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Is Jim Harbaugh About To Get Fired?

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🗓️ 26 September 2019

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

The Michigan Wolverines were blown out last Saturday by Wisconsin. It was the latest loss by Jim Harbaugh to a ranked opponent. Since then, questions have swirled about Harbaugh's future with the Wolverines. The Athletic’s Nick Baumgardner joins us to talk about Harbaugh’s journey from Ann Arbor kid to "Michigan Man," and whether or not his job is actually in jeopardy.


Read Nick Baumgardner’s latest piece on Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan Wolverines:

https://theathletic.com/1229820/2019/09/21/jim-harbaughs-michigan-program-has-an-identity-its-just-not-the-one-you-hoped-for/?source=theleadpodcast


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0:00.0

So, Kavita, last Saturday, the Michigan Wolverines were blown out by Wisconsin.

0:11.9

So, domination from Wisconsin.

0:15.0

How simple can it get for the badgers?

0:19.2

And both teams were ranked in the top 15.

0:21.3

So the fact that Michigan was blown out so badly came as a bit of a surprise.

0:26.8

And since then, people have been asking a question that once upon a time would have been

0:31.1

unthinkable.

0:33.1

Is Jim Harbaugh, Michigan legend, hometown hero, going to be fired by U of M?

0:40.5

Is this the end of the Jim Harbaugh era?

0:43.2

Right, I mean, let's remember, when Harbaugh returned to Michigan football, it was a big

0:48.0

deal.

0:49.0

I mean, this was the local kid coming back to revive a program that was basically in

0:54.2

shambles.

0:55.2

So we called up the athletics Nick Bumgardner, who lives in Ann Arbor and has literally

0:59.6

been to every football game that Jim Harbaugh has coached at Michigan to talk about where

1:04.2

Harbaugh stands now and whether or not this latest loss really could cost him his job.

1:10.6

From wondering in the athletic, I'm Kavita Davidson.

1:13.2

And I'm Anders Keltow.

1:14.2

It's Thursday, September 26th, and this is The Lead.

1:18.8

It felt like something great was happening.

1:23.9

There was just something about the emotion and that heart of the game.

1:30.9

This isn't a story where you interview the athlete with a heart.

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