ing about Friday [and the start of fall
practice]. I'm thinking about Utah in
the first game."
RIVAL COACHES KNOW
U-M'S NEW BOSS WELL
New Nebraska head coach Mike Ri-
ley and first-year Wisconsin boss Paul
Chryst are certainly no strangers to the
dynamo wielding the whistle in Ann
Arbor. Riley served as head coach for
the NFL's San Diego Chargers from
1999-2001, with Harbaugh playing
quarterback there the first two of those
seasons.
Harbaugh came in as a seasoned vet-
eran, having spent 12 years in the NFL
with the Chicago Bears, Indianapo-
lis Colts and Baltimore Ravens. He
still acted like a first-year player with
something to prove, Riley recalled.
"Leading up to the season, we had
rookie workouts, and he was out there
with the rookies," Riley noted. "They
were carrying these big logs and run-
ning across the field with them. And
there's this veteran quarterback with
these young guys, and he's just work-
ing his tail off like crazy.
"He was a very hard worker, a great
example and very intense. I really just
enjoyed him. He's a good person."
Michigan's Jim Harbaugh era with the former star quarterback at the helm begins Sept. 3 at
Utah.
PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN
