ANN ARBOR -- Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez says he won't lobby publicly to keep his job.
Privately, athletic director Dave Brandon may ask him to do just that.
The first-year AD has steadfastly stuck by his plan to evaluate Rodriguez after the season, which closes against No. 21 Mississippi State in the Gator Bowl on New Year's Day.
Speculation has swirled that Brandon is going to fire Rodriguez and try to hire Stanford coach and former Wolverines quarterback Jim Harbaugh to lead college football's winningest program.
Rodriguez is 15-21 overall, 6-18 in the Big Ten and 1-10 against ranked teams in three seasons at Michigan.
Brandon has said the NCAA violations committed under Rodriguez didn't give him cause to terminate his deal.
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