Ann Arbor — Without ever meeting UNLV coach Tony Sanchez, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh had formed a solid, high opinion of the former high school coach.
Sanchez, who led Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas to six state titles and a mythical national championship, is in his first season at UNLV, which faces Michigan today at Michigan Stadium. The Rebels, near the bottom nationally of the major statistical categories, are enormous underdogs.
But Harbaugh earlier this week sincerely endorsed Sanchez.
"I like Tony Sanchez, I like him," Harbaugh said. "I don't know him, but I like him.