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Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is all for football players receiving a one-time pass to transfer without having to sit a year. It was a bold stance he voiced last Friday during Big Ten media days while many of the other coaches who were asked about transfers said there needed to be more exploration and conversation.
Later, however, during an ESPNU radio interview, Harbaugh triggered outrage when he took the conversation a different direction. While discussing his take on how the transfer rule should be reformed, which would mean a departure from having athletes petition the NCAA for a waiver to ensure immediate eligibility, he suggested some athletes could simply say to the NCAA they suffer from depression or mental health issues to get the waiver.