Jim Harbaugh is off to the NFL, agreeing to become the Los Angeles Chargers' head coach on Wednesday. Had he stayed at Michigan, however, it reportedly would have been a very lucrative decision in its own right.
"We have been discussing a new contract that would make Jim the highest paid coach in college football," Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel told reporters in the wake of Harbaugh's departure to the NFL. "In the end, he wanted to explore and ultimately decided to pursue a return to coaching in the NFL."
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