Jim Harbaugh, after speaking at a coaches clinic in Lansing, discusses filling two spots on his coaching staff, Jan. 16, 2020. Detroit Free Press
The email arrived in the inbox at 12:29 p.m. Tuesday.
It was a message from the Michigan athletic department, announcing Jim Harbaugh would hold a virtual news conference Wednesday morning.
The time had finally come.
For almost six months — 174 days to be exact — the Michigan football coach has taken social distancing to the extreme, especially as it pertains to the local media.
While Harbaugh has conducted several one-on-one interviews with national outlets during this offseason, the pack that covers him on a regular basis hasn't invaded his head space since Jan.