Michigan's football season is one week old. But apparently enough time has passed to bring up the hot seat conversation.
Michigan president Mark Schlissel spoke with the Detroit Economic Club on Wednesday during a meeting and the topic of football coach Jim Harbaugh came up.
The Wolverines opened the 2018 season with a 24-17 loss at Notre Dame on Saturday, prompting more criticism of the head coach _ who is now 9-9 in his last 18 games and has dropped four straight dating back to last season.
Schlissel, though, said there's nothing to any type of hot seat speculation.
Harbaugh is now 28-12 through 40 games at U-M. After starting his tenure 17-3 through his first 20 games, Harbaugh is now 11-9 since. Michigan's head coach is 1-5 against rivals Michigan State and Ohio State and has not beaten a ranked opponent on the road since taking the job prior to the start of the 2015 season.
As a program, U-M has not won a road game against a ranked foe since 2006 _ as Saturday's loss at Notre Dame was the 17th consecutive loss in that situation. The program's last Big Ten title came in 2004.
Harbaugh is in the fourth year of an original seven-year contract that is set to expire at the close of the 2021 season. He's guaranteed at least $7 million in compensation annually.
The Wolverines (0-1) will host Western Michigan (0-1) for their home opener on Saturday at Michigan Stadium.
