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Michigan's Jim Harbaugh once guaranteed win over Ohio State — in 1986

Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh speaks to the media on Monday, Nov. 19, 2018, in Ann Arbor about the upcoming Ohio State game. Nick Baumgardner, Freep

Michigan football's Karan Higdon wasn't the first to guarantee a win against Ohio State.

The senior running back was merely following the lead of his coach, Jim Harbaugh, who made a famous guarantee 32 years ago.

In 1986, U-M entered the week of the Ohio State game with a 10-1 record after suffering a 20-17 loss to Minnesota on Nov. 15.

Five days before the Wolverines traveled to Columbus, Harbaugh – then a senior and the team's star quarterback – sat down for an interview.