Jim Harbaugh may have left Michigan to coach the Los Angeles Chargers, but he’ll wear a reminder of the Wolverines’ perfect 2023 season forever. On Saturday, the coach followed through on a promise he made to players and got “15-0” tattooed on his right shoulder under a block M.
Harbaugh promised the players he would get his first tattoo if the team went undefeated, which it did as Michigan capped the year with the program’s 12th national title.
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“I have no ink on my body,” Harbaugh said after his team beat Washington in the national championship game. “No tattoos anywhere, but I did say that to our players. I said if we go 15-0, I’m getting a tattoo. It’s 15-0. I’m going to put it on my shoulder. I don’t know if it’s my left or right yet. I’m a right-handed quarterback. I’ll probably get it on my right.”
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The tattoo was done by Michigan artist Stephen Bateman ahead of Michigan’s spring game.
“I’m impervious to pain,” Harbaugh said to onlookers while getting the tattoo, a crowd that included former players such as Mike Sainristil.
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“I loved it,” said running back Donovan Edwards. “Coach Harbaugh, he’s a man of his word.”
Harbaugh left Michigan for Los Angeles in January, signing a five-year deal after spending nine seasons with the Wolverines, where he compiled an 89-25 record and eight bowl game appearances.
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