In 2016 alone, celebrities like Rich Eisen, Tom Brady and even Michael Jordan all served as honorary captains at some point in the season. And who could forget the Wolverines’ star-studded signing day party?
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Now Harbaugh is at it again, and he has one of the biggest entertainers in the world repping the maize and blue.
Even compared to Harbaugh’s other decisions regarding Michigan football, this one stands out as peculiar: Where previous captains had some ties to the program (Eisen and Brady are Michigan alumni, and the Wolverines wear Jordan’s Jumpman apparel), Usher appears to have no obvious connection to the program.
But then, it could be as simple as Harbaugh liking Usher’s music.
