Nobody has it better than the Harbaugh brothers, and they’ll now be AFC rivals after Jim Harbaugh agreed to leave the University of Michigan for the Los Angeles Chargers.
Harbaugh, a former NFL quarterback, has risen as a head coach thanks to his prowess as a quarterback ‘whisperer’ after working with Andrew Luck at Stanford, Colin Kaepernick with the 49ers, and J.J. McCarthy at Michigan.
After nine years at Michigan, Jim Harbaugh's time as head coach at his alma mater is over.
🏈89-25 record
🏈40-3 in the last three years
🏈Three straight Big Ten titles
🏈AP Coach of the Year (2021)
🏈2023 National Champions 🏆 https://t.co/ir31FjEia7— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 24, 2024
He’ll now inherit a veteran, Justin Herbert, who has thrown for 17,223 yards and 114 touchdowns and has a 66.6 completion percentage. Herbert — who is 30-32 as a starter — is one of the top young quarterbacks in the NFL and is under contract for the next five years.
Harbaugh is also hungry for a Super Bowl title to finish his elit resume.
He got there and lost to his brother John, Baltimore’s head coach, in Super Bowl XLVII. After winning the elusive national championship, winning a Super Bowl would place him among an exclusive group to win at both levels.
