Source: Falcons book second interview for Harbaugh

• Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterJan 20

  , 2024, 07:27 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein.

The Atlanta Falcons are scheduling a second interview with Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh for the group’s vacant head coach position, a source informed ESPN on Saturday, confirming a report.The date of the 2nd interview is not yet clear. Harbaugh first interviewed with the Falcons on Tuesday– a bit more than a week after he led Michigan to its very first national championship given that the 1997 season.According to a source with knowledge of the search but not

authorized to speak publicly, the search is still “wide open, “and the franchise mores than happy with the way it has gone thus far.The 60-year-old Harbaugh has actually been at Michigan since 2015, and he has an 86-25 record, consisting of 12-0 this past campaign in spite of being suspended twice throughout the regular season. He has won three straight Huge Ten titles with the Wolverines.Harbaugh has actually won at every stop where he has actually been a head coach.

Before Michigan, he coached the San Francisco 49ers for four seasons with a 44-19-1 record, two NFC West titles, 3 NFC title game appearances and one Super Bowl berth, losing to the Baltimore Ravens following the 2012 season.Editor’s Picks 2 Related He took control of a struggling Stanford program in 2007 and ended up with a 29-21 record, consisting of

a 12-1 mark in 2010 and a 40-12 win over Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl. It was the first time the Cardinal had actually won a BCS bowl game. While at Stanford, Harbaugh likewise helped establish future No. 1 overall choice Andrew Luck at quarterback.He began his head-coaching profession in 2004 at the University of San Diego, where he went 29-6 and assisted establish quarterback Josh Johnson into a future NFL quarterback.As an NFL player, Harbaugh appeared in 177 games with 140 starts, finishing 58.8 %of his passes for 26,288 lawns and 129 touchdowns with 117 interceptions for the Indianapolis Colts, Chicago Bears, Ravens and San Diego Chargers.Atlanta had a 2nd interview with previous New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick on Friday.The Falcons likewise finished two first interviews– both virtual, due to NFL league guidelines– with Buffalo Bills interim

offensive organizer Joe Brady and Los Angeles Rams protective organizer Raheem Morris on Saturday. Morris was the former interim head coach of the Falcons in 2020, taking over after Dan Quinn was fired with 11 games left in the season.Atlanta has actually talked to 11 coaches for the position that opened when the club fired Arthur Smith after three seasons on Jan. 8. NFL Network initially reported the scheduling of Harbaugh’s second interview.