As the early signing period began Wednesday morning, Michigan football appeared to be in a unique situation.
The Wolverines weren't undergoing a coaching change. But they didn't have a coaching situation that guaranteed long-term stability, either.
Instead, Michigan was in limbo.
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Despite repeated remarks about his desire to continue coaching the Wolverines past this season, Jim Harbaugh has only one year remaining on his contract after this season.
In fact, Harbaugh was the only Power Five coach to enter this season with less than two years on his contract.