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Michigan Wolverines football coach Jim Harbaugh says offseason pay cut was 'no big deal'

MIAMI -- When Michigan asked coach Jim Harbaugh to take a pay cut to return as head coach this past offseason, he didn't have to think much about it.

Harbaugh on Thursday said it was "no big deal" when asked how he reacted to the request, which cut his base salary from $8 million to $4 million as part of a four-year extension, which was loaded with incentives, that was announced in June.

"I reacted, 'No big deal,'" Harbaugh said on Thursday's Zoom call ahead of the CFP Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl on Friday.