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Report: Michigan working on lifetime contract for Jim Harbaugh
By Clint Lamb
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Jim Harbaugh is only in his third season as the head coach at Michigan, but for anyone looking for that marriage to end anytime soon, you may not want to hold your breath.
According to former Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn, officials at Michigan may be looking to extend the 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
In his first two seasons as the Wolverines’ head coach, Harbaugh brought the program back-to-back 10-win seasons for the first time since 2002-03. Overall, he’s 28-9 (.757) since leaving the San Francisco 49ers prior to the 2015 season.
If Quinn’s report is true, the lifetime contract would be a first in college football, and we’re not even sure what that would look like.
The connection between Harbaugh and Michigan is strong, considering he played quarterback for the school from 1983 to 1986, but officials may want to hold off until this weekend before making a commitment of that caliber.
Michigan plays Ohio State on Saturday, and Harbaugh’s teams are 0-2 so far against the Buckeyes.
Regardless, why would any school want to give any coach a lifetime contract? Things change so fast in college football, and a lifetime contract just makes no sense.
Clint helps cover the SEC West for Saturday Down South. His work can also be found on USA TODAY Sports, The 'Bama Beat podcast and The Bullpen with TonyMac and The Lamb. Previous stops include SEC Country, 247Sports and Touchdown Alabama Magazine.
