Attorneys representing the University of Michigan and football coach Jim Harbaugh filed a breach of contract complaint Friday night, asking a judge in Michigan to prevent the Big Ten from imposing a suspension on Harbaugh this weekend.
Along with the initial complaint, Michigan and Harbaugh filed an additional motion asking for an emergency temporary restraining order. They argued that keeping Harbaugh away from the No. 3-ranked Wolverines for Saturday's top-10 game against Penn State would cause irreparable harm to the coach, the players and the university.
The two documents -- each more than 20 pages long -- were filed hours after Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti announced that the conference was suspending Harbaugh for the final three games of Michigan's regular season due to the football program violating the league's sportsmanship policy.