Jim Harbaugh has just one year left on his current contract with the University of Michigan and many are wondering if he will sign an extension to continue on with the Wolverines or if he will give the NFL another shot (if teams are interested).
According to John U. Bacon, Michigan has already offered an extension to Harbaugh but it would include a reduction in his base salary and have big incentives.
On Saturday, during the FOX Big Noon Kickoff, college football analyst Bruce Feldman echoed those same sentiments.
“I’m told Jim Harbaugh and AD Warde Manuel have begun preliminary contract talks for a new deal,” Feldman said on the FOX Big Noon Kickoff. “But here’s the thing, when you look at the situation for Jim Harbaugh, I’m told they’re going to look at a lower base salary for him than where he’s at now with big incentives. But, to put this bluntly, people close to Jim Harbaugh have told me they wonder if Jim Harbaugh’s ego would allow him to accept this deal going forward. The question is, what are his other coaching options? Is his NFL stock that high? It wasn’t a few years ago, and it’s only seemed to go down a little more. So what is Jim Harbaugh gonna do going forward is a big question hanging over Ann Arbor right now.”
"They're going to look at a lower base salary with big incentives." @BruceFeldmanCFB on Michigan Head Coach Jim Harbaugh's contract extension pic.twitter.com/dApVX7O61r
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) December 12, 2020
Nation, do you believe Harbaugh’s ego will cause him to pass on the Wolverines’ reported offer?
