Is the next Harbaugh head coach on the Seahawks’ Super Bowl staff? originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
If there is one thing the Harbaugh bloodline is going to do, it’s coach football.
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Football fans know John and Jim, and their father Jack, but a younger Harbaugh is quickly making a name for himself, as well.
Seattle Seahawks special team’s coordinator Jay Harbaugh was the topic of conversation on Thursday during the pre-Super Bowl 60 news conference for head coach Mike Macdonald.
Jay is the son of Jim, the Los Angeles Chargers head coach. As a previous assistant with the Baltimore Ravens, Macdonald has been open about the influence the Harbaugh family had on him. He first met Jay while interviewing for an opening at Michigan, where Jim was the head coach. Macdonald said from there he developed a friendship and appreciation for Jay as a coach.
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Seattle’s special teams haven’t had to impact the game as the defense has been so dominant, but when they get their chance, they can jumpstart the squad. Seattle ranks third in average yards per kick return and punt return. Rashid Shaheed is always a danger to break loose every kick.
With the success of the Seahawks this season, now reaching Super Bowl 60 against the New England Patriots, people may soon be asking if there will be another Harbaugh head coach.
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“I love bragging on Jay because he an underrated hero behind this whole operation,” Macdonald said during his address to the media before kickoff on Sunday.
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“When I got to Michigan, it became very clear very quickly that this guy was a heck of a football coach. The way he got buy-in and the way he creatively coached these awesome fundamentals, and the guys love the process on special teams in college. Michigan is a special place but that doesn’t happen all across the country. That wasn’t my experience at Georgia. I was like this guy’s a really dang good coach.
“He coached running backs, he coached tight ends, I left, he became the safeties coach. This guy can coach football. It was a very easy decision to beg him to come to Seattle.
