After he finally won a National Championship with the Michigan Wolverines, it seems very likely that Jim Harbaugh will make his return to the NFL this fall.
You can apparently count Troy Aikman amongst Harbaugh’s biggest fans of his coaching.
With Harbaugh in attendance to watch his brother John’s Baltimore Ravens battle the Houston Texans in the AFC divisional round, Aikman was inspired to talk up Harbaugh’s coaching chops during ESPN’s broadcast. Before congratulating him for getting over the hump with Michigan, Aikman professed that Harbaugh has won everywhere and will make someone very happy if he comes back to an NFL sideline as a head coach in 2024:
"I hope we see [Jim Harbaugh] in the NFL next year." – Troy Aikman pic.twitter.com/waDSsyVFjs
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 20, 2024
The last we saw of Harbaugh in the NFL was when he coached the San Francisco 49ers to eight playoff wins, three consecutive NFC title game appearances, and a berth in Super Bowl 47 from 2011 to 2013. It’s difficult to say such success will immediately follow Harbaugh over a decade later, but at least he has an established track record.