Michigan trip expenses total nearly $350,000
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Winter in the state of Michigan is known to be long and treacherous, so coach Jim Harbaugh decided to take his team on a trip.
An expensive trip.
According to Mark Snyder of the Detroit Free Press, Michigan wracked up a $348,553 bill over the course of a week spent at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.. The division of fees for the trip, which took place in February, is broken up as seen below:
| Expense | Cost |
|---|---|
| Facility Housing Meals | $146 912 |
| Airfare | $107 148 |
| Ground transportation | $51 395 |
| Meals/per diem outside of facility | $39 519 |
| Other | $3 580 |
| Total | $348 553 |
Michigan practiced for a total of four days at IMG with one off day in between. Dan Murphy of ESPN reports that potential recruits from the academy were not allowed to speak to Michigan, but were permitted to attend the Wolverines' final public practice.