Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh will speak to the Denver Broncos early this week as their search for coaches to replace Nathaniel Hackett continues, according to a report published Sunday by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Harbaugh just led the Wolverines, his alma mater, to their second straight berth in the college football playoffs, but ESPN’s Pete Thamel and others have reported that the former San Francisco 49ers coach will be up for the roster. NFL jobs this offseason.
“The Broncos plan to interview Jim Harbaugh for their head coaching position early this week, sources say,” Pelissero wrote on Twitter. “Denver’s new owners want to hit it hard, and landing Harbaugh — the former 49ers and current University of Michigan coach — would be about as big as it gets.”
The Indianapolis Colts and Carolina Panthers are other NFL teams with a head coaching opening that have been reported or rumored to be interested in Harbaugh. Harbaugh and Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper talked on the position left vacant in the team by matte ruleraccording to information published Tuesday by Fox Charlotte’s Will Kunkel and Athletic’s Joe Person.
A Sunday report by Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports revealed that the Panthers plan to focus their research elsewhereand Harbaugh’s team made the call.
Last week, Harbaugh released a statement regarding a relationship of mutual interest between him and the NFL.
“As I said in December, even though no one knows what the future holds, I expect to be coaching Michigan enthusiastically in 2023,” Harbaugh said. said in a statement released as part of the program. “I have spoken with Chairman Santa Ono and Sporting Director Warde Manuel and appreciate their support of me and our program. Our mission as Wolverines continues and we are preparing for the 2023 season with great passion and dedication. enthusiasm. As our legendary coach Bo Schembechler said. …those who remain will be champions.”
Harbaugh’s Michigan program was investigated by the NCAA and received notice of allegations this week. Although the recruits’ alleged violations are considered minor, There’s an accusation that Harbaugh misled the NCAA.
After a lull from 2017 to 2020, the Wolverines became a national powerhouse in 2021 by winning the Big Ten and making the CFP for the first time. But Michigan has lost the CFP semifinals to Georgia and TCU each of the past two seasons, failing to make the national championship game.
Harbaugh reportedly considered returning to the NFL last offseason, and Thamel recently said on College GameDay that he might do so again.
A year after interviewing and failing to land the Minnesota Vikings job, Jim Harbaugh said his annual dance with the NFL was over – quote, “It’s not going to be a recurring theme.” He said last year, ‘It was a unique thing,'” Thamel said. “Well, Rece, we’ll find out in the next two weeks if that’s the reality. Harbaugh has won almost 70% of his NFL games in San Francisco. He’s No. 6 all-time, in the NFL history, in winning percentage. Combine that with being 25-3 the past two years at Michigan and Jim Harbaugh has never been hotter in NFL circles.
“He’s expected to be tied to jobs in Indianapolis, where he was a star player, and also in Denver – and maybe even in conversation for the Carolina Panthers job. It seems Harbaugh be back on the floor for her annual dance.”
In the NFL with the 49ers, Harbaugh nearly won the Vince Lombardi Trophy before falling to his brother, John Harbaugh, and the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII after the 2012 NFL season. Harbaugh left the organization after the 2013 season and took over at Michigan, quickly rebuilding the program as a contender in the Big Ten.
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