Michigan reworks Harbaugh’s deal
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh has agreed to a reworked five-year contract with the school that runs through the 2026 season.
The announcement of a new deal comes two weeks after Harbaugh interviewed to fill the head coaching vacancy with the NFL’s Vikings.
Financial terms of Harbaugh’s new deal weren’t released by the school. In a news release Wednesday, Michigan said the terms and length of the deal Harbaugh signed in January 2021 were altered to include an additional year.
Harbaugh took to large pay cut last year after the Wolverines went 2-4 in the pandemic-abbreviated 2020 season. Michigan bounced back in 2021, winning the Big Ten for the first time since 2004 and earning the school’s first bid to the College Football Playoff.
The Wolverines (12-2) snapped a eightgame losing streak to rival Ohio State along the way before losing to eventual national champion Georgia in the Orange Bowl.
The 58-year-old Harbaugh is 61-24 with four double-digit win seasons in seven years at his alma mater.
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