Will he or won’t he?
That is the question on every bettor’s mind when it comes to Jim Harbaugh and the NFL.
The Michigan coach, former Wolverines quarterback and “Michigan man” has now interviewed for a couple of NFL coaching vacancies, causing his next team odds to shift significantly over the last week.
Here’s a look at the updated betting board.
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JIM HARBAUGH’S NEXT DESTINATION ODDS: *
Los Angeles Chargers: -300 (bet $10 to win $13.33 total)
Not the head coach of an NFL team +175 (bet $10 to win $27.50)
Atlanta Falcons: +800 (bet $10 to win $90 total)
Any other NFL or NCAA team: +1600 (bet $10 to win $170 total)
Washington Commanders: 2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)
* odds as of 1/19/24
The Chargers’ odds to land Harbaugh have shifted drastically overnight at DraftKings Sportsbook, going from -150 to -300.
Los Angeles is now currently the clear-cut favorite to land the acclaimed coach.
“Herbert and him [Harbaugh] makes a lot of sense,” said FOX Sports NFL Insider Peter Schrager. “I think Harbaugh to the NFL happens now. The timing is right. But he needs to be offered the job. So we’ll see how it plays out in the next few days, but I think the Chargers are the favorites to land Jim Harbaugh”
Will Jim Harbaugh move on to the NFL?
Harbaugh potentially returning to the Michigan sidelines is also an option. That option comes in second on the betting board at +175.
Another wrinkle emerged Tuesday night as the Falcons tweeted they interviewed Harbaugh to replace the fired Arthur Smith.
The Falcons shot up the betting board after the interview, going from +3000 to +500. They now sit third on the odds list at +800.
That said, Bill Belichick is currently a big favorite to land that job.
Harbaugh is just over a couple weeks removed from guiding Michigan to its first national title since 1997, and now, the conversation turns to whether he will return to his alma mater as head coach or if he will once again take his talents to the NFL sidelines.
Jim Harbugh interviews with the Los Angeles Chargers
FOX Sports college football analyst RJ Young is curious to see if Chargers owner Dean Spanos writes a big enough check to land Harbaugh.
“After going 15-0, winning the national championship at Michigan, I don’t think anybody at Michigan would begrudge him the opportunity to coach in the NFL once again,” said Young, host of the “The Number One College Football Show” podcast. “Interviewing with the Chargers, I think, is interesting for a number of reasons, not the least of which is- I would love to see Dean Spanos spend the kind of money that Jim Harbaugh would be looking for to hire a head coach, then I would like to see L.A. Chargers fans go, ‘Yo dog, where has this been the whole time?'”
Harbaugh played for the San Diego Chargers (1999-2000) at the end of his career. On paper, the Bolts job appears to be the most coveted on the market, considering they have a 25-year-old quarterback who was a Pro Bowler in 2021 in Justin Herbert.
He also spent four seasons as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, guiding them to Super Bowl XLVII — where they lost to his brother John Harbaugh’s Baltimore Ravens — and two NFC Championship appearances in his first three seasons. The two sides mutually parted ways after the 2014 season, and Harbaugh then took over at Michigan.
And now that he’s accomplished the ultimate goal in college, speculation is running rampant that Harbaugh will return to the NFL.
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