Jim Harbaugh hires son Jay Harbaugh as Michigan tight ends coach
Jim Harbaugh didn’t have to look too hard to find the latest hire for his new staff at Michigan.
Harbaugh announced Tuesday that his son Jay Harbaugh will serve as the Wolverines’ tight ends coach and assistant special teams coach. Jay Harbaugh spent the past three seasons in the Baltimore Ravens organization under head coach John Harbaugh, Jim’s brother. In 2014, he was an offensive quality control coach for the Ravens.
“Jay gathered a wealth of experience the last three seasons coaching in the NFL and I am excited to have him join our coaching staff,” Jim Harbaugh said. “His passion for teaching the game is at the highest level and he will be an asset to our team. He did a phenomenal job in Baltimore and will do an excellent job mentoring our tight ends.”
In addition to working as a quality control coach where he “focused on statistical analysis, self-scouting reports and breakdowns of opposing defenses,” Harbaugh also spent time working with Baltimore’s video and weight room staff.
“It is an amazing opportunity and privilege to coach football at one of the premier universities in the world,” Jay Harbaugh said. “I’m ecstatic about being in Ann Arbor, and to be a part of building something special with the great people in our program.”
Before his time with the Ravens, Harbaugh was an undergraduate assistant under Mike Riley at Oregon State from 2008-2011. He also interned under his dad with the 49ers during the summer of 2011.
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