After nearly 30 years without a National Championship, Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh and his Wolverines just brought a title back to Ann Arbor, MI, going 15-0 and beating both Alabama and Washington in the College Football Playoffs. Yesterday, a new SI report from Michael Rosenberg revealed some key intel when it comes to Harbaugh’s NFL interest heading into the 2024 offseason.
Michigan football coach may stay with UM, says new SI report
To put it mildly, Jim Harbaugh has had an incredible start to the decade with a record of 40-3, three Big Ten crowns, three CFP appearances, and a National Championship over the last three seasons. The Michigan football team won its first national championship since the 1997 campaign on Monday. However, since the offseason has begun, the program’s narratives have mostly focused on Harbaugh and his desire to play in the NFL. New information about Harbaugh’s possible early leanings was made public by a new SI piece on Thursday, which is encouraging for the Maize and Blue.
According to Sports Illustrated, “people around Harbaugh and the Michigan program have a very different impression: He could leave, but he prefers to stay at Michigan.” “.. According to those with knowledge of the talks, Harbaugh is seeking a contractual guarantee that Michigan cannot terminate him “for cause” if the NCAA takes a harsh stance against him based on material the institution already possesses.
“… Michigan administrators have work to do, but they should be able to keep Harbaugh. He is passionate about both his school and his squad. Who is happier than him if he feels that way about both of them?
Michigan pushing hard to keep Jim Harbaugh from jumping to the NFL
Jim Harbaugh still needs to be convinced to continue with the University of Michigan football team, according to the SI story, but Warde Manuel and the team still have some work to do. He’s the first Michigan coach to win a national championship since Lloyd Carr, and he’s also perhaps one of the state’s most beloved personalities at the moment.
U-M obviously wants Jim Harbaugh to stay, and they’ll probably make him a huge contract to try and keep him from returning to the NFL, regardless of what the NCAA does with him and Michigan football in its investigations into sign-stealing and recruiting.
