John Harbaugh: USC head coach position ‘not a consideration’

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh denies any interest in the USC coaching vacancy.

USC may be “high” on John Harbaugh becoming the next head coach of the team, but if what the Baltimore Ravens coach is to be believed then the feeling isn’t mutual.

As Harbaugh’s 1-4 Ravens get set to take on the 1-4 San Francisco 49ers, the speculation is that the Super Bowl-winning coach could be looking to leave Baltimore after this season. When posed the question by the media, the 53-year old quickly shot any of that talk down.

“I love the Ravens. I love being here,” Harbaugh said on Friday. “It’s not a consideration.”

Harbough has been with Baltimore for seven seasons, leading his team to the playoffs in six of them while winning a Super Bowl in 2012. In fact, he has yet to finish a season in his NFL head coaching career with a losing record, though that might change this year with the Ravens off to their worst start in franchise history.

Baltimore was the first head coaching job for Harbaugh after he spent almost 10 years as a defensive coach with the Philadelphia Eagles. In his tenure with the Ravens, the former college defensive back has an 82-46 record, which is good for the sixth-best winning percentage among active NFL head coaches.

Pro coaches have said that they wouldn’t leave to join a college team in the past only to change tunes and wind up at the NCAA level — see Nick Saban. However, Harbaugh seems like he isn’t blowing smoke when he says he won’t be the coach of the Trojans.