Michigan's Jim Harbaugh plans to attend court hearing - ESPN

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said he plans to attend a court hearing Friday where a judge will hear arguments on whether to grant a restraining order that would nullify the Big Ten's three-game suspension of the coach.

«I'm going to talk on Friday,» Harbaugh said. «I'm just looking forward to that opportunity — due process. I'm not looking for special treatment, not looking for a popularity contest, just looking for the merit of what the case is.»

The Big Ten suspended Harbaugh this past Friday as a punishment against the football program for violating the league's sportsmanship policy. Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti said in a letter Friday he had gathered enough information from the NCAA and others in the conference to prove that a former member of Michigan's staff compromised the integrity of this year's games by scouting other teams' signals in advance.

Harbaugh and the university filed a complaint against the Big Ten and Petitti in state court Friday, hours after the league's suspension was announced. Michigan has asked the court for a temporary restraining order that would negate the suspension and get Harbaugh back on the field. A hearing on the request is scheduled to take place Friday at the Washtenaw County Courthouse in Ann Arbor.

Harbaugh said he wasn't sure whether he would have the opportunity to state his case in front of the judge, but he does intend to be there in person.

«I've always felt like it'd be cool to get up there and thunder away at a jury like Tom Cruise in 'A Few Good Men' or be a judge. Alas, I did not go to law school,» he said. «This will be the first time I've ever really been in this situation.»

Harbaugh, who is allowed to coach the team throughout the week under the terms of the Big