![]() Ohio State has sent twenty-one coaches into battle against Michigan - all but one with overall career winning records. State even and four suffered a losing record. Only Ferbert, at 1-0-0, would post a career winning record in the series.įifteen Michigan coaches have squared off against the Buckeyes and seven emerged with winning records - from Gustave Ferbert's perfect 1-0-0 record (1897) to Fielding Yost's 16-3-1 (1901-1926). Brady Hoke defeated OSU interim coach Luke Fickell. The 2011 game marked the third time that first year coaches have taken the field for both teams. Willaman won his first game, but would wind up with 2-3 record. Ferbert won his only game against the Buckeyes. Both had been star players and and served as assistant coaches at their schools. In 1929 Michigan's Harry Kipke faced off against Sam Willaman of the Buckeyes. Rookie coaches would meet two more times. The series began in 1897 under rookie coaches Gustave Ferbert and David Edwards. A coach could redeem a poor season by defeating the arch-rival or, an otherwise stellar record could be marred by an inability "to win the big one." The NCAA was also looking at whether a member of Michigan’s off-field football staff violated rules by doing on-the-field coaching during practice and whether Harbaugh was forthcoming about it, the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity because Michigan officials were not making details of the investigation public.Since 1935, when the Michigan-Ohio State game moved to the end of the Big Ten schedule, the success of a season was often measured by the results of The Big Game. The investigation is believed to involve impermissible texts and calls - including some by Harbaugh - to high school prospects during part of a pandemic-related dead period for contact with potential recruits, a person with knowledge of the situation told the AP. Harbaugh also spent four seasons as head coach of Stanford and three more at San Diego.Įntering his ninth year at Michigan, it appears he will have to deal with an NCAA investigation regarding potential rules infractions. The 59-year-old Harbaugh has a 74-25 record in eight seasons with the Wolverines, who were 13-0 this season before getting beat in a sloppy game by the Horned Frogs. Jim Harbaugh left the 49ers after going 8-8 in 2014 - the only season the 49ers didn’t make the postseason under him - to turn around Michigan. He was 44-19-1 during that span and helped the 49ers get to the Super Bowl a decade ago, where they lost by three points to the Baltimore Ravens, led by his brother, John. He coached the San Francisco 49ers from 2011-2014, winning two NFC West titles and reaching the NFC championship game three times in four seasons. Harbaugh, the AP NFL coach of the year in 2011 and AP college coach of the year a decade later, seemed to be intrigued by the lure of the league again this winter. Harbaugh seems set up for more success, at least in the conference, with All-America running back Blake Corum returning to a backfield with running back Donovan Edwards and quarterback J.J. The Wolverines have fallen short of winning their first national championship since 1997, though, with College Football Playoff semifinal losses to TCU and Georgia. Harbaugh has been linked to many other NFL jobs in most of the offseasons since he returned to his alma mater to lead the football team in 2015.Īfter failing to beat rival Ohio State for years, he has helped Michigan beat the Buckeyes and win the Big Ten title in two straight years. On Signing Day last year, Harbaugh interviewed with the Minnesota Vikings before they targeted Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell for the job opening instead.
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