Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh set the world ablaze earlier this week, when it became known that his former quarterback coach as a player, Michael Johnson, would be taking an analyst position with the Wolverines. And while the talk, criticism and flame-throwing may be reaching critical mass, Wolverine247 has learned that as of Friday, it's all for naught.

Sources have confirmed with Wolverine247 that Johnson will not be taking the analyst role with the Wolverines, as earlier expected, as he has accepted a position on the coaching staff with the Oregon Ducks. The Ducks have a newfound opening with the departure of former Michigan analyst Jimmie Dougherty to UCLA, as he was expected to be Oregon's wide receivers coach.

The speculation was that Johnson would accept an analyst position with Michigan and, with the NCAA adding a 10th coaching position across FBS, that he would be promoted when that happened. The 10th position was expected to be added in April, but recently, the NCAA is considering postponing the addition to a later time.

The hiring of Johnson became a hot topic around sports media as he's the father of the nation's top dual-threat quarterback in the 2019 recruiting cycle. Talking heads such as Paul Finebaum lambasted Harbaugh for the hire, essentially saying that he had found a loophole and is cheating. This, of course, ignored that Johnson has years of NFL coaching experience, as he was Harbaugh's position coach with the San Diego Chargers and offensive coordinator with the San Francisco 49ers just before Harbaugh took the helm in the Bay Area.