Jim Harbaugh indirectly quashes all rumors of his probable return to the NFL next season following National Championship victory with Michigan

Jim Harbaugh served as the San Francisco 49ers' HC from 2011 to 2014.

Jim Harbaugh indirectly quashes all rumors of his probable return to the NFL next season following National Championship victory with Michigan

Jim Harbaugh lifting the title (via CNN)

The Michigan Wolverines won the NCAA Championship on Tuesday in dominating fashion. Their head coach Jim Harbaugh led a fearsome defense to an unbeaten season amidst going through a tough time personally. The former San Francisco 49ers head coach was banned for the team’s final three regular season games as Michigan was involved in a sign-stealing scandal.

Harbaugh came back for the playoffs and led Michigan to a championship. His stock as a potential NFL head coach has risen this season as he has been linked with a lot of openings in the league. However, after Tuesday’s win, Harbaugh hinted at staying with the Wolverines for yet another season. He kept talking like someone who would be coaching Michigan next season.

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The Wolverines’ HC said in an interview with ESPN:

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We're moving spring practice back. We usually start on Valentine's Day, February 14, because we love football. But this year we're going to move it back -- we're going to move it back about a month.
Jim Harbaugh to ESPN

There are as many as five NFL teams without a head coach at the moment. The Washington Commanders and the Atlanta Falcons fired their respective coaches after the season, whereas the Los Angeles Chargers, the Carolina Panthers and the Las Vegas Raiders finished their campaigns under interim head coaches.

Jim Harbaugh talked about overcoming off-field issues to win the NCAA Championship

Jim Harbaugh led the Michigan Wolverines to a 15-0 record and national championship on Tuesday. It was a rollercoaster season which ended in triumph for Harbaugh and his men. Michigan went through a lot of off-field issues this season due to a sign-stealing scandal. However, they rallied around their HC, who was banned for the team’s final three regular season games.

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Jim Harbaugh (via NY Post)

Harbaugh spoke about it after Michigan’s 34-13 win over the Washington Huskies:

It went exactly how we wanted it to go to win every game. The off-the-field issues, we're innocent and we stood strong and tall because we knew we were innocent. And I'd like to point that out.
Jim Harbaugh after Michigan’s win

He further continued:

These guys are innocent. Overcome that ... it wasn't that hard because we knew we were innocent.
Jim Harbaugh added

Harbaugh talked about how important it was to him to “check the biggest box” and return Michigan to the top of the college football standings.

Michigan took an early 17-3 lead and never looked back after that. The Washington Huskies tried their best to make a comeback, but the Wolverines were on fire on the night and etched their name into the college football history books.

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