ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh called Penn State coach James Franklin "the ringleader" of a halftime discord between the teams in the Michigan Stadium tunnel less than a week after Franklin described the tunnel as a "problem."
At least two videos surfaced from the Michigan-Penn State halftime incident on Oct. 15 and it's clear there was a lot of yelling. In one video, Franklin was visibly becoming irate with security as both teams tried to separate toward their locker rooms on opposite sides.
Michigan was leading 16-14 at that point and went on to win the game, 41-17, to improve to 7-0, 4-0 Big Ten. There is only one tunnel that allows access to Michigan Stadium and at halftime the visitors leave the field first, followed by the game officials then Michigan. Ironically, the tunnel was dedicated that day as the "Lloyd Carr Tunnel" honoring the longtime football coach who led the 1997 Michigan team to the AP national championship.
