Podcast: Reacting to Jim Harbaugh's departure and what's next for Michigan
The Michigan Wolverines are in the market for a new head coach with Jim Harbaugh officially bolting for the Los Angeles Chargers after nine seasons. Most assume that offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Sherrone Moore will succeed him, but today is a day of reflection on a nine-year run that ended with a College Football Playoff National Championship.
TheWolverine.com’s Anthony Broome and Clayton Sayfie jumped online to do a reaction podcast shortly after news of Harbaugh’s departure and what comes next for a Michigan program in flux despite a national title win 16 days ago.
“It’s obviously a sad day in Ann Arbor for Michigan fans that an outstanding nine years comes to a close,” Sayfie said. “It kind of felt like this was going to happen this week once we found out this afternoon that Jim Harbaugh was still in Los Angeles after his second interview yesterday. Not a huge shock, and then it was either, ‘Is he gonna go to Atlanta for his second interview with the Falcons? Or is he going to come back to Ann Arbor?’
“Extremely unfortunate for Michigan and a brutal blow for the Wolverines after having one of the top coaches in the country for nine years, three straight Big Ten titles on the back end here with the National Championship as well. That’s going to be really tough to replace. I agree with you. I think they should name Sherrone Moore the head coach almost immediately so they can keep this thing as intact as possible with the roster and the assistant coaching staff. Now we have a lot to look out for when it comes to next steps for Michigan, but what a legacy Jim Harbaugh leaves behind.
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“Almost 20 years of his life spent in Ann Arbor as a ball boy, a cord plugger, the son of Michigan secondary coach Jack Harbaugh back in the 1970s, five years as a player with the Wolverines. And then nine as the head coach, obviously All American is a player, but his legacy will continue to live on here as well. He’s left Michigan in the past for his dad taking another job, him going to the NFL as a player, now this one, but Jim Harbaugh is one of the best coaches in Michigan history, if not the best.”
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