When Jim Harbaugh arrived in Ann Arbor on December 30, 2014, his plan was to bring Michigan football back from the brink. Coming off of a 5-7 season, the Wolverines were backsliding again, after going 11-2 in the first year of the Brady Hoke era. But the maize and blue still had an Ohio State problem, and Harbaugh wasn’t going …

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter Nick Sirianni knew it wouldn’t be easy to replace defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon after Super Bowl LVII. He just never imagined it would turn into such a disaster. The Philadelphia Eagles defense became one of the NFL’s worst. Gannon’s replacement even got demoted in December. Now, as Sirianni tries to clean up that wreckage, he’s …

The Los Angeles Chargers are nearing a deal to hire Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh as their next head coach, a source tells CBS Sports. Harbaugh has long been the top target for the Chargers, and the coach has been looking to jump back to the NFL ranks the last several years. Winning the national championship at Michigan, his alma mater, was crucial …

One of the biggest questions of the college football offseason was answered Wednesday, with Jim Harbaugh making the move back to the NFL to join the Los Angeles Chargers. Harbaugh, who is coming off leading his alma mater Michigan to its first national title since 1997 and its first outright championship since 1948, becomes the latest domino to fall in …

With the NFL regular season behind us, it is time for teams to begin preparing for next season. Several teams have already made the decision to change key positions within the organization, whether that be a general manager, head coach or coordinator.  Rather than scouring the scatter shot reports across social media, CBSSports.com has compiled all of those reports of …

Michael Cohen College Football and College Basketball Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. — On the frigid Saturday evening when Michigan football staged a celebration for its first national championship in 26 years, quarterback J.J. McCarthy and head coach Jim Harbaugh both addressed the expectant crowd that stuffed Crisler Center, the school’s on-campus basketball arena, to the brim.  McCarthy, who had recently capped …

Aiyuk expects Deebo to play for 49ers vs. Lions in NFC title game originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Deebo Samuel, who is dealing with a left shoulder injury, provided some encouraging signs of his progress Wednesday toward returning to action this week. The wide receiver didn’t take part in 49ers practice Wednesday, but the chances …

UConn has announced their finalized schedule for the 2024 football season which includes seven home games and five road games. Head coach Jim Mora and the Huskies will try to rebound from a disappointing 2023 season that saw them go 3-9, a year after finishing with a surprising 6-6 record – in Mora’s first season as head coach – and …

Bryan Fischer College Football Writer The collective football world spent three years preparing for the news that unfolded on Wednesday evening and the realization that it was finally time to refer to Jim Harbaugh as the former Michigan head coach. Yet the news that Harbaugh was officially making the jump to the NFL to take over the Los Angeles Chargers …

For the most part, Troy Aikman and the Dallas Cowboys delivered in big moments during their 1990s dynasty that produced three world championships in a four-year span.  For whatever reason, the Cowboys have gone the polar opposite way since winning their last title in January of 1996. The franchise seems to always come up short when it matters most, a …

An NCAA rule that makes it more likely Jim Harbaugh could be charged with major NCAA violations has been at the heart of the coach’s contract negotiations with Michigan, sources tell CBS Sports.  Under the NCAA’s coach responsibility provision, which was strengthened just one year ago on Jan. 1, 2023, Harbaugh would be charged with a Level I violation in the …

Carmen Vitali NFC North Reporter Nothing is certain in the NFL. Except, apparently, Green Bay starting a top-10 quarterback. There were roughly two months when Packers fans were part of the mainstream. They had question marks about their team, which seemed mired in mediocrity. The annual ups and downs that most fans experience haven’t been commonplace for the green and …

Only four teams remain in the NFL postseason with three games left to play — including Sunday’s AFC and NFC championship games — and per usual this time of the year given the physical grind playing an NFL season, there are some key injuries.  The respective availabilities for Pro Bowlers Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews, Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey …

The 2023 college football season is in the books as the Michigan Wolverines captured the national championship, taking down Alabama and then Washington in the College Football Playoff. With the offseason here, the focus now shifts to the 2024 season for programs. For the North Carolina Tar Heels, next season will usher in a new era at quarterback as Drake …

Bettors, have you taken a look at the logo for Super Bowl LVIII? If you haven’t yet, you certainly should now. The current logo features the colors of the two teams with the shortest odds to win it all — red and gold for the San Francisco 49ers and purple and black for the Baltimore Ravens. Currently, the Niners’ Super …