After making last year’s College Football Playoff and notching the program’s first win over the rival Ohio State Buckeyes in a decade, Jim Harbaugh tried to leave the Michigan Wolverines for the NFL, interviewing with multiple teams across the league before ultimately returning to Michigan after those opportunities didn’t materialize. He then reworked his contract and said he would not pursue an NFL job –even though his buyout says otherwise. Despite all of that, it looks like he could be an option for NFL teams, after all.
According to a report from NFL insiders Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport of The NFL Network, teams across the league are considering pursuing Jim Harbaugh to become their head coach.
“Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is once again drawing interest from NFL teams. And while Harbaugh has said the door is closed on a return to the pro game, some within the league believe he’d still consider the right opportunity,” Pelissero said in a Tweet on Sunday morning.
It would certainly be a wild turn of events, especially after Michigan beat the Buckeyes and returned to the College Football Playoff for a second straight season. And the football world had plenty to say about it.
This is their version of Muppets. After every big Michigan win, they find some source who heard their NFL coaching carousel articles should get more clicks this offseason. https://t.co/nSKDOm54C6
— Seth M. Fisher
(@Misopogon) December 4, 2022
aw heck would you look at the time! https://t.co/6TWaO3n7fo
— Anthony Broome (@anthonytbroome) December 4, 2022
The backdrop of the looming CFB playoff announcement https://t.co/mARydSB50K
— Eric Edholm (@Eric_Edholm) December 4, 2022
Couldn't even give it 12 hours after Michigan's win to stir the pot.
Harbaugh's only concern right now is the College Football Playoff. https://t.co/aFOjdxKvbO
— Maize n Brew (@MaizenBrew) December 4, 2022
The NFL is better when Jim Harbaugh is throwing a temper tantrum on the sidelines. https://t.co/ATBdoXaQzd
— DaynaOG (@DaynaOG) December 4, 2022
Obviously, only Jim Harbaugh knows if he would ultimately take an NFL job if it were offered.