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Jim Harbaugh will give any bonus money he earns this season to the University of Michigan employees who had their pay reduced due to the COVID-19 issues.
Harbaugh said on the "Inside Michigan Football" radio show that he and his wife, Sarah, would give the money back to the department if they had to.
The Michigan athletic department implemented salary reductions of 5-10% for most of its employees in 2020 to help offset revenue loss from the Pandemic and salary freezes.
Harbaugh has the ability to earn up to $3.475 million in bonuses. The $500,000 was for winning the Big Ten East.
If Michigan wins the Big Ten Championship Game on Saturday against Iowa, Harbaugh will give $1 million and another $500,000 if it makes the College Football Playoff semifinal.
Some of the bonus money will be given to employees who took voluntary or mandatory pay reductions over the past 18 months.
