The Minnesota Vikings made headlines when they reached out to Michigan's Jim Harbaugh about their head coach vacancy, only stoking the flames of recent rumors. There seems to be genuine interest in a return to the NFL on the part of Harbaugh, whose potential quest back to a pro football head coaching gig got a huge boost with the recent report from NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.

The Jim Harbaugh-Vikings rumors will heat up even more now after Pelissero's report that Minnesota has an interview lined up with the Michigan head coach on Wednesday.

This is another big twist in the Vikings' head coach search, as San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans declined a second interview with Minnesota, leaving Los Angeles Rams OC Kevin O'Connell, Rams DC Raheem Morris, New York Giants DC Patrick Graham and Harbaugh.

With Harbaugh rumors seemingly swirling all year, Minnesota reportedly spoke with the Wolverines head coach to find out how interested he'd be in a return to the NFL. While a bit risky, a Vikings-Harbaugh partnership would definitely have considerable upside.

The former 49ers leader went 49-22-1 in the NFL, advancing to a Super Bowl as an NFL head coach. His brief NFL success, along with his history with new Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, will only serve to ignite the Harbaugh-Vikings head coach rumors even more.

Jim Harbaugh will get to show why he should be the next Minnesota head coach on Wednesday.