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Former star Mike Hart returns to Michigan as running backs coach

Michigan all-time leading rusher Mike Hart is joining Jim Harbaugh’s staff as running backs coach.

The hiring was announced Wednesday. Hart has signed a two-year deal, with a one-year option. This is the first confirmed addition to Michigan’s staff since Harbaugh signed his extension last Friday to remain as head coach through 2025.

Mike Hart will be returning to Michigan, joining the staff as running backs coach.

Most recently, Hart was running backs coach at Indiana the last four seasons and was made associate head coach in 2020.

“Michigan has always held a special place in my heart," Hart, 34, said in a release.