3 Logical targets if Michigan Football fires Jim Harbaugh

It seems like the momentum is building for Michigan football to move on from Jim Harbaugh and if it does, these are the three most logical targets.

While it’s not quite clear if Michigan football is going to move on from Jim Harbaugh, the one thing that is clear is the momentum behind a coaching change.

There’s no doubt that Harbaugh turned around Michigan football and did part of what he came to Ann Arbor to do. He won 10 games in three of his first four season and has notched five seasons with at least eight wins.

Of course, that will come to an end in 2020 in what will likely end as a losing season. But after watching a winless Penn State team control the Wolverines, it’s hard to see them beating anyone else this year, let alone rival Ohio State in less than two weeks.

Maybe another embarrassing loss to the Buckeyes will be the last straw for Warde Manuel, but for many others, including former national championship QB Brian Griese, the time has come.

That doesn’t necessarily mean anything will happen, but more and more alums are speaking out and you can bet boosters are doing the same behind the scenes.

We all know the money talks in college football, even at Michigan and if the big-money guys, the ones who funded Harbaugh’s trips overseas and what not, want a change, it’s much more likely to actually happen.

And after a fourth-straight loss at home and the very real prospect of the first winless home season in the history of Michigan football, Harbaugh’s seat is hotter than ever.

The general sentiment of fans was summed up pretty well by Griese: Enough is enough.

But if a change does happen, who will replace Harbaugh? That’s often been a reason to argue for keeping him — the idea that he was still the best man for the job.

But after one of the worst seasons in Michigan football history, a change has to happen and here are three logical candidates to turn things around in Ann Arbor.