University of Michigan head football coach Jim Harbaugh is reportedly leaving the school after winning a national championship this year and is joining the NFL as the new head coach of the Los Angeles Charges.
“Jim Harbaugh is leaving Michigan to accept the head coaching job with the Los Angeles Chargers,” ESPN’s Adam Schefter said. “The Chargers get their man while the national champions now have a head-coach opening.”
Harbaugh has had multiple successful coaching stints as a head coach, including at Stanford, Michigan, and the San Francisco 49ers.
Michigan reportedly extended an offer to Harbaugh that would have made him the highest paid coach at the college-level but he turned it down and opted to go back to the NFL. Harbaugh led the team to a 34-13 win over the Washington Huskies in the College Football Playoff National Championship earlier this month.
