Jim Harbaugh

Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh showed off his much-talked-about RV in a video for the team's X account on Tuesday.

In the video, Harbaugh gave a tour of his Thor Motor Coach Quantum, which he has been living in since making the move from the University of Michigan to L.A. this offseason:

During his introductory press conference with the Chargers, Harbaugh talked about his desire to drive an RV to L.A. and live in it temporarily:

"I want to drive my RV out here and go to a trailer park, like down by the water or by Disneyland. There are two that I've researched that are close to the facility. I want to Jim Rockford it for the next couple of months until we move into the new facility. I have that thought going through my head."

Harbaugh divulged in the video that his RV is posted up at the Waterfront RV Park in Huntington Beach, California, which is also where his offensive coordinator, Greg Roman, has his RV parked.

Last month, Harbaugh noted that the RV life was only temporary since the rest of his family would be joining him in California and moving into a rental house with him, per Fox Sports.

The 60-year-old spent nine seasons as the head coach at his alma mater following a four-year run as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers.

With Harbaugh at the helm, Michigan won three consecutive Big Ten titles and finally returned to the top of the college football world last season, going 15-0 and winning the national championship.

Now, Harbaugh is set to try his hand at coaching in the NFL again for a talented team led by quarterback Justin Herbert.

The Chargers have made only one playoff appearance in the past five seasons and haven't won a playoff game since 2018. With Harbaugh at the controls, though, they are considered a strong candidate to take a big step forward in 2024.

The NCAA announced Tuesday that an investigation into the Michigan football program during Jim Harbaugh's tenure as head coach has resulted in the discovery of recruiting violations.

The announcement stated that the university accepted the violations and agreed to penalties of "three years of probation for the school, a fine and recruiting restrictions in alignment with the Level I-Mitigated classification for the school."

Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel released a statement reacting to the announcement:

It was noted that "five individuals who currently or previously worked for its football program" agreed to the violations and penalties. However, the announcement added, "One former coach did not participate in the agreement, and that portion of the case will be considered separately by the Committee on Infractions, after which the committee will release its full decision."

Harbaugh wasn't named explicitly in the announcement, instead being referred to as "the former football head coach." As part of the resolution, the university agreed that "the underlying violations demonstrated a head coach responsibility violation," and Harbaugh "failed to meet his responsibility to cooperate with the investigation."

Harbaugh's attorney also released a statement, claiming that his client's participation in the case should have concluded when he filed "a lengthy response" to the notice of allegations:

Harbaugh coached Michigan for nine seasons and led the team to three conference titles and the 2023 national championship, which was the program's first title since 1997. After the 2023 campaign, he returned to the NFL after accepting a head coaching position with the Los Angeles Chargers.

The announcement revealed that the violations included "impermissible in-person recruiting contacts during a COVID-19 dead period, impermissible tryouts, and the program exceeding the number of allowed countable coaches when noncoaching staff members engaged in on- and off-field coaching activities."

The coaches who participated in the agreement can immediately begin serving their penalties, which include "one-year show-cause orders consistent with the Level II-Standard and Level II-Mitigated classifications of their respective violations." However, potential violations and penalties for Harbaugh are still pending.

J.J. McCarthy figures to be a first-round pick during the 2024 NFL draft, and he may have even more to offer at the professional level than he did in college since he will no longer be in Jim Harbaugh's offense at Michigan.

ESPN's Jeremy Fowler relayed opinions from NFL sources Tuesday, and the idea that McCarthy was held back in college has picked up traction with the draft approaching.

"[McCarthy] wasn't a game manager because they had to hide something—he has high-level traits," a scout said. "It's more a function of Jim Harbaugh's offense. He's never been asked to throw 30-plus times a game but I think he can handle it."

An AFC coach added that, "Harbaugh didn't trust him like he did Andrew Luck. When he makes a mistake, Harbaugh leans into the running game even more so during the flow of the game."

To be fair to McCarthy and even Harbaugh's game-planning, few quarterback prospects in the history of the NFL draft stack up to Luck. He was a dominant player at Stanford and ended up going No. 1 overall to the Indianapolis Colts in the 2012 draft.

