Kevin O’Connell never wavered in his belief that he was the right man to serve as the head coach for the Minnesota Vikings, even when Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh flew in for an interview at the 11th hour.
There was a general consensus from outsiders that Harbaugh would end up with the job. A report even surfaced ahead of the face-to-face meeting that he was willing to accept on the spot, if an offer was extended to him by the Vikings.
Harbaugh was the man that flew into San Francisco back in 2011 and turned the 49ers into a perennial Super Bowl contender. He was the one that just got Michigan over the hump by leading them to a Big Ten Championship and their first ever College Football Playoffs appearance. But even with all of those accolades, the offer never came through.
