4 years, 1 month ago

Commentary: Michigan shouldn’t give Jim Harbaugh a pandemic pardon

LA Times

Every year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, Michigan fans — including this alumnus — find themselves sad and suddenly starved for gratitude. Somehow, he’s made the Wolverines’ Ohio State problem worse as the coach paid $8 million per year to lead his alma mater’s all-time winningest football program. But he finally caught a break this year with the Big Ten’s delayed and shortened schedule: Ohio State was pushed off the holiday menu to Dec. 12, and Penn State, an even match throughout Harbaugh’s tenure, was slotted in the Buckeyes’ place. Nobody could have imagined that the Nittany Lions would be 0-5 coming into Ann Arbor — never mind that Michigan would be 2-3 — but of course Harbaugh’s Wolverines couldn’t take advantage of such surprisingly easy prey. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh watches from the sideline during the Wolverines’ loss to Penn State on Saturday.

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

For ‘disappointed’ Sherrone Moore, challenges of starting over at Michigan hitting hard

New York Times

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Michigan fans have seen Sherrone Moore with happy tears in his eyes, hugging everybody in sight after he coached the Wolverines to a victory last year at Penn State. How he became Michigan’s only choice to succeed Jim Harbaugh Michigan’s seven points were its fewest since a 31-0 shutout against Notre Dame in 2014, Brady Hoke’s last …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Quarterback job still up for grabs as No. 9 Michigan prepares to defend title

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan coach Sherrone Moore hasn’t decided yet who will start at quarterback when the defending national champs open their season at home against Fresno State. “We’ll just see who practices better these next couple of days and then we’ll make a decision, …

5 months ago

NCAA hands former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh a 4-year show cause order for recruiting violations

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The NCAA said Harbaugh, who left his alma mater to coach the Los Angeles Chargers after last season’s undefeated national championship, “failed to promote an atmosphere of compliance and violated head coach responsibility obligations.” “Harbaugh engaged in unethical conduct and failed to cooperate when he denied …

5 months ago

Jim Harbaugh: ‘I do not apologize;' Coach again denies knowing about Michigan sign-stealing scheme

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh on Monday said he has no reason to apologize as he continued to deny having any knowledge of the impermissible-scouting operation that triggered an NCAA investigation of his Michigan program during its championship run last year. Harbaugh could …

5 months ago

Jim Harbaugh addresses Michigan scandal: ‘I do not apologize, I did not participate’

LA Times

The first few weeks of training camp have been eventful for Jim Harbaugh, juggling quarterback Justin Herbert’s injury, revamping the receiving corps and implementing a new defensive scheme. All are progressing, according to Harbaugh, who voiced his usual explanation — the players are “working through something.” Colson and Vidal did do some work off to the side. Chargers Chargers great …

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Michigan gets 3 years of probation for football recruiting violations; case vs. Jim Harbaugh pending

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! What’s that say about the NCAA’s intentions?” The recruiting case is also separate from the NCAA’s investigation into impermissible in-person scouting and sign stealing that roiled Michigan’s national championship season in 2023, and resulted in a three-game suspension of Harbaugh by the Big Ten. “The negotiated …

10 months, 1 week ago

Michigan lost Jim Harbaugh but not its roster. Can Wolverines keep avoiding portal chaos?

New York Times

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan was only a few weeks removed from winning a national championship, but there was no time left to celebrate. “They’re doing all the things they can to make sure they maintain the roster and keep guys around.” Keeping Michigan’s roster intact through the coaching transition was a win for Moore, but the work isn’t done. …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Letters to Sports: Jim Harbaugh mania electrifies hopeful Chargers fans

LA Times

‘Bolt from the Blue’ indeed! Marty Zweben Palos Verdes Estates :: After 32 years of following the Chargers, first in San Diego and now in Los Angeles, that quintessential moment has finally arrived with the announcement of Jim Harbaugh as the new head coach. Felipe Varela Whittier :: The hapless Chargers have hit a grand slam by hiring Jim Harbaugh. …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

The rise, fall and rise again of Jim Harbaugh shows how quickly college coaches go from hot to not

