In a wide-ranging conversation, Jim Harbaugh shared his thoughts on the coronavirus outbreak.
The Michigan football coach was a guest on a podcast hosted by National Review senior editor Jay Nordlinger and he first spoke on the current crop of players he currently coaches.
“I think this group, this younger generation, those in their teens and early 20s, they see more about the world as a whole and think less about themselves and more about the planet and the environment and others,” Harbaugh said. “I have to honestly say much more than those of us who grew up in the 80s. That era, that decade seems marked more by individualism.”
Near the end of the hour-long interview, Harbaugh took a strong stance against the hot-button topic of abortion while speaking on how everyone is concerned about the welfare of others due to the spread of the coronavirus.
“Even now, as we all go through what we’re going through with the COVID-19, I see people more concerned about others. I see more prayerful. As I said, God has virtually stopped the world from spinning. And I don’t think it’s coincidence, my own feeling, living a faith-based life. This is a message or this is something that should be a time when we grow in our faith in reverence or respect for God. You see people taking more of a view of a sanctity of life, and I hope that continue. I hope that continues and not just in this time of crisis or pandemic.
And lastly, abortion. We talk about the sanctity of life and we live in a society that aborts babies. There can’t be anything more horrendous.”
In five years at Michigan — Harbaugh has a 47-18 record, but has a 1-4 record in bowl games.
