Michigan Wolverines veteran kicker announces plans for future

Michigan senior placekicker Jake Moody has made the decision to return to Ann Arbor for another season, he announced Saturday on his Twitter account. Moody will be playing his fifth season with the Wolverines in 2022.

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— Jake Moody (@jmoods13) January 15, 2022

A 6-foot, 211-pound kicker out of Northville, Michigan, Moody had a strong season for Michigan in 2021 – making 23-of-25 field goals and all 56 of his extra point attempts. His return gives Jim Harbaugh and the Wolverines another consistent kicker for next season.

Over his four seasons at Michigan, Moody has made 40-of-49 field goals and 88-of-88 extra points. He’s scored 208 points while with the Wolverines.

Michigan is coming off a 12-2 season, which included a Big Ten championship.

Bruce Feldman discusses latest on possibility of Jim Harbaugh leaving for NFL

The rumors regarding Jim Harbaugh and a return to the NFL are swirling. With huge coaching opportunities like the Chicago Bears and New York Giants open, it’s been theorized that the Michigan coach could be looking to leave the Wolverines.

Moreover, the Las Vegas Raiders have also been linked to Harbaugh if they move on from interim coach Rich Bisaccia. With the questions out there, FOX’s Bruce Feldman joined The Paul Finebaum Show to discuss the latest on the possibility of Harbaugh leaving for the NFL.

“This is the longest Jim Harbaugh has ever coached anywhere,” stated Feldman. “He’s was always a four and out guy — he’s been there now seven years. I’ve always heard he wants to go back to the NFL at some point.

“He’s 58 — just whipped Ohio State and won the Big Ten for the first time in like 20 years for Michigan. On that point, I’m not surprised that people around him think he’s seriously considering leaving. It’s just a matter of what does he think is the best fit for him going forward. Can he get the Raiders? Is the Bears something he would really want to go back to? I don’t know. But at least both of those places have quarterbacks that I could see him wanting to work with.”

As Feldman mentions, Harbaugh’s circadian rhythm tells us that it could be time for the coach to move on from Michigan. After his best season with the Wolverines, the coach would leave the program he loves on a high note. Plus, the collection of jobs available is the most appealing to Harbaugh in a long while.

Jim Harbaugh will be a huge get, and a gigantic domino falling for whichever team can lure him away from Michigan.

On3’s Stephen Samra contributed to this report.