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! When Jim Harbaugh took a pay cut from Michigan after the 2020 season, getting another chance to be an NFL head coach seemed like a long shot for him. “Jim Harbaugh didn’t forget how to coach a couple years ago and then say, ‘Oh, I remember …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Jim Harbaugh won a title, revived the Ohio State rivalry — stop with the ‘cheating’ crying

New York Times

Five years ago, I sat in the Michigan Stadium press box following Ohio State’s 56-27 blowout of Michigan. It’s funny to look back at days like that given what we now know about Jim Harbaugh, the national champion and the new head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. You can’t mention Michigan’s national title run this year without also acknowledging …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

What does Jim Harbaugh to Los Angeles Chargers mean? How do Wolverines respond?

New York Times

This is the digital version of Until Saturday. Back to the NFL Chargers win Harbaugh sweepstakes Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is officially off to the NFL as the coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. He coached the San Francisco 49ers from 2011-14 and led the team to Super Bowl XLVII in his second season, where they lost to Harbaugh’s brother, …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

What does Jim Harbaugh leaving Michigan for the Chargers mean for Big Ten football?

New York Times

Jim Harbaugh is officially off to the NFL with the Los Angeles Chargers. So what does Harbaugh’s departure mean for the Big Ten after Michigan won three consecutive conference championships? Several of The Athletic’s Big Ten writers put their heads together to try to figure out what to make of Harbaugh’s tenure at Michigan and where the conference stands without …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

John and Jim Harbaugh can thank their parents for their football drive

LA Times

Ravens coach John Harbaugh and 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh meet on the field after Super Bowl XLVII, won by Baltimore 34-31. What’s transpiring now is tremendous support from the entire family for both of them.” Jackie and Jack Harbaugh, parents of Ravens coach John and Chargers coach Jim. “I remember Bo Schembechler saying once about bowl games that they’re like …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Chargers pull off a stunner, hiring Jim Harbaugh as their new coach

LA Times

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh watches his players warm up before the Wolverines’ win over Alabama in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1. The Chargers made one of the most notable additions in their franchise’s 65-year history Wednesday by agreeing to terms with Jim Harbaugh to be their coach, the team announced. Being back here feels like home, and it’s great …

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Jim Harbaugh’s last act at Michigan before leaving for Chargers made it all worthwhile

New York Times

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jim Harbaugh had everything he could have wanted at Michigan: an adoring fan base, a house next to his parents, a program contoured to his specifications and, as of two weeks ago, a national championship. The real question is what went right during these past nine years that allowed Michigan to do what none of Harbaugh’s …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

What we know about Jim Harbaugh’s future, Michigan football, the NFL

New York Times

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Seasons change, but at Michigan, offseason drama boils down to a perennial question: Where does Jim Harbaugh want to be? With the news that Harbaugh interviewed for head-coaching jobs with the Los Angeles Chargers and Atlanta Falcons, Michigan is bracing for the possibility that Harbaugh’s long-speculated departure becomes a reality. “For me, it went back to …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

What’s next for Michigan? Replacing J.J. McCarthy, Jim Harbaugh’s future and more thoughts

New York Times

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan and its fans waited 26 years for a victory parade. Thousands of fans lined the freshly plowed streets of Ann Arbor on Saturday to celebrate Michigan’s national championship. It was the clip of Corum in the same arena, delivering the following message to Michigan fans: “All I’ve got to say is, we’re going to run …

1 year ago

Michigan’s ability to contend for repeat national title hinges on decisions by Harbaugh, key players

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “So I’m just ready to keep enjoying this while I can and get back to work whenever we get started again.” Oddsmakers aren’t forecasting a repeat for the Wolverines. “We stood tall, upright and innocent.” Going 15-0, he said, was the result of “good old-fashioned, roll-up-your-sleeve …

1 year ago

What’s next for Jim Harbaugh? Michigan coach faces decision on whether to stay or go back to NFL

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! HOUSTON — Michigan’s climb back to the summit of college football ended with its 34-13 win over Washington in the College Football Playoff championship game on Monday night. “Does it always have to be, ‘What’s next, what’s the future?’” Harbaugh looked into NFL jobs the last …

