Stanford athletic director confident Harbaugh not a candidate for Notre Dame opening

Stanford AD: Harbaugh not a Notre Dame candidate

STANFORD, Calif. — Stanford athletic director Bob Bowlsby says he is confident head football coach Jim Harbaugh is not a candidate for the opening at Notre Dame.

In an e-mail Tuesday, Bowlsby said he had talked to Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick and Harbaugh’s agent, Jack Bechta, to confirm Harbaugh is not a candidate to replace the fired Charlie Weis.

In an interview with ESPN before Monday night’s Ravens-Packers game, Harbaugh denied a New York Times report that he was set to meet or had already met with Swarbrick. Harbaugh told ESPN “there’s no meeting” and he hasn’t “talked to Notre Dame about a meeting.”

Stanford is close to announcing an extension with Harbaugh. He led the Cardinal (8-4) to their first bowl bid in eight seasons.

Stanford plays Oklahoma in the Sun Bowl on Dec. 31.