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Big Ten has the money and motive to be the new college football kings

January 15, 2025

By John Talty & Dennis Dodd, CBS Sports: Jim Harbaugh strongly believed that if and when it became legal to pay college football players, Michigan would benefit.

Knowing the significant wealth emotionally invested in seeing Michigan football succeed, the then-Michigan head coach believed the Wolverines would have an advantage over the SEC schools he loved to poke at over the years, from his barn-storming satellite camps tour to comments that all but accused the southern schools of cheating.

Michigan had a long list of wealthy benefactors to choose from including Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross and former Mets owner Fred Wilpon.

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