Jay Harbaugh

Jay Harbaugh
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Harbaugh in 2024
Seattle Seahawks
Position:Special teams coordinator
Personal information
Born: (1989-06-14) June 14, 1989 (age 35)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Career information
College:Oregon State University
Career history
As a coach:
  • Oregon State (2008–2011)
    Student assistant
  • Baltimore Ravens (2012–2014)
    Offensive quality control coach
  • Michigan (2015–2016)
    Tight ends coach & assistant special teams coach
  • Michigan (2017–2018)
    Running backs coach & assistant special teams coach
  • Michigan (2019–2020)
    Special teams coordinator & running backs coach
  • Michigan (2021)
    Special teams coordinator & tight ends coach
  • Michigan (2022–2023)
    Special teams coordinator & safeties coach
  • Seattle Seahawks (2024–present)
    Special teams coordinator
Career highlights and awards

Jay Patrick Harbaugh (/ˈhɑːrbɔː/; born June 14, 1989)[1] is an American football coach who is the special teams coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He is the son of Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh, grandson of former player and coach Jack Harbaugh, and the nephew of Baltimore Ravens head coach, John Harbaugh.[1][2]

Early life and family

A native of San Diego, Harbaugh attended St. Augustine High School in San Diego and Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut.[3][4] He played defensive line in high school, but knee injuries ended his career.[2] Harbaugh earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Oregon State University, and completed an internship with the San Francisco 49ers prior to his senior year.[5]

Coaching career

Oregon State

Harbaugh spent four seasons as an undergraduate assistant at Oregon State under head coach Mike Riley.[6][7][8][9] Riley was the head coach of the San Diego Chargers in 1999 and 2000 when his father was playing quarterback.[10]

Baltimore Ravens

Harbaugh spent three seasons working in Baltimore for the Ravens under his uncle John Harbaugh. In 2014, his work focused on statistical analysis, self-scouting reports and breakdowns of opposing defenses.[1][6][7][8][11] He was on the Ravens' staff the year they beat his father's San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII.[9][12]

Michigan

Harbaugh (background) alongside his father Jim (foreground) with Michigan in 2017.

On January 20, 2015, Harbaugh was officially introduced as part of the Michigan football staff and served as the tight ends coach and as an assistant special teams coach for the Wolverines. For the 2017 season, he was named running backs and special teams coach. He moved back to tight ends and special teams coach for the 2021 season.[7][8][9] Prior to the 2022 season, Michigan announced that Harbaugh would coach safeties in addition to coordinating special teams, with Ronald Bellamy moving from safeties to wide receivers, and Grant Newsome taking over duties as tight ends coach.[13]

Following the 2021 season, Harbaugh was named the FootballScoop.com Special Teams Coordinator of the Year.[14]

In the wake of Jim Harbaugh's three-game suspension to open the 2023 season, it was announced that Harbaugh would serve as interim head coach for the first half of Michigan's second game of the season against UNLV. On September 9, 2023, Harbaugh led the Wolverines to a 35–7 win over the Rebels, giving him his first official win as a college football head coach.[15]

Seattle Seahawks

On February 13, 2024, Harbaugh was hired as the special teams coach for the Seattle Seahawks.[16]

Personal life

Harbaugh and his wife, Britney, have two children.[17]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten Conference) (2023)
2023 Michigan 1–0[n 1] 0–0[n 1] (East)
Michigan: 1–0 0–0
Total: 1–0

Notes

  1. ^ a b Michigan's head coach, Jim Harbaugh, was suspended for the first three games of the 2023 season. Jesse Minter served as interim head coach for the first game of the season, Jay Harbaugh and Mike Hart were interim co-head coaches for the second game, and Sherrone Moore served as interim head coach for the third game.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c "U of M Football Coach Staff Bio". University of Michigan. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Son of 49ers' Jim Harbaugh forging own coaching path". San Jose Mercury News. August 5, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  3. ^ "Acee: Jay Harbaugh doing what he was born to -- coaching". U-T San Diego. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  4. ^ "Jay Harbaugh's Football Stats". CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  5. ^ "Super Bowl 2013: Harbaugh brothers compete, and so do father and son". Los Angeles Times. February 2, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Jay Harbaugh Joins Staff as Tight Ends, Assistant Special Teams Coach". mgoblue.com/. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c "Jim Harbaugh adds son Jay as Michigan TE coach". CBSSports.com. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  8. ^ a b c "Jim Harbaugh hires son, Jay". ESPN. January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  9. ^ a b c "Jim Harbaugh's son, Jay, joins Michigan staff as assistant". Sports Illustrated. January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  10. ^ Snyder, Mark (August 1, 2015). "Nebraska coach Riley: U-M's Jay Harbaugh can handle job". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  11. ^ "Jim Harbaugh's son helping Ravens prepare for Sunday". NFL. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  12. ^ "Super Bowl XLVII - San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens - February 3rd, 2013". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  13. ^ "Jim Harbaugh announces new hires, changes to 2022 Michigan football coaching staff". February 10, 2022.
  14. ^ "The 2021 Football Scoop Coaching Awards Presented by AstroTurf".
  15. ^ "Harbaugh Announces Coaching Duties for First Three Games of 2023".
  16. ^ Boyle, John; Horton, Ari (February 13, 2024). "Seahawks Announce Seven Additions To 2024 Coaching Staff". Seahawks.com. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  17. ^ Windsor, Shawn (May 16, 2022). "Fundraiser for autism awareness is personal for Michigan football's Harbaugh family". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  18. ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; Jay Harbaugh". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 10, 2023.