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Jim Harbaugh insists he’s ‘not looking for special treatment’ in suspension hearing
By Paul Harvey
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Jim Harbaugh was suspended for the rest of the regular season by B1G commissioner Tony Petitti on Friday afternoon. That move by Petitti was met with swift criticism from Wolverine leadership, and Harbaugh even revealed Monday the team found out about the suspension via social media.
Moving forward, Michigan has a hearing scheduled on Friday to try and get a temporary restraining order in place to block the suspension. At his press conference, Harbaugh said he’s simply looking for “due process” and the opportunity for his case to be heard.
“I’m going to talk on Friday, just looking for that opportunity. Due process. Not looking for special treatment or a popularity contest, just looking for the merit of what the case is,” said Harbaugh.
He went on to reference his high school civics class and being innocent until proven guilty:
“As a senior in high school, I had a civics class and we talked about government, justice. What I took away from that class is you’re innocent until proven guilty,” Harbaugh explained. “That was 40 years ago, but I’d like that opportunity.”
While Harbaugh maintains claims he is in search of fairness, it must be pointed out that the judge for Harbaugh’s hearing is Timothy P. Connors. That is notable with Connors also serving as a lecturer for Michigan’s law school.
We’ll see how that plays out when the hearing unfolds on Friday.
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.