Andrew Joseph

azcentral sports

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh had a solid season in his first year with the Wolverines, but he understandably wants to win more.

And if he wants to win, he has to recruit.

That seems normal enough, but nothing about Harbaugh's recruiting tactics are normal. He is relentless.

For instance, take a look at this story from Scout.com. Harbaugh is set to arrive at the house of top-ranked kicker Quinn Nordin at the very moment he is allowed to start making in-home visits. The dead period ends at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, and Harbaugh will be there.

Harbaugh isn't leaving, and he will sleep on the floor if he has to.

From the report:

“He’s going to be at my house at 12:01 he said. That’s when it’s legal for him to be at my house. He said we can watch a movie, see how well we gel and he said he would sleep over after that. I was in tears laughing when he said that. He said the next day, if my parents didn’t want me to miss school, he would go to every class with me and go to lunch with me…. He told me if I had a 6-foot-3 inch piece of carpet for him to sleep on, that would be enough. I said we have guest rooms, and he said ‘tell you what, I’ll just sleep on the floor in your room.’"

Did I mention that Harbaugh is relentless because, well, he is. Even after Nordin told Harbaugh that they had a spare bedroom, he didn't want to give up a single moment with the recruit.

The kid has some leg, though.

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