"It's been hard": Jim Harbaugh reveals toughest part of transition from Michigan to LA after 2024 Natty win

Former Michigan Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh shared the toughest part of his transition from the NCAA to the NFL. After the Wolverines won the national championship last season, Harbaugh left the program to be hired as the coach of the Los Angeles Chargers.

As Harbaugh is gearing up for his return to the NFL, the coach spoke on the "Pardon My Take" podcast and revealed the hardest challenge of going from the NCAA to the NFL. (timestamp at 56:30).

"It's been hard, you know, and this is, this is the two great loves that I have in my life, my family at home, you know, and my family at work and there's that Michigan family," Harbaugh said.

"Also, my dad lived right next door to me, right in Ann Arbor. Maybe the toughest thing of all, you know, has been that they haven't they haven't moved out here. Hopefully, they will."

From 2011 to 2014, Harbaugh was the San Francisco 49ers' head coach. He guided the 49ers to a 44-19 record and to the Super Bowl in 2012, his second season as coach. However, they lost to Baltimore, falling just short of winning the Lombardi.

Harbaugh will now coach the Chargers, who are coming off a dismal 5-12 season.

Jim Harbaugh faces Level 1 Violation by NCAA

Although Jim Harbaugh is now in the NFL and left the NCAA, he still is named in the Michigan Wolverines investigation in the wake of sign-stealing allegations last seson.

According to ESPN, Harbaugh, Chris Partridge, Denard Robinson, and Stalions are also accused of committing Level 1 violations. Harbaugh is accused of not cooperating in the investigation, as he allegedly denied the NCAA's request to view relevant messages and phone records from his personal cellphone.

Harbaugh could face a "show-cause" restriction if he ever opts to return to college sports, according to ESPN.

Jim Harbaugh was the coach of the Michigan Wolverines from 2015 and he led the school to an 86-25 record. He won the national championship in 2023 after making the college football playoffs the previous two years but being eliminated in the semifinals in both seasons.