Salt Lake City — Michigan interim athletic director Jim Hackett still is wearing that gaudy yellow watch on his left wrist, which he intends to remove after the coach he hired, Jim Harbaugh, wins his first game.
Maybe that comes tonight at Utah.
Hackett, however, believes he has won on so many levels with the hire.
u25a0Season tickets for home games have skyrocketed, as has interest in the program.
u25a0He anticipates Michigan will be well-represented by its fans for the primetime opener. There will be 1,000 fans at the sold-out Michigan Alumni Association tailgate before the game, and the association’s travel packages also are sold out.