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Michigan money may woo San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh

The deal would pay Harbaugh $8.17 million annually, passing Alabama's Nick Saban as college football's highest-paid coach.

By Alex Butler

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- After previously stating he wouldn't give the University of Michigan head coaching job "serious consideration," San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh has changed his tune.

Harbaugh, a former University of Michigan quarterback, has been offered a six-year, $48 million deal to head to Ann Arbor, according to NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport.

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On Wednesday, ESPN insider Adam Shefter reported that Harbaugh was now "considering it."

The deal would pay Harbaugh $8.17 million annually, passing Alabama's Nick Saban as college football's highest-paid coach.

Harbaugh has a 43-18 record coaching in the NFL and has a 29-21 record coaching in college.

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