1 year ago

Michigan overcomes a season of scandal to beat Washington 34-13 and win the CFP National Championship game... as Jim Harbaugh celebrates with his family after winning his alma mater its first title si

Daily Mail

In a season where the Wolverines were questioned for their sportsmanship, for their ability to follow the rules, and for their alleged use of spying on opposing teams, they’ve reached the top of the college football world. It's enough scandals to make college football fans wonder whether a time might come when the NCAA strips the Wolverines of this national …

1 year ago

Michigan turned Jim Harbaugh’s ‘Run the Damn Ball’ vision into national championship reality

New York Times

HOUSTON — Michigan’s offensive linemen showed up at the Orange Bowl two years ago wearing T-shirts that read “Run The Damn Ball.” That was more than a fashion statement; it was a motto for the entire ethos of the program Jim Harbaugh wanted to build. We weren’t going to shy away from it.” Plenty of people responded with skepticism when …

1 year ago

Jim Harbaugh and Michigan prove there’s more than one path to the top of college football

New York Times

HOUSTON — Jim Harbaugh’s way worked. The Wolverines’ 34-13 victory over Washington and triumph over everyone else who stood in their way to a national title is the culmination of nine challenging years of building a program with a certain purpose. Does it always have to be what’s next, what’s the future?” — Max Olson January 9, 2024 This team …

1 year ago

Jim Harbaugh focusing on Michigan’s championship, not his future: ‘Going to just enjoy this’

New York Times

HOUSTON – Jim Harbaugh has a victory parade in his future. Beyond that, Harbaugh said he’s focused on enjoying Michigan’s national championship and not on seeking out his next challenge, whether that’s chasing another title at Michigan or returning to the NFL. “People want to look at the past or look at the future,” Harbaugh said Tuesday at Michigan’s championship …

1 year ago

Wasserman: Michigan’s quirky, title-winning season is a perfect reflection of Jim Harbaugh

New York Times

HOUSTON — There was something about this Michigan football team, even in the darkest times this season, where it just felt like its coaches and players knew this was all going to end with confetti falling on them in NRG Stadium. All season, long before Michigan beat Washington 34-13 on Monday night in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, …

1 year ago

No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 2 Washington for CFP title caps season of realignment, transfers and Harbaugh

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! HOUSTON — Michigan vs. Washington is just about the perfect way to end the 2023 college football season, a matchup of unbeatens that hits all the major themes and storylines of the past five months from conference realignment to the transfer portal — with Jim Harbaugh …

1 year ago

Meet Jim Harbaugh’s assistant, sounding board and Michigan’s team chaplain

New York Times

HOUSTON — Wherever Jim Harbaugh goes, Robby Emery usually isn’t far away. “If these men and coaches don’t find the thing they lose, it’s really hard for them to move on to their next,” Emery said. That’s a great sign of leadership.” There’s been talk that Monday’s national championship game could be Harbaugh’s last at Michigan. “I’ll gladly talk about …

1 year ago

Harbaugh’s future at Michigan is subplot to CFP title game as Washington tries to lock up DeBoer

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I think before the season, after the season is where they really like to iron out details.” If Harbaugh’s future is the main subplot to the national title game, the subplot to the subplot is whether DeBoer would be a candidate to replace him? That salary …

1 year ago

Over a decade after their Super Bowl matchup, Harbaugh brothers soaring again with Michigan, Ravens

Associated Press

— Eleven years after turning the Super Bowl into one of football’s most memorable family reunions, John and Jim Harbaugh are again at the forefront of the sport. Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan team faces Washington on Monday night in Houston for college football’s national title, a game John said he’s planning to attend. At the end of the 2012 season, John’s …

1 year ago

Michigan QB McCarthy says sign-stealing saga masked work of players who ‘did things the right way’

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! The sign-stealing scandal that has hung over Michigan’s season has overshadowed the work the team has put in to go unbeaten and reach the College Football Playoff championship game, quarterback J.J. McCarthy said Wednesday. Michigan plays Washington for the national title in Houston on Monday as …

1 year ago

Harbaugh’s Michigan Wolverines to play for national title after stopping Alabama 27-20 in OT

