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Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh is AP College Football Coach of the Year

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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - DECEMBER 04: Head coach Jim Harbaugh of the Michigan Wolverines walks on the field after winning the Big Ten Football Championship game against the the Iowa Hawkeyes at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 04, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh is starting to score a bunch of end-of-the-season awards and honors, and I’m guessing that trend will continue- especially if Michigan beats Georgia in the upcoming game.

Harbaugh has been named the Associated Press college football coach of the year, following the Wolverines’ first Big Ten title in 17 years and a spot in the College Football Playoff.

Harbaugh is making history, too, as he’s the first Michigan coach to win the AP Coach of the Year Award, presented by Regions Bank. He’s also the first Big Ten coach to get teh honor since Penn State’s Joe Paterno in 2005.

It wasn’t close, either. Harbaugh got 22 of 53 first-place votes and 103 points from a panel of AP Top 25 voters to beat out Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell. Michigan State’s Mel Tucker was fourth.

Anne Erickson started her radio career shortly after graduating from Michigan State University and has worked on-air in Detroit, Flint, Toledo, Lansing and beyond. As someone who absolutely loves rock, metal and alt music, she instantly fell in love with radio and hasn’t looked back. When she’s not working, Anne makes her own music with her band, Upon Wings, and she also loves cheering on her favorite Detroit and Michigan sports teams, especially Lions and MSU football. Anne is also an award-winning journalist, and her byline has run in a variety of national publications. You can also hear her weekends on WRIF.

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