Best Natty Quotes From Michigan Football Coach Jim Harbaugh

HOUSTON — Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh just did what he came to Ann Arbor to do: win the National Championship. After the game, Harbaugh and some of his players had a chance to speak with the media after their program-changing 34-13 victory in the title game, where he had some great quotes. Here are some of our favorites.

Best quotes from Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh after winning the National Championship

Jan 8, 2024; Houston, TX, USA; Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh holds the National Championship Trophy as he celebrates after winning 2024 College Football Playoff national championship game against the Washington Huskies at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports

A glorious win for Michigan football

“Glorious win, I could not be prouder or happier of our team, 15-0. Took on all comers. Last one standing. It’s a great feeling. And just so happy for our players, our parents, grandparents, our coaches, Sherrone Moore, Jesse Minter, Jay Harbaugh, the coordinators, the coaches, the staff. We just couldn’t have had a better staff. Jesse Minter, A plus plus the whole way.

“For me personally, I can now sit at the big person’s table in the family. They won’t keep me over there on the little table anymore. My dad, Jack Harbaugh, won a national championship and my brother won a Super Bowl. It’s good to be at the big person’s table from now on.”

Jim Harbaugh and his team are innocent

It couldn’t have gone better. It went exactly how we wanted it to go to win every game. The off-the-field issues, we’re innocent and we stood strong and tall because we knew we were innocent. And I’d like to point that out. And these guys are innocent. And overcome that, it wasn’t that hard because we knew we were innocent. So yeah, that’s really what I wanted to say. It went exactly how we wanted it to go. It went exactly how we wanted it to go.

National Championship earns Harbaugh a spot at the big boy table

“That’ll check the biggest box. For me, personally, just to be part of the family. With my dad, who won a national championship with Western Kentucky in 2002, and John Harbaugh, who won the Super Bowl 2012 season, 2013 Super Bowl. I get to sit at the big person’s table now. That feels really good. Just to be the only coach in your only family that hasn’t won a national title or Super Bowl, the championship, that feels great, personally.”

What’s next?

“I just want to enjoy this. I just want to enjoy this. I hope you give me that. Can a guy have that? Does it always have to be what’s next, what’s the future? Like I said the other day, yeah, I hope to have a future. I hope there’s a tomorrow, a day after tomorrow, a next week, a next month, a next year.

“And just one last thing. I’ve got two great loves. My love at work, the people I work with – coaches, the staff, players. And the love I have for my family at home. It just means a lot. I see a couple of the kids right here – Jimmy, Grace, Sarah, Johnny, Jack, Katie, Addi – the loves of my life. And my brother John being here, and my dad and mom being here. And then to be here with our team, and that’s those two families together celebrating, it’s glorious. It is just a beautiful thing.”

Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh is getting his first tattoo to celebrate National Championship win

“I said that I would get a tattoo. I have no ink on my body. No tattoos anywhere, but I did say that to our players. I said if we go 15-0, I’m getting a tattoo, it’s 15-0. I’m going to put it on my shoulder – I don’t know if it’s my left or right yet. I’m a right-handed quarterback, I’ll probably get it on my right.

“And then an M, too, an M that’s maize and blue M. Also that signifies a thousand in Roman numerals. Can’t tell you what that means to us, too, that we reached a thousand wins this year. And where are we at now, a 1,003, four? I lost count. 1,004. 1,004! Four. One of my favorite numbers (laughter).

“Definitely going to include that. And it’s such a great thing. I mean, I think of the brothers that have played here together, the father/sons that have played at Michigan. We’ve got a beautiful wall. Brad Galli has shot that wall a few times. A lot of people talk about family.”

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