Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh is riding high. His top-ranked Wolverines won the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday night in a 34-13 win over Washington.
But amid their title victory, Harbaugh is focused on getting his players and others on the right path.
Harbaugh once again used his platform to spread a positive message. He spoke out against the NCAA and its policies and called for restructured revenue sharing to allow the players to get a piece of the pie.
“The thing I would change about college football is to let the talent share in the ever-increasing revenues. We’re all robbing the same train,” he said via On3. “And the ones that are in the position to do the heavy lifting, the ones that risk life and limb out there on the football field are the players. And not just football players, student-athletes. The organizations are fighting hard to keep all the money – the universities, the NCAA, the conferences. And it’s long past time to let the student-athletes share in the ever-increasing revenues. I mean, it’s billions. I keep reading facts about how much money is being made. I mean, product placement. I can’t have a can of a different can of soda up here. I have to put it into a cup here.”
Harbaugh may be leaving the NCAA for the NFL again. So perhaps that’s why his comments are being fueled right now, but his history suggests he’s been on this side before. And it looks like he’s on that side again.
[On3]
