Jim Harbaugh takes a jab at Gene Smith, cites ‘tattoo fiasco’ at Ohio State

ANN ARBOR — Well that didn’t take long. Hours after Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith threw some shade toward Jim Harbaugh and Michigan over the program’s spring break football plan, the Wolverines’ head coach had a response. Which, of course, should surprise no one. Good to see Director Smith being relevant again after the tattoo fiasco. Welcome back! — Coach Harbaugh (@CoachJim4UM) March 23, 2016 Earlier in the day, speaking with reporters in Columbus, Smith was asked if he’d consider allowing Ohio State to take an off-campus trip for spring practice during a spring break period. Michigan, of course, did exactly that earlier this month when it spent a week at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Smith is against this idea. And he went one step further. “If we were jumpstarting our program I’d probably try and do that, too,” Smith said, per Cleveland.com “But we’re not jumpstarting our program. …

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