Jim Harbaugh departs for the NFL after nine seasons at Michigan. What's next for the Wolverines?
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🗓️ 25 January 2024
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Zach Shaw and Steve Lorenz break down the news that Jim Harbaugh is headed back to the NFL after nine seasons at Michigan. They discuss Harbaugh's tenure, and offer a check list of what should be next on the Wolverines' agenda.
They open with a look at Harbaugh’s decision to leave Michigan for the Los Angeles Chargers. They discuss the “surprise” of the move, what their initial reaction is and what they remember most about Harbaugh’s tenure at Michigan.
In the second half of the episode, they dig in to what’s next for the Wolverines. They discuss why Sherrone Moore is such a no-brainer candidate for Michigan’s next head coach, what makes him a compelling candidate and how promoting him can keep Michigan’s momentum going. They also look at the recruiting side of things, including how the Wolverines must go about recruiting their current players to stick around.
They then close the episode with a look at what Michigan should be looking for in a defensive coordinator in the event that Jesse Minter also heads to the NFL.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, everybody. Welcome to the Wolverine 24-7 podcast, your audio source for all things, Michigan football, basketball, and recruiting. |
| 0:06.0 | I'm your host, Zach Shaw. Steve Lorenz is here with me. |
| 0:08.4 | Got an action-packed episode today because this evening, it was officially announced by the Los Angeles Chargers that Jim Harbaugh, after nine seasons running the Michigan football team, is heading back to the NFL, where he'll be head coach for the Chargers. |
| 0:24.6 | Got a lot to talk about, so we'll dive mostly right in. |
| 0:28.3 | I think some of the things that we'll discuss is the decision, kind of the immediate reaction to it. |
| 0:33.4 | How we'll remember the Harbaugh era at Michigan? |
| 0:36.8 | What does Michigan do next? |
| 0:38.6 | Where does Sharon Moore fit into things? |
| 0:41.0 | Spoiler alert, we both think that that hire should be made pretty soon. |
| 0:45.9 | You know, where does Jesse Minter or where does a defensive coordinator search go from here? |
| 0:51.0 | And then also maybe some of the other things on Michigan's checklist after this move. |
| 0:57.6 | And Steve, I don't think this is allowed to be called a shock just because it had been |
| 1:03.5 | teased for three years and really by the media for like basically since he arrived in |
| 1:08.4 | Ann Arbor. |
| 1:10.1 | And he'd obviously, he was obviously he was in LA yesterday for |
| 1:13.0 | for a second interview so you knew that things were heating up but obviously actually actually |
| 1:20.2 | seeing the rumors for it and actually seeing him do it a little bit different I mean I you know I think |
| 1:25.9 | I think it became clear to me that he really wanted to win a Super Bowl. |
| 1:31.3 | You know, I know there's been reports. |
| 1:32.6 | I'm guessing Michigan kind of leaked it to show that they gave it a solid effort. |
| 1:38.0 | But, you know, Michigan, what Michigan was offering was a very compelling. |
| 1:43.2 | I mean, it's about as much as you can realistically offer |
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