FOX Sports had the task of broadcasting Michigan’s game against Penn State on Saturday after head coach Jim Harbaugh was suspended by the Big Ten due to sign-stealing allegations against his program. Big Noon Saturday sideline reporter Jenny Taft claims she tried to set up an interview with the coach from the team hotel.
During an appearance on The Dan Patrick Show Tuesday, Taft was asked about Harbaugh’s whereabouts on Sunday, with Patrick pondering what a potential alternate broadcast that eavesdropped on the coach would look like.
“Could you set up a camera where — I was more interested in watching Harbaugh watch the game than I would have been watching the game itself,” Patrick said. “But is there any chance that you could do an interview with him or even the broadcaster’s could do an interview with him if he’s watching from a hotel room?”
“You better believe I’m gonna ask. I actually did ask that question,” Jenny Taft revealed. “If we could send a camera to the hotel, I was shut down by Michigan, which I understand.”
She continued by noting that she asked questions about how Harbaugh would be watching the broadcast.
“I guess he’s watching solo and just pacing like Harbaugh, watching a game in his hotel room. It should have been just like a Steadicam video we’re going to on the side. So look, I guess we don’t know until Friday takes place but I know that FOX will do whatever we can to make sure we have some sort of Harbaugh cam. And I will do my best to get all that inside scoop. He is going to talk to me if he’s there. He can’t say no to me this time.”
