Jim Harbaugh gets roasted in coaching return as Michigan struggles vs. Rutgers
Jim Harbaugh is back on the sidelines for Michigan as the Wolverines face Rutgers in Week 4. Despite Harbaugh getting back into action, Michigan is not exactly looking like the No. 2 team in the country against the Scarlet Knights.
Fortunately, JJ McCarthy was able to hit Semaj Morgan for a touchdown late in the first half to give Michigan a 14-7 lead heading into halftime. That’s a start but fans will want to see things start clicking at a more efficient clip in the second half.
There it is! 👏👏@UMichFootball takes the lead 😤 pic.twitter.com/X5rfqLqA38
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 23, 2023
The Wolverines still have plenty of time to snap out of their slow start and get things rolling, but this is far from what Harbaugh and the rest of his coaching staff wanted to see. It’s also a far cry from what many fans were hoping — or expecting — to see from the head coach during his first game back.
Here is how social media reacted to the struggles throughout the first half of Week 4:
Jim Harbaugh is back and this is the absolute worst Michigan has looked all season long. Not sure what’s happening but they seem off.
— 〽️ark (@sudden_damage) September 23, 2023
Hot take: Jim Harbaugh is the 4th best head coach at Michigan.
— Heiko Yang (@HeikoYang) September 23, 2023
Jim Harbaugh missed competing so much that he is purposefully holding Michigan back to ensure a close second half game so he can feel something send tweet
— Pregame Empire (@PregameEmpire) September 23, 2023
Jim Harbaugh is back and they’ve gotten a delay of game and 12 men on the field? pic.twitter.com/wtmSXk3G8R
— Soulja Sparty (@SouljaSparty) September 23, 2023
welcome back Jim Harbaugh, making terrible calls as head coach like you never left😂
— Gleeb (@GambaGleeb) September 23, 2023
I’m starting to think being away from the game did not in fact make Jim Harbaugh a better coach
— A Wizard, A True Ausar (@thom_not_tom) September 23, 2023
Yeah cause kicking a field goal on 4th and 2 made sense to begin with…
— Sassy Jim Harbaugh (@SassyHarbaugh) September 23, 2023
So Michigan is playing all cupcakes to mask the fact that they kinda suck lol
Sounds like every Jim Harbaugh team
— ATL Locks (@ATL_Locks) September 23, 2023
Did they just credit Jim Harbaugh for calling the flea flicker?
— Tanner Spearman (@tannerspearman) September 23, 2023