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Jim Harbaugh explains Michigan's 'Clint Eastwood' victory over Nebraska

Ann Arbor — Sometimes you think you understand a reference Jim Harbaugh makes. Sometimes you pretend to understand a reference he makes. And sometimes you just don’t get his reference.

The Michigan coach, after his team beat Nebraska, 32-29, on Jake Moody’s 39-yard field goal with 1:24 left last Saturday night, spoke again about the Wolverines not flinching, a description he used a week earlier after the had beaten Wisconsin on the road.

Michigan (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) is ranked No. 8 nationally and doesn’t have a game this weekend.

He finds different ways to describe his team and wins, but this was a new one after the win at Nebraska: “That was a Clint Eastwood win.