Jim Harbaugh engineered a truly impressive one-year turnaround at Michigan from 2020 to '21.
Harbaugh and the Wolverines went just 2–4 during the COVID-19-shortened season, leading to a new Michigan contract in which his annual guaranteed salary was cut in half. Entering this season, Harbaugh was squarely on the hot seat.
Michigan turned things around in 2021. The Wolverines went 12–2, beat Ohio State for the first time since 2011, and won the Big Ten before clinching a College Football Playoff berth. After the best season for Michigan in recent memory, the school is working on yet another new deal for Harbaugh, according to The Athletic's Nick Baumgardner.