Harbaugh To NFL Rumors Swirling Again

It is like clockwork at this level, the annual ‘Jim Harbaugh to the NFL’ rumors are again.

At the moment final yr, Harbaugh appeared all however gone – taking an interview with the Minnesota Vikings on nationwide signing day. Simply when it regarded like Harbaugh’s time at Michigan was coming to an finish, issues fell by means of with the Vikings and he returned to Ann Arbor. Upon his return, Harbaugh assured U-M athletic director Warde Manuel that his NFL flirtation was over.

From Detroit Free Press:

“I known as Warde (Manuel, the Michigan athletic director) and I requested him if he needed me to be the top coach. And he mentioned, ‘Sure, one hundred pc.’ And I mentioned, OK then. That’s what I wish to do.’

“And I advised him, ‘Warde, this is not going to be a reoccurring theme yearly. This was a one time factor.”

Simply weeks in the past, Harbaugh as soon as once more reassured Michigan followers that he’d be teaching at Michigan in 2023.

“No man is aware of the longer term, however I believe that individuals that assume we have carried out a superb job and are happy with the job that we have carried out right here at Michigan are gonna be very comfortable to study that I will be again enthusiastically teaching the Wolverines in 2023,” Harbaugh mentioned.

Now, simply days after shedding to TCU within the Faculty Soccer Playoff Semifinal, Harbaugh’s identify is as soon as once more being linked to NFL jobs. Whereas most are at a degree the place they view these rumors as little greater than that – simply rumors – there are some notable insiders that at the moment are giving credibility to the smoke.

After all, Harbaugh might squash all of this banter with a fast assertion about his intention to stay with Michigan, however he actually did that weeks in the past…and nonetheless right here we’re. 

Because it stands now, I will take Harbaugh at his phrase that he is carried out with the NFL and that he’ll be teaching at Michigan in 2023.