“Jim Harbaugh stays at Michigan” – He thought the Vikings’ invite for head coach job was more a coronation than an interview
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Jim Harbaugh will stay at Michigan. After interviewing for the head coach job for the Minnesota Vikings on Wednesday, Harbaugh informed school officials that he will continue coaching the Wolverines.
Given his previous NFL success as the head coach of San Francisco 49ers, Harbaugh wanted to give coaching in the big league another chance. However, it looks like his interview with the Vikings didn’t go as he had planned.
Jim Harbaugh thought the Vikings’ invite for head coach job was more a coronation than an interview
“There was a tugging at me that I was once that close to a Super Bowl and I didn’t get it. Some NFL jobs came open. I was contacted by the (Minnesota) Vikings”, Harbaugh said to Mitch Albom in a phone conversation. “For better or for worse, it was something I wanted to explore. I went in thinking, I’m gonna have 100 percent conviction on this, and if they (Minnesota) have 100 percent conviction on this, then it’s something I’m gonna do.”
“In a nutshell, I love Michigan. I love every player. I love every family,” Jim said. Harbaugh has spent the past seven seasons coaching Michigan, his alma mater. The 2021 season was his best yet. The Wolverines beat rival Ohio State for the first time since 2011, won their first Big Ten title since 2004, and advanced to the College Football Playoff for the first time.
Jim Harbaugh was selected in the first round of the 1987 draft by the Chicago Bears. He played 14 years as a quarterback in the NFL. He then returned to the league as the head coach for the 489ers. In four seasons in San Francisco, Harbaugh amassed a 44-19 record, led the 49ers to three consecutive NFC championship game appearances and a Super Bowl appearance in the 2012 season. The 49ers lost that Super Bowl 34-31 to the Baltimore Ravens, the team coached by John Harbaugh, Jim’s older brother.
“There was a pull to the NFL because I got that close to the Super Bowl,” Harbaugh admitted, “but this was the time (to try and return.) And this is the last time. Now let’s go chase college football’s greatest prize.”
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