The Obamas may be out of the White House, but there’s a chance we could see them on the sidelines at a college football game this fall. Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh said over the weekend that he plans to ask both Michelle and Barack to serve as honorary captains for a Wolverines home game this season.
Jim Harbaugh wants Barack & Michelle Obama to serve as honorary captains for Michigan
Could the former first couple be in Ann Arbor this fall?
“We’re making those asks. Official asks,” Harbaugh told reporters via ESPN. “In the process of making an official ask. There’s been, ‘Hey, we’d like you to do it,’ and now we’re doing official asks.”
Harbaugh added that he spent a good “39 minutes” with President Obama over the weekend. The Michigan head coach’s son Jay was also in attendance.
Jay serves as the Wolverines’ running backs coach. It may be surprising that Harbaugh and the Obamas have linked up, but the head coach has a previous relationship with the former first couple. Harbaugh was invited to the Obamas’ farewell party in January, where he also hung out with Usher.
According to The Detroit News, Harbaugh has worked with Michelle Obama in the past, specifically with her Reach Higher Initiative, which promotes higher education. The newspaper adds that he’s been to the White House multiple times.
If the Obamas accept, my guess is there’s a good chance the two could be on-hand for the Ohio State game, which is slated for Nov. 25 from The Big House. Guess we’ll have to wait and see.
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