Michigan football to celebrate national championship with parade, Champions Circle event Saturday
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan Wolverines football fans rushed the streets of Ann Arbor Monday night following the team’s 34-13 win over Washington in Houston to secure the national title. On Saturday, many more fans will line the streets for a championship parade that will begin at 4 p.m.
Following the parade, the Champions Circle NIL collective will host a ticketed event at Crisler Center with a 7 o’clock start time. All proceeds from the event will go to the collective, which directly benefits Michigan student athletes. The ceremony will be televised live by the Big Ten Network and streaming on the FOX Sports app. TheWolverine.com will also be in attendance, providing coverage from the event.
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According to a Michigan press release, “The parade will start at the President’s House and make its way down State Street and end at Schembechler Hall. Fans should plan to line South University Drive outside the President’s House west to the Student Union and south down State Street to Schembechler Hall. Individuals should plan to use the parking structures around campus, including those on Thompson Street, Maynard, Thayer and Forest Avenue. More information will be provided later as the parade will be weather dependent.”
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Ticket purchases will initially be limited to season ticket holders and donors. Per the press release: “Ticket information will be communicated by the Michigan Athletic Ticket Office via email to eligible season ticket holders and donors. Donors to Michigan Athletics with 500 or more priority points will be able to purchase tickets starting Thursday at 9 a.m. Individuals with one or more priority points will be able to purchase tickets starting Thursday at 1 p.m. Pending availability, a general public sale will begin Friday at 9 a.m.”
Tickets are $30 for the upper bowl and $60 for the lower bowl. Doors will open at 6 p.m.
Michigan won its 12th-ever national championship by capping off a perfect, 15-0 season with wins over Alabama in the CFP semifinal at the Rose Bowl and Washington Monday night at NRG Stadium. The Maize and Blue hadn’t won the title since 1997, when it finished first in the Associated Press poll. Jim Harbaugh is now one of four active head coaches to have won the national title. He’s the only active football coach to have led a team to the Super Bowl and national championship game.
