ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Michigan football’s star quarterback commit, J.J. McCarthy, is holding the team’s talented recruiting class together despite an ugly three-game losing streak. "This great university demands excellence. We are all in this together.”By all accounts, McCarthy could be the stabilizing presence Michigan needs at the quarterback position. — J.J. McCarthy (@jjmccarthy09) November 15, 2020This great university demands excellence. — J.J. McCarthy (@jjmccarthy09) November 15, 2020There is always light at the end of the tunnel.

Every single recruiting class is important, and the Wolverines have reached the point where the 2018 class -- by far Harbaugh’s most criticized group -- has to make major contributions. Remembering the 2018 recruiting cycleThe 2018 class was recruited amid Michigan’s worst season of the Harbaugh era. The result was Michigan’s only full recruiting class to be ranked outside the top 20 since Harbaugh took over. Michigan’s recruiting has since rebounded, but that 2018 unit will play a major role in the coming seasons. 18 in MissouriRole: Guaranteed starterNobody better exemplifies the 2018 class than Bell, and everyone who follows Michigan football knows his story.