Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh sat down with the media on Thursday as spring camp began and touched on a range of topics, including off-season coaching additions, runner Blake Corum’s injury news, and NFL rumors that have materialized since the season.
Harbaugh and the Wolverines are expected to be pre-season favorites in the Big Ten in 2023, given the return of talent and some of the key players on their way through the recruiting and transfer portal. Michigan has won back-to-back Big Ten titles and is gearing up for its third straight college football playoff appearance.
Going 0-2 in the playoffs to return to the postseason and advance to the national championship is an obvious goal for a team welcoming several All-American candidates, including the nation’s most prolific defenseman.
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This is a summary of Harbaugh’s press release this week and the details of what he had to say about Michigan’s upcoming 2023 season:
Harbaugh, who has led Michigan 74-25 for eight seasons (72-21 in six full seasons), faced several NFL teams in January after the playoffs, including the Broncos and Panthers. On Thursday, he confirmed he would stay until 2023 and beyond.
According to The Michigan Insider, Harbaugh and his team were successful with a score of 25-3. Olast two seasons including Ohio State twice with an overall score of 87–50. This stretch includes two Big Ten titles with an overall 85–25 title game score and two college football playoff appearances.
According to The Michigan Insider, Harbaugh said Corum’s recovery is going smoothly, but the running back star is not yet in full training.
“Maybe a full, full exit sometime in early June,” Harbaugh said of Corum’s status. “It will have a full summer cycle. He’s there every day. He is not going through training since he had surgery. Give him the time he needs to recover and recuperate. He’s in a great place. a guy who does not participate in the spring ball, they are actively involved in strength and conditioning. They actively follow the protocols that doctors have for their rehabilitation. I don’t see anyone messing around or relaxing. over the shirt, so that’s good. The guys are doing what the experts tell them, right now.”
Straight out of Harbaugh, any alleged broken relationship with Wolverine athletic director Ward Manuel is false. According to Sam Webb of The Michigan Insider, Harbaugh knows that Manuel saved Harbaugh from being fired prior to this impressive two-year run as one of the country’s elites.
According to Harbaugh, Amorion Walker’s move from wide receiver to fullback pays immediate dividends. Walker has only made two defensive appearances this month, but that’s enough to earn the staff high marks.
Harbaugh named his starting quarterback on Thursday, which surprised no one. After ousting Cade McNamara last fall as QB1 after Week 3, McCarthy has become pivotal in that position and nearly helped Michigan overcome a double-digit deficit in a playoff loss to TCU. He is arguably the best Big Ten player to return to the position and now has a new coach to work with in 2023.
Harbaugh, in his opinion, has a healthy relationship with the NFL. Earlier this spring President of the University of Michigan Santa Ono tweeted that Harbaugh will return to his alma mater to coach the Wolverines in 2023 despite NFL offers. Harbaugh reportedly met with the Broncos a few days later.
Pat yourself on the back, Jim. Harbaugh confirmed Thursday that he was not the only Michigan staffer targeted by the NFL following the Wolverine’s loss to TCU in last season’s playoff semifinals. However, he did not say who the others were.
Partridge coached Michigan’s defense and special teams from 2016 to 2019 before becoming Ole Miss defensive coordinator for three seasons. and now he has a chance to once again prove his worth to the Wolverines – on and off the field (as a recruiter).
Michigan Insider’s Sam Webb and others talk about Michigan’s spring training and recent events in Ann Arbor involving Harbaugh and the 2023 Wolverines.
Zach Shaw and Sam Webb contributed to this report.
Source: 247sports.com
