Colin Cowherd reverses course on Jim Harbaugh being better than Nick Saban after latest puzzling Michigan loss
By Sydney Hunte
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Jim Harbaugh is 48-19 as the head coach of Michigan. At first glance, that’s a decent mark, but after finishing no higher than 3rd in the Big Ten’s East Division standings in all but 1 year, it’s easy to see why Wolverines fans are disappointed with the return on investment they’ve received from him thus far.
The Wolverines’ most recent loss is sure to lead to even more frustration. After a 38-27 loss to Rutgers, Michigan State entered the Big House and knocked off the No. 13 team in the country, winning by a count of 27-24. It was a far cry from last year’s contest between the 2 teams, which the Wolverines dominated, 44-10.
And that led one of Harbaugh’s most ardent supporters, FOX Sports personality Colin Cowherd, to rethink things.
Defending Jim Harbaugh is starting to feel like a losing proposition. #SpartyParty
— Colin Cowherd (@ColinCowherd) October 31, 2020
This is a rather surprising statement from Cowherd, since as recently as Nov. 2018, he felt that Harbaugh was better than one of the best college coaches of all time: Nick Saban.
Jim Harbaugh is a more impressive coach than Nick Saban pic.twitter.com/W0cKzUFasP
— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) November 2, 2018
That’s quite a bold statement. “By the way”—to borrow a popular phrase from Cowherd—Saban entered Saturday with an all-time record of 248-65-1, including 157-23 at Alabama. Most importantly, he’s won 6 national championships, all of those in the country’s leading football conference.
Unfortunately for Cowherd, the video’s still out there, so in case he ever wants to claim that he never said that Harbaugh was better than Saban, the proof is there.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
