Since Michigan lost to TCU in the semifinals of the college football playoffs, the rumor mill has returned to work linking coach Jim Harbaugh and the NFL.
Reports surfaced that Harbaugh would get a job from the NFL franchise that was offered him, after which it was revealed that he met with Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper about a head coaching vacancy on that team. rice field.
Harbaugh is now on the record about his future.
“In my opinion”: “No one knows what the future holds, but I think I will be coaching Michigan next year,” Harbaugh told Queen City News (Charlotte).
Admittedly, it’s not a strong endorsement of him returning to Wolverines, but at least it seems to indicate that he’s leaning more toward returning to his alma mater than leaving it.
Not a formal interview: According to QCN, Harbaugh and Tepper’s conversation “wasn’t a job interview,” but was “a conversation about a position,” and Harbaugh “liked the Panthers roster and loved the opportunity.”
This isn’t the first time Harbaugh has drawn interest from the NFL. Last offseason, he met with the Minnesota Vikings about leading that franchise, but the team didn’t offer him the position and hired Kevin O’Connell instead.
Success in UM: Harbaugh’s interest in the NFL comes when he finally appears to have turned the corner in Michigan. In the last two seasons he’s gone 25-3, Ohio State he’s won twice, the Big Ten he’s won the championship twice, and college football he’s made the playoffs twice. participated twice.
Harbaugh in the NFL: After a 15-year playing career in the league, Harbaugh led the San Francisco 49ers to three straight NFC Championship games, making it to Super Bowl XLVII, where they lost to Baltimore. He went 44-19-1 in the NFL.
(QCN)
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