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Michigan Coach Jim Harbaugh Joined His Defense to Celebrate a Pick-Six

Jim Harbaugh's Michigan defense only needed two plays to take an interception to the house.
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Michigan Coach Jim Harbaugh Joined His Defense to Celebrate a Pick-Six
Michigan Coach Jim Harbaugh Joined His Defense to Celebrate a Pick-Six

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Michigan didn't take long to jump out to a lead against Minnesota on Saturday.

Just two plays into the game, Wolverines cornerback Will Johnson picked off Golden Gophers quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis and returned it 35 yards to the house.

After the score, the Michigan defense gathered with their picked-off prize to celebrate on the sideline, and were joined by their coach, Jim Harbaugh.

Turnover celebrations have become common across college football, with teams each putting their own unique spin on the move. There are turnover chains, turnover thrones and plenty more.

Still, by getting their coach in on the action, especially with four full quarters left to play in the game, it feels like Michigan broke new ground on Saturday night.

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Tyler Lauletta
TYLER LAULETTA

Tyler Lauletta is a staff writer for the Breaking and Trending News Team/team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI, he covered sports for nearly a decade at Business Insider, and helped design and launch the OffBall newsletter. He is a graduate of Temple University in Philadelphia, and remains an Eagles and Phillies sicko. When not watching or blogging about sports, Tyler can be found scratching his dog behind the ears.

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