After winning the 2024 College Football Championship, the University of Michigan Wolverines are now searching for a new next head coach, here are the greatest college football odds for Jim Harbaugh’s successor
Jim Harbaugh, who guided the University of Michigan to its first national championship in 26 years, is leaving the school on Wednesday to join the Los Angeles Chargers in the NFL. His influence has had a revolutionary effect on the program. In his debut season, he led the struggling Michigan Wolverines—who had missed the playoffs for eight straight seasons—to a 13-3 record and an NFC title game.
Michigan Wolverines next new football head coach odds and candidates favorites list in 2024
Breaking 🚨 🚨 🚨: Coach John Harbaugh, the winningest head coach in Michigan history, has just announced that he is leaving the sinking ship that is the Michigan Wolverines to take the San Diego Chargers job.
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— Three Year Letterman (@3YearLetterman) January 24, 2024
The 60-year-old experienced a difficult and controversy-filled 2023 season. With the national championship at stake, he might have sought to leave the Big Ten and Michigan suspended to avoid going back to what he thought to be a hostile atmosphere.
Harbaugh, worth $40 million, as per Celebrity Net Worth, has enjoyed four successful seasons with the San Francisco 49ers from 2011 to 2014, guiding them to Super Bowl participation. On Wednesday, Harbaugh officially signed a contract with the Los Angeles Chargers, confirming the rumours.
Michigan’s next head coach odds
- Sherrone Moore -700
- Lance Leipold +600
- Brian Kelly +700
- J. Fleck +1000
- Jesse Minter +1100
- Matt Campbell +1200
- Chris Kileman +1600
- Mike Hart +1600
- Matt Rhule +2000
- Lane Kiffin +2500
Sherrone Moore is the front-runner to succeed Harbaugh
After joining the Wolverines for the 2018 season as the tight ends coach, Moore, 37, served as Michigan’s offensive coordinator and offensive line coach in 2023.
Throughout portions of Harbaugh’s two suspensions this past season, he filled in as the team’s acting head coach; nonetheless, Harbaugh received official credit for all but one of those four victories. The 30–24 victory over Ohio State in the last week of the regular season stands as Moore’s most noteworthy (unofficial) accomplishment while on the sidelines. Under Moore’s guidance, the Wolverines averaged 382.7 yards per game and 35.9 points per contest this season.
J.J. McCarthy, the quarterback, and Blake Corum, the running back, have both filed for the 2024 NFL Draft following Harbaugh’s departure. The Wolverines made the right decision by keeping Moore as head coach in an attempt to maintain some kind of continuity following a championship campaign.