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Relax, Wolverine fans. Coach Jim Harbaugh is staying put for now.
Jim Harbaugh (File photo)
The head football coach for the University of Michigan had flirted with the Minnesota Vikings, but will stay at U-M at least four more years. He'll earn $7 million in base salary the first season, with performance bonuses that could reach just over $3 million, The Detroit News learns.
The contract that runs through the 2026 season was signed Wednesday and released Thursday and obtained by The Detroit News through an open-records request.
In Year 5, Harbaugh’s base salary will be $7.62 million.
Harbaugh also will receive $1 million in deferred compensation for his annual supplemental contribution retirement plan.
His salary had been cut by half after the Covid-shortened season of 2020-21, and his compensation contract reworked with incentives. However, he responded with a turnaround of the floundering team and a champtionship season.
Meanwhile, Mel Tucker of Michigan State was rewarded with a 10-year, $95 million contract that reset the board for college coaches throughout the country.
