Report: Niners expect Jim Harbaugh to take Michigan job

Jim Harbaugh to Michigan is looking more likely by the day.

According to Jason Cole of Bleacher Report, multiple members of the San Francisco 49ers staff and at least one other NFL source expect Harbaugh to accept Michigan’s offer as soon as the NFL season concludes.

“That’s what everybody on staff believes is going to happen this week,” one of the sources reportedly told Cole. “Jim has figured out that his style is best-suited for the college game. His shtick works better with young guys who are gone after three or four years.”

Multiple reports over the past week or so have indicated that Harbaugh will return to his alma mater. One of them indicated that Michigan has already offered Harbaugh more than $8 million per season, and Cole’s sources believe that report is accurate.

Michigan’s brass is supposedly in the Bay Area this weekend to meet with Harbaugh, and at this point it looks like they could be hammering out the final details of their arrangement. If people close to the situation believe Harbaugh has already made up his mind, the Wolverines may not be in California to plead with their former quarterback.

After seeing what Harbaugh did in 2011, we’ll remain slightly skeptical until an official announcement is made. That said, some reports from credible sources are starting to make it seem like Michigan will get its wish.

H/T CBS Sports