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Harbaugh’s Wolverines will play for their school’s first national title since 1997 against Washington on Jan. 8 — but only after a fourth-quarter comeback and a hair-raising finish when the two winningest programs in college football history played just the second overtime game in the 110 …

1 year ago

After leading Michigan to glory, send Jim Harbaugh to the Chargers

LA Times

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, left, celebrates with quarterback J.J. McCarthy after the Wolverines’ 27-20 overtime win over Alabama in the Rose Bowl on Monday. “Who’s got it better than we do?” shouted Harbaugh afterward to the many Wolverines fans among the 96,371 witnesses who turned the Rose Bowl into a screaming three-hour mosh pit. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh holds the …

1 year ago

Michigan’s playoff semifinal loss to Texas Christian inspired its run to the Rose Bowl

LA Times

Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa gets sacked by Michigan defensive end Jaylen Harrell on Nov. 18 in College Park. On the plane ride back from Michigan’s crushing 51-45 loss to Texas Christian in last year’s College Football Playoff semifinal, defensive coordinator Jesse Minter began jotting down his thoughts as he watched the film. “Did we take the right angles to the …

1 year ago

Does NFL want ‘quirky’ Jim Harbaugh? ‘He’s won everywhere he’s been, but what comes with it?’

New York Times

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh is closing out a controversial season in pursuit of an elusive national championship, but the spotlight isn’t expected to dim after the season. “He’s won everywhere he’s been, but what comes with it?” GO DEEPER NCAA notifies Michigan of Level I charge against Jim Harbaugh After successful stints as the head coach at the University …

1 year ago

Michigan receives notice of allegations from NCAA related to recruiting and impermissible coaching

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The NCAA sent Michigan a notice of allegations related to impermissible on- and off-campus recruiting during the COVID-19 dead period and coaching activities, potential violations that led to the school’s self-imposed three-game suspension of Jim Harbaugh to start the season. Harbaugh returned …

1 year, 1 month ago

Jim Harbaugh to the Bears? If they move on from Matt Eberflus, it’s time for a big swing

New York Times

INDIANAPOLIS — As Michigan wrapped up its postgame celebration on the field at Lucas Oil Stadium after winning the Big Ten championship game against Iowa on Saturday night, Fox Sports analyst Joel Klatt presented Jim Harbaugh with an opportunity to use his favorite catchphrase. “It makes me feel super great, and there’s no coach who could have it better than …

1 year, 1 month ago

Fired Michigan assistant coach Chris Partridge says he had no knowledge of sign-stealing scheme

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Former Michigan linebackers coach Chris Partridge said Monday in a social media post he had no knowledge of the alleged in-person scouting and sign-stealing scheme for which the NCAA is investigating the Wolverines and that he was fired for failing to abide by the school’s directive …

1 year, 1 month ago

The Game has high stakes as No. 2 Ohio State travels to face Jim Harbaugh-less 3rd-ranked Michigan

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “And, we don’t plan on being on the other side of that at all anymore.” Jim Harbaugh will not be on the sideline with his team for the third straight Saturday, serving the final game of a Big Ten suspension for being in charge of a …

1 year, 1 month ago

Jim Harbaugh leans on ‘Ted Lasso’ to deal with challenges for No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 2 Ohio State

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “Despite that noise, our locker room’s in one piece,” Harbaugh said Monday before borrowing a line from the fictional soccer coach in a comedy series. “We’ve got that, and it’s amazing.” Harbaugh sidestepped a handful of questions at his weekly news conference, including sharing his take …

1 year, 1 month ago

Harbaugh’s suspension keeps Sherrone Moore in charge of No. 2 Michigan vs Maryland, No. 3 Ohio State

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! That was the first time many people probably set eyes on Moore, or perhaps even heard of him as they tuned in to see college football’s soap opera unfold. The 37-year-old offensive coordinator will lead Michigan at Maryland on Saturday, when it will have a chance …

1 year, 1 month ago

Harbaugh to serve out suspension, Big Ten ends Michigan sign-stealing investigation in settlement

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan announced Thursday that football coach Jim Harbaugh will serve the remainder of a three-game suspension from the Big Ten in return for the conference ending its investigation into a scheme to steal opponents’ play-calling signals. The university continues to cooperate fully …

