Paul Finebaum was absolutely wrong about Jim Harbaugh, and the popular college football host on ESPN’s SEC Network had to own it after Michigan’s national championship.

Monday night, the Wolverines started hot and finished strong while posting a 34-13 win over Washington in Houston. Though Michigan’s offense bogged down at times, the defense clamped down on Michael Penix Jr. and limited the explosive plays in a title-winning performance.

During Tuesday’s broadcast of ESPN’s “Get Up,” Finebaum congratulated Harbaugh and even said he was cheering for Michigan’s head coach. Finebaum was even forced to admit he was wrong about Harbaugh after previously believing the head coach would never beat Ohio State.

“I say congratulations, and Greenie, I was cheering for him last night, and I can’t explain it. I’m sure it’s some weird thing back when I was a baby, but I don’t know if I’ve ever been more wrong about anything in my entire life,” Finebaum conceded. “I didn’t think the guy would ever beat Ohio State, I said on your show a couple of years ago, if I live to be 150 and I’m getting close.”

How wrong was Finebaum? He described it as “epically” and “out of this universe” in regard to his wrongness about the now national champion Harbaugh.

“The point being: This is truly remarkable. I don’t want to be wrong about something. You never want to be wrong. But if you’re ever going to be epically wrong, out of this constellation, out of this universe wrong, I’ll take it,” said Finebaum. “And I think Jim Harbaugh has silenced all those who doubted him in the early days.”

“I don’t know if I’ve ever been more wrong about anything in my entire life.”

—@finebaum congratulates Michigan for winning the CFP #NationalChampionship pic.twitter.com/6HFU85QkES

— Get Up (@GetUpESPN) January 9, 2024

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.