NFL Rumors: Jim Harbaugh Expected to Leave Michigan If He Receives NFL HC Offer

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh is expected to leave for the NFL if offered a job, according to multiple sources.

A source close to Harbaugh said it was a done deal if he got an offer.

Harbaugh led the team to a Big Ten title and a College Football Playoff appearance in each of the last two years. The Michigan football team lost in the national semifinals in both of the last two years.

This year, the 59-year-old has a $3 million buy out.

The San Francisco 49ers made the playoffs three times under Harbaugh, who was their head coach from 2011 to 2015. The Baltimore Ravens defeated him in the Super Bowl.

Harbaugh wanted to return to the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings, but he decided to stay at his alma mater.

The coach toldMitch Albom of the Detroit Free Press that he tried to return to the NFL because he was close to the Super Bowl. This is the final one. Let's chase college football's biggest prize.

He told Alejandro Zuniga of the Michigan Insider that he loved Michigan.

After falling short of a national championship for the second year in a row, it appears he's ready to consider a move to the NFL.

The Denver Broncos are one of several teams that have been doing homework on Harbaugh. The coach could be pursued by the Colts.

Harbaugh earned his lone Pro Bowl selection with the Colts in 1995 while he was a player.