There is plenty to like about McCarthy as well after he led the Wolverines to an undefeated season and College Football Playoff National Championship. While he threw for just 2,991 yards, he avoided key mistakes on his way to 22 touchdown passes and four interceptions. He also proved he can use his legs when needed with 202 yards and three scores on the ground.

B/R's NFL Scouting Department projected him as the No. 11 overall pick to the Minnesota Vikings in its most recent mock draft, which would make him the fourth quarterback taken near the beginning of the first round.

The Vikings would surely open things up more than Harbaugh did at Michigan given the presence of offensive weapons such as Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison and T.J. Hockenson, which would allow McCarthy to show his entire skill set after playing in a conservative Wolverines' attack.

Some around the NFL believe that will help him fully unlock his overall talent.

Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh is an embodiment of turning your dreams into reality.

During his introductory press conference with the team, Harbaugh said he had hoped to drive his RV to Southern California and temporarily station himself at a trailer park "down by the water" or close to Disneyland in Anaheim.

Well, he has made it happen.

According to MLive.com's Kyle Meinke, Harbaugh confirmed at the NFL annual meeting he has been living out of an RV and said he's only 100 feet away from offensive coordinator Greg Roman.

"I'm not as fancy," he said. "My Ford Motorcoach hits me just right. It's been awesome. Yeah, it's been really good. I go back there, it's a good time to think. It's just been great."

During the press conference, Harbaugh indicated he envisioned RV life taking him until the Chargers' new team facility opens this spring.

As with any vacation, the party has to stop at some point. Harbaugh said his family will soon be joining him in California and they'll all move into a rental house.

It's unclear how much he has patronized Disneyland in the interim.

Considering he referenced the titular character from The Rockford Files in his press conference, maybe he has been moonlighting as a private investigator instead.

New Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh is still stumping for his former quarterback at Michigan, J.J. McCarthy, who enters the 2024 NFL draft as a likely first-round pick.

He told reporters on Monday that McCarthy's Pro Day was "the best I've ever seen."

"Not only were his feet great, individual drills, but then he started throwing and every throw was right there. ... That was the best throwing day I've ever seen," he said. "Hearing coaches and GMs come up to me saying, 'Great job with J.J.' Like I predicted. Once they were around him—I was hearing stories about how he is on the board, on the field, the little things, the intangibles. It was absolutely no surprise whatsoever. There was raving."

Harbaugh didn't stop there, saying he thought McCarthy was the top quarterback available in this year's draft:

Harbaugh won't be working with his former Michigan signal-caller in Los Angeles. The Chargers already have an excellent option in Justin Herbert and likely will use the No. 5 selection to address other needs on the roster, like wide receiver or offensive line.

They may have their pick of the top non-quarterbacks at that selection, with a lot of buzz suggesting that quarterbacks could be the first four players off the board.

McCarthy ostensibly would be one of them, alongside USC's Caleb Williams, LSU's Jayden Daniels and North Carolina's Drake Maye, although not necessarily in that order.

As for Harbaugh's comments, they don't come as a huge surprise for two reasons. One, he won a national championship with McCarthy at Michigan, so seeing him go to bat for his former player—especially since he isn't tipping his team's hand ahead of the draft, with Herbert already in place—is to be expected.

But two, the general consensus has been that the Michigan quarterback indeed nailed his Pro Day:

"I just wanted to showcase the questions they had about out-breakers to the left and putting some air on the deep posts, stuff like that," McCarthy told reporters regarding his Pro Day performance. "I felt like I did that today. I'm pretty confident with the showing I put out there."

Time will tell where it lands him in the draft. He certainly has a wide range of projections. The B/R NFL Scouting Department ranked him as the No. 54 player on its latest big board, fourth among quarterbacks. Players at the position are generally drafted early and often, however, given their importance to teams.

In Daniel Jeremiah's latest mock draft for NFL.com, for instance, he projected the Minnesota Vikings to trade up to the No. 4 overall pick and select McCarthy. It's a scenario that wouldn't be a huge surprise given the continued ascent of his draft status.