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Michigan, Jim Harbaugh agree to contract addendum

Michigan and head football coach Jim Harbaugh agreed to a contract amendment which will increase his total compensation but comes in the form of an insurance loan.

According to records via a Freedom of Information Act request obtained by ESPN.com, Harbaugh will be paid $9 million for the upcoming season.

The second-year coach will continue to be paid his $5 million salary until his contract ends in 2021, but the school will loan him $4 million in this season plus another $2 million for the following five years that will pay for the premium on a life insurance policy.