Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images As Jim Harbaugh prepares to make his return to the sidelines for Michigan on Saturday at the Big Ten Championship Game, rumors about his future as head coach of the program continue to persist. Per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Harbaugh’s name has “percolated” around the NFL and there’s a belief “this might be the year” he returns to the league as head coach. Harbaugh has spent a lot of time during his tenure at Michigan flirting with the NFL. He had talks with the Minnesota Vikings in January 2022 before the team hired Kevin O’Connell. Following his meeting with the Vikings, Harbaugh indicated to Mitch Albom of the Detroit Free Press he was done going after NFL jobs. “Sure, the Super Bowl is the greatest prize in our sport,” Harbaugh said. “But winning a national championship, that’s pretty darn great. Let’s do that. There was a pull…
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