The Michigan coach — who has introduced national satellite football camp tours, a “Signing of the Stars” recruiting event and annual trips to European hotspots like Rome and Paris — has now wondered aloud about preferred compensation for his players.
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“We’re just wondering if it’s possible. We don’t know if it is yet. If we do another series, we’re just asking the question. I want to see if there’s something that can be there for them.”
Harbaugh in the past has said he’s against paying college football players — but only because of the possibility their scholarship could be considered a taxable benefit.
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“I think that 1 percent (of high school football players) that is able to play college football to get their education and get their degree is what’s best for them,” Harbaugh said. “That’s a lot and it should be valued as such. I worry about making them employees for the biggest reason, I believe, is because of that ability to be taxed.”
“And some of those losses,” Harbaugh said, “I don’t think I could watch them again.”
