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What Jim Harbaugh said as Michigan heads into bye week
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Michigan is 6-0 and 3-0 in B1G play after a thrilling 32-29 win over Nebraska.
Michigan is heading to the bye week with a lot of momentum, and the Wolverines are the No. 8 team in the country in the Week 7 edition of the AP Top 25 poll.
Even though Michigan is idle this week, head coach Jim Harbaugh still spoke with the media today.
Harbaugh talks about scouting future opponents and themselves.
Bye week time. Jim Harbaugh says they’ll spend this week scouting future opponents and self-scouting themselves. pic.twitter.com/h9kDyhlQtV
— Anthony Broome (@anthonytbroome) October 11, 2021
Harbaugh talks about the importance of the bye week.
Asked if he’d rather play a game this week given Michigan’s start, Harbaugh says he leans towards it being a good week for the bye to get healthy and ready for what’s next.
— Anthony Broome (@anthonytbroome) October 11, 2021
Harbaugh says bye week is a chance to “catch up.” They spend time multi-tasking and looking ahead to future opponents.
— Ed Kengerski (@EdUofM) October 11, 2021
Harbaugh spoke about WR Ronnie Bell having knee surgery this week.
Ronnie Bell will have his knee surgery this week. Harbaugh says he’ll be on crutches for a month, followed by a several-month recovery. They expect him to be present with the current team still.
— Anthony Broome (@anthonytbroome) October 11, 2021
Harbaugh talked about WR Andrel Anthony stepping up in practice.
Harbaugh says that freshman WR Andrel Anthony makes at least one big play in every practice. They expect it to carry over to a game at some point.
— Anthony Broome (@anthonytbroome) October 11, 2021
Harbaugh will miss practice tomorrow to attend his mother-in-law’s funeral.
Jim Harbaugh says he’ll miss practice tomorrow to attend funeral services for his mother-in-law. Says it will be the first time he’s missed a practice or a game. Michigan is off this weekend.
— Austin Meek (@byAustinMeek) October 11, 2021
Michigan has a bye this week before a home game with Northwestern Oct. 23 at noon ET on FOX.