Michigan officials have taken their sales pitch on the road, flying to the Bay Area over this holiday weekend to meet with Jim Harbaugh in person. The Wolverines had previously extended the 49ers head coach a mammoth six-year, $48 million offer to head the program.
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Harbaugh's Niners (7-8) close out their season tomorrow against the Arizona Cardinals (11-4). Harbaugh has been on the rocks with the team's upper management for months now, and a split has long been considered all-but-inevitable.
Michigan reps are traveling to the West Coast "with the intention of closing the deal," according to Yahoo! Sports.
Should the 49ers relieve Harbaugh of his duties, the Oakland Raiders are supposed to be Michigan's direct competition for the coach's services.
#Michigan brass & search firm will be up in the Bay Area this weekend as part of the Jim Harbaugh pursuit, per source.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) December 27, 2014
Michigan AD Jim Hackett & U-M officials will be in the Bay Area this weekend to speak with Jim Harbaugh. So will #Raiders officials #GameOn — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 27, 2014
Before Jim Harbaugh meets with #Michigan or #Raiders, the plan is to handle his #49ers commitments first. But both sides will be ready. — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 27, 2014
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Both the Raiders and Wolverines would make sense for Harbaugh as a new destination. Sources close to the coach say that he loves coaching on the NFL level and is intent on winning the Super Bowl that's alluded him in San Fran despite three straight NFC Championship Game appearances. However, Harbaugh also played quarterback at Michigan from 1983-86 under legendary coach Bo Schembechler.
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