After helping revive the Michigan football program over the last three seasons, beating Ohio State three straight times, winning that many Big Ten titles, and securing three College Football Playoff appearances, culminating in the school’s first national championship this century, Jim Harbaugh is gone.
As many had feared, Harbaugh finally took the plunge by returning to the NFL ranks, where he had earned plenty of success before arriving in Ann Arbor, announcing he will coach the Los Angeles Chargers going forward.
Now, at its zenith, Michigan will have to regroup and find the man who will replace Harbaugh and maintain his success and carry the Wolverines into a historic 2024 season with an expanded Big Ten and playoff. Who’s up for the job?
Sherrone Moore
Moore has plenty going for him. He’s young, just 37. And he has experience coaching this football team, stepping in as interim during Harbaugh’s late-season suspension.
Moore led Michigan to a road win against a top-10 ranked Penn State team, beat Maryland in a would-be trap game on the road, and took down the Buckeyes at home. Players are very high on him.
But there’s the question of a likely pending NCAA punishment for the program stemming from the sign-stealing investigation. Should the NCAA find that Moore was in any way involved, the school may just want a new face.
