Jim Harbaugh is a Michigan man through and through, but there’s no guarantee that he’ll be in Ann Arbor until his coaching days are over.
Leading up to the Wolverines’ matchup with Ohio State on Saturday, former Notre Dame quarterback and current FOX Sports analyst Brady Quinn revealed that he was informed of Michigan’s intent to offer its current head coach a lifetime contract.
Brady Quinn says Michigan is working on a lifetime contract with Jim Harbaugh. His full comments to @TheJonasKnox on Fox Sports Radio: pic.twitter.com/NaYfnmMLhm
— Mike Sullivan (@MikeSullivan) November 21, 2017
While this rumor seemed rather ambitious from the get-go, Harbaugh himself put the kibosh on it following his team’s 31-20 rivalry game loss, and he channeled President Donald Trump in doing so.
Jim Harbaugh was just asked if a rumor about a life-time contract was distracting this week. “No,” Harbaugh said. “Fake news.”
— Aaron McMann | MLive.com (@AaronMcMann) November 25, 2017
Harbaugh has excelled at both the college football and the NFL level, so it’s hard to imagine he’ll ever be short of opportunities. But for now, he seems pretty content coaching his alma mater.
