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Jim Harbaugh has had plenty of success as the University of Michigan's head football coach and once again made an appearance in the College Football Playoffs this season.
There were rumors that the 59-year-old head coach was heading back to the NFL and leaving the Wolverines. Santa Ono, the University of Michigan president, put an end to those rumors, announcing that Harbaugh will be returning to Michigan next season.
Harbaugh himself released a statement confirming that he'll remain on the Wolverines sidelines next season. He's made it to a bowl game in seven of his eight seasons as Wolverines head coach, with the exception being the 2020-21 COVID season.
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The news means that NFL teams with current head coaching vacancies must look elsewhere to fill them.
In a statement, Harbaugh spoke of the relationship he had developed with the players and coaches at Michigan.
“I love the relationships that I have at Michigan — coaches, staff, families, administration, president Santa Ono and especially the players and their families. My heart is at the University of Michigan. I once heard a wise man say, ‘Don’t try to out-happy happy.’ Go Blue!”
The Wolverines finished the season second in The Associated Press poll behind the Georgia Bulldogs. Michigan went undefeated in the regular season. This included their second straight victory over their rival, the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Jim Harbaugh and the Wolverines went on to win the Big Ten Championship for the second consecutive season over the Purdue Boilermakers. However, they would lose to TCU in the Fiesta Bowl to end their season. Overall, the former Michigan quarterback has led his alma mater to a 74-25 record (.747) as head coach.
While having a great run as Wolverines head coach, he also had a great run as an NFL head coach with the San Francisco 49ers.
He interviewed for the Denver Broncos vacancy last week.
Jim Harbaugh's successful run as 49ers head coach
Harbaugh was hired by the San Francisco 49ers back in January 2011 as head coach, leaving Stanford University. In his first season as an NFL head coach, he led the 49ers to a 13-3 record, winning the NFC West.
Harbaugh's team would make it to the NFC Championship game, losing to the New York Giants. The 49ers would win the NFC West for the second consecutive season, making it to the Super Bowl the following season.
The 49ers faced off against the Baltimore Ravens and Jim Harbaugh's older brother, John. John Harbaugh got the better of Jim as the Ravens defeated the 49ers in the Super Bowl by a score of 34-31. In Jim Harbaugh's third season with the 49ers, they made it back to the NFC Championship game, losing to the Seattle Seahawks.
He would be fired by the 49ers after going 8-8 in his fourth season. Harbaugh led the team in eight playoff games, the third-most in 49ers history amongst head coaches. Only George Seifert (15) and Hall of Famer Bill Walsh (14) have more.
