Coach Jim Harbaugh agrees to new 5-year contract with Michigan Wolverines

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh has agreed to a new five-year contract that runs through the 2026 season, the school announced Wednesday. The deal gives Harbaugh a one-year extension with new terms from the contract he signed last January.

The renewed commitment comes exactly two weeks after Harbaugh's highly publicized Feb. 2 interview with the Minnesota Vikings on national signing day. Following the news that he did not receive an offer, Harbaugh returned to Ann Arbor where he immediately met with the team, according to a school spokesman, and began making hires for the openings on his staff.

Harbaugh, a former star quarterback at Michigan, had to replace both coordinators after offensive coordinator Josh Gattis took the same position with the Miami Hurricanes, and the Baltimore Ravens hired defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald. Harbaugh has since hired defensive coordinator Jesse Minter from Vanderbilt and promoted three assistants while turning over offensive playcalling responsibilities to quarterbacks coach Matt Weiss and offensive line coach Sherrone Moore.

«I love Michigan Football, the University of Michigan and the Ann Arbor community,» Harbaugh said in a prepared statement. «My family and I are excited to continue leading this football program, and we are thankful for the support that our athletic department and university administration have demonstrated toward the team. I appreciate all that our players, coaches and staff are doing to excel on and off the football field. My enthusiasm for tomorrow, the day after and every day following is as high as ever, and we are ready to get on the practice field and start preparations for the 2022 season. Go Blue!»

Last fall, Harbaugh led Michigan to the program's first Big