indianapolis for the big game.
It was — it was incredible. I mean, I give, you know, Ward — Aidan came to me. I went to Ward. And, you know, they — they put everything together. We just — how could we honor him. How could we honor his memory. You know, it’s a community that needs all of our prayers, every one of them. And we just — yeah, we wanted to offer that up. We wanted to offer our prayers. They’re a community that desperately needs it and offer them up to the one who conquered death and also honor Tate Myre and his bravery, his courage.
Coach Jim Harbaugh with touching words in tribute to Tate Myre:
“Tate was a warrior… he was a hero” #OxfordStrong pic.twitter.com/V0SSxeNf3j
— Woodward Sports Network (@woodwardsports) December 5, 2021