1 year, 1 month ago

Jim Harbaugh accepts 3-game suspension as Michigan, Big Ten resolve litigation

New York Times

Jim Harbaugh won’t have his day in court after all. “The university continues to cooperate fully with the NCAA’s investigation.” The Big Ten announced Harbaugh’s suspension Friday afternoon as the team was traveling to State College, Pa. “Today’s decision by the University of Michigan to withdraw its legal challenge against the Conference’s November 10th Notice of Disciplinary Action is indicative …

1 year, 1 month ago

Would Jim Harbaugh return to the NFL? Amid his suspension, the question arises (again)

New York Times

University of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh has endured intense scrutiny in recent weeks because of the sign-stealing scandal that has engulfed his program. GO DEEPER Jim Harbaugh's turbulent Michigan 2023 timeline Last week, the Big Ten suspended Harbaugh for the rest of the regular season, saying Michigan was found to be in violation of its sportsmanship policy “for conducting …

1 year, 1 month ago

John Harbaugh sticks up for his brother amid investigation: ‘They don’t have anything of substance’

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “His phones, his computers and all that stuff have been looked at, and he’s come through this thing with flying colors,” John Harbaugh said. I think it’s a real compliment to our family and to him, something for us to be proud of.” The Big Ten …

1 year, 1 month ago

John Harbaugh says Jim Harbaugh’s phones, computer have been searched: ‘They don’t have anything of substance’

New York Times

Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh said his younger brother Jim Harbaugh had “his phones, his computers and all of that stuff” looked into as part of an investigation into Michigan’s in-person scouting and sign-stealing scandal, and “he’s come through this thing with flying colors. “It’s been a long run.” Jim is currently serving a suspension that prohibits him from being …

1 year, 1 month ago

Jim Harbaugh says Sherrone Moore will lead No. 2 Michigan if a judge doesn’t rule in school’s favor

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “I’m just looking for that opportunity, due process,” Harbaugh said at his weekly news conference. I’m just looking for the merit for what the case is.” The Big Ten’s case against the Harbaugh-led Wolverines is that they violated the conference’s sportsmanship policy by conducting “an impermissible, …

1 year, 1 month ago

Jim Harbaugh won’t comment on Michigan’s legal battle, calls Wolverines ‘America’s team’

New York Times

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Jim Harbaugh opened his weekly news conference by saying he didn’t intend to comment on Michigan’s legal battle against the Big Ten until Friday when the two sides are set to present arguments in front of a Washtenaw County judge. He was pretty upset that he heard it through social media and not through the Big …

1 year, 1 month ago

No. 2 Michigan stays unbeaten as coach Harbaugh serves ban in 24-15 win over No. 9 Penn State

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! He didn’t have a huge game — three catches for 34 yards — but the touchdown reception in the opening minute of the fourth quarter was a reminder of what he means to the offense. 3 OHIO STATE 38, MICHIGAN STATE 3 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Marvin …

1 year, 2 months ago

Michigan plays without coach Jim Harbaugh, beating Penn State after no court ruling to lift his ban

Associated Press

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! About 90 minutes before kickoff, Michigan confirmed Harbaugh would not be at Beaver Stadium with the team and that a hearing in the school’s lawsuit challenging the Big Ten’s punishment was scheduled for Nov. 17. “We look forward to presenting our case next week where we …

1 year, 2 months ago

The Big Ten Picks a Risky Fight With College Football’s Most Litigious People

Slate

The Big Ten’s three-game suspension of Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, which the conference levied on Friday, is one of the splashiest college football stories ever. College sports’ richest conference is heading down a legal rabbit hole with one of its two most powerful institutions, and the gloves were all the way off even before Michigan accused the Big Ten of …

1 year, 2 months ago

At Penn State, Michigan didn’t need Jim Harbaugh, a judge or a sign-stealer to keep rolling

New York Times

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Michigan didn’t need a judge, a jury, a sign-stealer, a passing game or even its coach. Afterward, defensive tackle Cam Goode held up a dry-erase board with the message “Don’t have 2 cheat 2 win.” Sherrone Moore, Michigan’s acting head coach, burst into tears during an emotional postgame interview on Fox. Sherrone Moore breaks into tears …

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