As he interviews for a possible head-coaching job within the NFL, Jim Harbaugh continues to be negotiating a possible contract extension with the College of Michigan.
Regardless of the varsity’s earlier 10-year, $125 million contract supply, which might make him the highest-paid coach in school soccer, Harbaugh nonetheless desires extra concessions from Michigan in any new contract supply, in keeping with Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports activities.
“Harbaugh is looking for language that may grant him immunity from termination from any discovering or sanction that might come up from a number of present NCAA investigations into the soccer program,” Wetzel wrote. “Harbaugh can also be looking for a delay within the begin date of the brand new contract to keep up a decrease buyout that NFL groups must pay Michigan to rent him away.”
Michigan desires to extend Harbaugh’s buyout quantity to $4M; nonetheless, he desires to maintain it at his present buyout, which is $1.5M, by Feb. 15 (when the NFL teaching cycle is predicted to finish).
After main Michigan to its first nationwide championship since 1997, Harbaugh has expressed curiosity in returning to the NFL. He interviewed for the Los Angeles Chargers head-coaching emptiness on Monday, and a number of other different groups have expressed curiosity in talking with him.
