Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh took the head job with the San Diego Chargers Wednesday night. The reigning national champion college coach returns to the NFL for the first time since 2014.
He leaves Michigan after a solid coaching tenure became a legendary one. Program stagnation and calls for his job in 2020 were met with three straight College Football Playoff appearances and this year’s national championship.
Harbaugh’s final record is 89-25. He went 2-6 in bowl games, a record that doesn’t count the national championship game.
There will be substantial fallout from this news. Offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore is likely to get the job, which will create stability. But as seen with Alabama post-Nick Saban, there will be a 30-day transfer window for the entire roster. This could lead to widespread player departures from one of the nation’s best rosters.
Before all of that happens, it’s time to rehash Wisconsin’s history against Harbaugh over the last decade. Despite the direction the series trended after 2020, the Badgers actually had his number for a significant chunk of time.