Newspaper publishes image of wrong Harbaugh brother for Michigan coaching job story

ByJustin Sedgwick KGO logo
Monday, December 29, 2014
The Detroit Free Press accidentally included an image of John Harbaugh when announcing that Jim Harbaugh was poised to become Michigan's new head football coach.
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Looks like Jim Harbaugh is still getting confused for his older brother.

The Detroit Free Press published in their Monday issue a graphic with the text "All signs point to Harbaugh at U-M," following reports that Jim Harbaugh would take over the Michigan Wolverines head coach gig after his mutual split with the San Francisco 49ers.

The only problem, however, was that the newspaper included the image of the wrong Harbaugh brother.

The Detroit Free Press accidentally included an image of John Harbaugh when announcing that Jim Harbaugh was poised to become Michigan's new head football coach.
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John Harbaugh is the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens and the older sibling to Jim. And while the elder Harbaugh bro boasts an impressive football resume, including one Super Bowl championship as head coach for the Ravens, being the head football coach at the University of Michigan is not one of them.

To the Detroit Free Press credit, the Harbaugh brothers do look alike, and in the image they provided, the Ravens logo wasn't entirely visible on John Harbaugh's hat. The newspaper has also tweeted out an apology.