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Harbaugh chides 'guarantee' question: Higdon 'confident' in Michigan

Michigan running back Karan Higdon said he would "take that stand. “Why not?” when asked if he would guarantee a win over Ohio State, as Jim Harbaugh did in 1986. Angelique S. Chengelis, The Detroit News

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh knows a guarantee when he hears one — or makes one — and what he heard from senior running back Karan Higdon was not in that category.

Harbaugh, who made a bold guarantee before the Ohio State game in 1986 when he was the Wolverines’ quarterback, on Tuesday took exception to how Higdon was questioned during Monday’s media availability.