Jim Harbaugh’s coaching future felt uncertain after Michigan won the college football national championship. This has now been confirmed.
On Wednesday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the Los Angeles Chargers are hiring Harbaugh as their new head coach. USA Today also confirmed the news. Fresh from a title season in Ann Arbor, Harbaugh will now have the pleasure of coaching Justin Herbert and, hopefully, building the Chargers back into a bona fide Super Bowl contender. Notably, at the time of this writing, the Chargers have not yet hired a new general manager, choosing to secure Harbaugh for their coaching vacancy first.
Breaking: Jim Harbaugh is leaving Michigan to accept the head coaching job with the Los Angeles Chargers, sources tell ESPN.
The Chargers get their man while the national champions now have a head-coach opening. pic.twitter.com/e937qd03hP
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 24, 2024
Harbaugh had reportedly been in talks for a few weeks with several NFL teams, making his departure from Michigan feel almost inevitable. Naturally, some NFL fans were relieved; some thought the Chargers made a home-run hire, and some even had thoughts about what it meant for Herbert’s future as one of the more talented quarterbacks in the league.
This was how Twitter reacted to the Chargers’ hire of Harbaugh
The off-season won’t stop in-seasoning https://t.co/zphJArMDd3 pic.twitter.com/7w9ywsSKSC
— BUM CHILLUPS AKA SPENCER HALL (@edsbs) January 25, 2024
I know it’s been like five years and this tweet even says “Los Angeles” in it but my first reaction was “oh, he gets to go back to San Diego, full circle” https://t.co/xOk2VTIyof
— actioncookbook (@actioncookbook) January 25, 2024
I think Jim Harbaugh is gonna win a Super Bowl with the Los Angeles Chargers in about four years.
— Kevin Clark (@bykevinclark) January 25, 2024
