Michigan's Jim Harbaugh evades questions about possible leap to NFL before title game against Washington

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Jim Harbaugh has been on the Michigan football sideline for nine seasons. Before he returned to Ann Arbor to coach his alma mater, Harbaugh had considerable success coaching in the NFL.

He led the 49ers to a Super Bowl during his four-year run in San Francisco. On Monday, Harbaugh will coach the Wolverines in the College Football Playoff national championship game against the Washington Huskies.

While Harbaugh prepares for the game that could end Michigan's 26-year national title drought, speculation continues to grow about his potential NFL future. 

Harbaugh fielded questions Saturday in Houston, site of this season's national championship game, about whether his rumored interest in pro football would be impacted by the result of Monday's game.

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Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh speaks during national championship game media day at George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. (Junfu Han/USA Today Network)

"I have no idea about that," Harbaugh said. "I couldn’t be more happy to be here. This is a tremendous city. They do everything big in Texas, and this is cool. This is right where we want to be. This is where we worked, to get there."

Harbaugh also downplayed the notion he was one of the top stories heading in the title game.

"(Fans) really don't come to watch the coaches, they don't come to watch the administrators. They come to watch the players," the Michigan coach said Saturday.

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Harbaugh dismissed a number of NFL-related questions throughout