Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel takes questions from the media on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, in Ann Arbor. Video by George Sipple/DFP
It's been a while since we've seen Jim Harbaugh shirtless. Or witnessed him engage in a Twitter war. The Michigan football coach has muted his social media megaphone, except for the occasional condolence or congratulation tweet meant as a salve or an attaboy.
A year ago, last winter, he was hanging out with Usher at the White House, and inspiring headlines seemingly every week. His step back from the stage this spring, I suspect, is calculated, as he has homed in on the changes he felt his football program needed to make.