Jim Harbaugh joins Michigan's celebrations after pick-6 v. Gophers
The Michigan Wolverines took the lead against the Minnesota Golden Gophers just two plays into Saturday's primetime game, and coach Jim Harbaugh couldn't help but get involved.
Will Johnson intercepted Athan Kaliakmanis and returned it for a touchdown on 2nd-and-10, with Harbaugh quickly joining his team for a photo freeze-frame in the end zone.
Jim Harbaugh joins the celebration after the pick six! @UMichFootball | #BigTenSaturdayNight pic.twitter.com/o44sLZo8NA
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) October 7, 2023
It proved the perfect start for the Wolverines on NBC, with the Gophers suffering a huge blow to their hopes to pull off a prime time shock.
Harbaugh was almost a Twin Cities resident in 2022. He interviewed for and was heavily linked with become the Minnesota Vikings' new head coach, before the Vikings ultimately opted for Kevin O'Connell.
Raised on the Isle of Man, Adam has 15 years experience as a reporter and editor at regional and national level in the U.K. and the U.S. He moved to Minnesota in 2014 and became a writer for Bring Me The News. He is now the co-owner and editor of Bring Me The News and Bring Me The Sports, mixing in some occasional sports writing with his other editorial duties. He lists his three great loves as his family, Liverpool F.C. and baked beans (the British kind).