Jim Harbaugh accomplished his goal of leading Michigan to a College Football Playoff National Championship win in 2023, but a Super Bowl title remains the elusive goal for the 60-year-old Harbaugh, who left his alma mater last week for a return to the NFL as Los Angeles Chargers coach.
Harbaugh, making his first public comments since his departure from Michigan, told CBS Sports on Sunday that the Lombardi Trophy pursuit was a driving factor in the decision to leave Ann Arbor, Michigan, after nine seasons at the helm.
“It was tough,” Harbaugh said during CBS Sports’ pregame coverage of the AFC Championship Game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens. “I was torn. My wife and kids (were too). I love Michigan. But I love the NFL, too, and there’s no Lombardi Trophy in college football. I’ve got so many sands left in the hour glass, and I want to take a crack at that. There’s no better place to do it than with the Los Angeles Chargers.”
Harbaugh had a previous — and successful — stint coaching in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers from 2011-14, but he fell short of winning it all. He guided San Francisco to a Super Bowl appearance during the 2012 season, but the 49ers lost to a Baltimore…
