“Bad for College Football”: Having Avoided Getting Stuck in a Moral Quandary, Nick Wright Drops His Verdict on Jim Harbaugh’s Suspension
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There are certain rules in any sport and the consequences greatly vary based on the committed violation. Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh stepped into this regular season in Week 4 after being suspended by the school for the first three games due to recruitment violations. And ironically, he’s stepped out of the season after serving another NCAA-imposed 3-game suspension for the last three regular season games.
Jim Harbaugh’s last suspension relating to the sign-stealing scandal stirred college football fans who found themselves stuck in a moral dilemma. Among diverse reactions to the head coach’s punishment, sports TV personality Nick Wright feels justified in his opinion on Jim Harbaugh’s penalty. See what the 39-year-old thinks about the Wolverines’ head coach.
Nick Wright deems Jim Harbaugh good for college football
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College football fans are torn by the strife on whether Harbaugh’s 3-game suspension is a befitting punishment, but there are still people like Nick Wright who feels that he doesn’t deserve a heavier penalty than what he received. On a recent episode on The Colin Cowherd podcast, he stands firmly in favor of Jim Harbaugh following his suspension. He remarked, “It’s also bad for college football if he’s punished super severely because it makes it more likely he leaves college football and Jim Harbaugh’s good for college football.”
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If Jim Harbaugh leaves college football, there could be chances that he’s interested in being the Chicago Bears head coach. He played with the Bears for seven seasons as the quarterback. Although it’s still a long shot, Nick Wright commented, “Nobody benefits from Jim Harbaugh going to coach the Bears other than potentially the Bears.”
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The First Things First (FTF) co-host also talks about moral outrages in sports, especially those that involves off-field violence. But he said that Jim Harbaugh’s case wasn’t a difficult case to decide. He stated his opinion saying, “If this was the allegation at Michigan Stadium at the big house, they would systematically cut off the ability for the opposing team to communicate coach to quarterback in key moments. I would think that is a massive violation.“
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Despite Jim Harbaugh’s absence on Michigan sideline for six games, the Wolverines still managed to go unbeaten with 12-0. With their head coach relieved from his punishment, a Big Ten Championship game awaits them on December 3 against the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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