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Jim Harbaugh "considering" Michigan HC job
Another source suggests a move back to college "not likely"
By: Doug Orth | Dec 18 2014, 3:50 pm
| Multiple NFL and Michigan sources had said for weeks that 49ers HC Jim Harbaugh was not expected to wind up at Michigan, but in recent days at least one person familiar with his thinking said he was at least "considering it." According to multiple reports, Michigan has made a six-year, $49 million offer to Harbaugh. The offer was earlier reported by CBS5 in Arizona.
The annual average pay of $8.17 million would make Harbaugh the highest-paid college football coach, surpassing Alabama's Nick Saban by more than $1.21 million. Another person close to the process said that while it was possible Harbaugh could wind up at Michigan, "it was not likely." (ESPN)
FFToday's Take: It is unfortunate that someone as successful as Harbaugh has been a lame duck coach for pretty much the entire season, but the reality of the situation was that anything short of another deep playoff run probably wasn't going to be enough to save his job. There's no way to know for sure if Harbs can turn down $8-plus million, but every indication is that he wants to remain in the pros and he will be in demand if he does. A trade with Oakland still seems like the most likely option.
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