On Wednesday evening, the Los Angeles Chargers officially introduced Jim Harbaugh as their next head coach, marking the end of Harbaugh’s time leading the Michigan Wolverines. But even though Harbaugh led Michigan to a national title in his last season with the team, college football expert Paul Finebaum does not think he’s leaving Michigan better than he found it.
During an appearance on ESPN’s First Take on Thursday morning, Paul Finebaum called out Jim Harbaugh for “leaving behind a mess” at Michigan as he bolts to the NFL, pointing out that there are currently two separate NCAA investigations ongoing.
“I think it’s a positive, frankly, and I hate to interrupt the coronation here of a new Pope, but let’s remember a couple of things about Jim Harbaugh, my friends. He was at Michigan nine years. The first six years weren’t exactly virtuoso,” Finebaum said. “He nearly got fired. … The last three years were brilliant. Everyone agrees with that. That’s why we’re celebrating him today, and we should celebrate him. But he’s leaving behind a mess.
“I realize he won the national championship and that’s so easy to celebrate, but there are two separate NCAA investigations ongoing and will be adjudicated, and in some ways, I think that’s a positive for Michigan that without him around, they will probably skate much easier in the new modern world of the NCAA.”
We’ll have to see what happens at Michigan following the departure of Harbaugh.
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