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Michigan coach Harbaugh makes offer to 7th-grade QB, dad says

Head coach Jim Harbaugh of the Michigan Wolverines talks during play against the Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Stadium on Nov. 17, 2018, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan won the game 31-20. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The father of a seventh-grader in Michigan said Wednesday his son has a scholarship offer from Jim Harbaugh and the Wolverines.

Brian Williams said Harbaugh made the offer after watching film of his son Isaiah, who plays quarterback. He said he tries to keep his son grounded, and believes the offer will motivate Isaiah even more.

Offers like this are nonbinding, so it’s hard to tell how seriously they should be taken.

In 2010, the father of 13-year-old quarterback David Sills said his son received an offer from coach Lane Kiffin to play at Southern California. USC fired Kiffin in 2013. Sills ended up at West Virginia, where he was a third-team All-American this past season as a wide receiver.