Michigan head coach has been in contact with the Denver Broncos coaching position for most of the week, and now NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero is reporting that Harbaugh was close to interviewing for the position on Monday.The meeting lasted several hours, and Pelissero says Harbaugh is emerging as the leading contender. Other names have been linked, including former New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton and Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn.With that in mind, Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson was asked about coaching candidates on Sunday — he talked about Payton, Quinn and Harbaugh.“Jim Harbaugh, obviously I played against him early in my career when I was in Seattle and he was with the 49ers. I don’t know him that personally – but obviously he’s a great coach, he’s had a lot of wins.Wilson isn’t the only one in the Broncos organization saying positive things about Harbaugh. Interim head coach Jerry Rosburg and defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero both have high praise for Harbaugh and both know him well.Rosburg on Harbaugh: “I’ve watched him as a player and admired him as a player because he’s so competitive and his fire comes naturally to him because he’s been around football his whole life. His dad has the same fire in his belly that his . brother John has. It followed his coaching career and he saw his success at every level.”Evero on Harbaugh: “He has the ability to change people. Wherever he goes, he makes a difference. I don’t know if everyone always likes it, but that’s his personality. I think he’s just a good coach. I really enjoyed my time with him (four years together in San Francisco) and he does a great job.Whether the Broncos are a natural fit and end up with Harbaugh’s team from Michigan remains to be seen. The interest seems to be genuine and mutual, and this will not be the last article we write on this topic..
Michigan State defensive end Jerel Worthy took to Twitter Thursday to talk about the Wisconsin Badgers and their new quarterback, Russell Wilson, who transferred from North Carolina State earlier this week.ESPN and other college football experts believe this makes the Badgers the team to win the leader division of the Big Ten Conference, which also includes the Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, Purdue Boilermakers, Ohio State Buckeyes and Penn State. Nittany Lions.Some analysts believe that the addition of Wilson will be enough for the Badgers to win the 2011 Big Ten Championship as well.However, Worthy isn’t that high on Wilson and Wisconsin’s chances in 2011. It doesn’t matter anyway, because they have to come to Spartan Stadium andquot; A worthy tweet. andquot;At home, he sees the Big Ten fall.andquot;Worthy also believes the Spartans don’t get the respect they deserve from ESPN analysts.andquot;If these guys on espn donand#039;don’t start respecting msu. It’s curtains for them. LOL. I’m just saying, andquot; A worthy tweet.Okay, I know all Michigan State Spartans football players and fans are going crazy in East Lansing because they have combined for three winning seasons in the last four years, three straight wins over rival Michigan, and a share of the Big Ten Championship. in 2010.Now things have been pretty good for the last few years, but Worthy and the Spartans and their fans need to relax a little and get a dose of reality.Michigan State had not won a Big Ten championship since 1990 before winning in 2010, had six losses since 2000, was destroyed 49-7 by the Alabama Crimson Tide late last year in the Capital One Bowl. season since 2001 to go undefeated in bowl games and Worthy thinks the Spartans deserve more respect than Wisconsin?Is he talking about the same Wisconsin program that has won five bowl games since 2000, almost as many losing seasons as the Spartans have had during that time? The same Badgers who have won at least nine games in four of the last five years?Is Worthy related to the same Wisconsin team that won three Big Ten championships during the Spartans’ 20-year drought? The same Badgers that shared the Big Ten title with Ohio State and Michigan State in 2010?Wait, Worthy can’t say his Spartans deserve more credit because the last time Michigan State won nine games in a season (2008), they followed that up with a 6-7 season the next year – right?Reality check, Spartan fans: Until Michigan State proves they can sustain success for about five years, they’re not allowed to tear Wisconsin apart.Michigan State is not being talked about as a 2011 Big Ten title contender because they lost their top defender, linebacker Greg Jones; and as I said before, the last time the Spartans won more than seven games in a season, they followed it up with a loss.The Spartans may no longer be the carpet of the Big Ten Conference and have certainly smoothed over their in-state rivalry with the Michigan Wolverines, but don’t get too caught up in East Lansing.Michigan State still has a lot to prove before they earn the kind of respect Worthy expects ESPN to give them..