Jim Harbaugh returning to NFL to coach Chargers after leading Michigan to national title
Jim Harbaugh was hired as head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers on Wednesday, leaving Michigan after capping his ninth season as coach of college football's winningest program with the school's first national championship since 1997.
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![Jim Harbaugh looks on during the first quarter of the 2024 college football national championship game between the Michigan Wolverines and Washington Huskies at NRG Stadium in Houston on Jan. 8. A male football coach wearing glasses and a ball cap with a communications headset around his neck claps his hands while looking on from his team's sideline.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7094015.1706140850!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/1918409584.jpg)
Jim Harbaugh was hired as head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers on Wednesday, leaving Michigan after capping his ninth season as coach of college football's winningest program with the school's first national championship since 1997.