“Super excited about Kirk. He’s a fantastic coach… just really excited about what he can bring to our football team.” Jim Harbaugh’s 2023 praise for Kirk Campbell now feels prophetic. Fast-forward to 2025, and the Chargers’ head coach is doubling down on trust, reuniting with his former Michigan lieutenant in Los Angeles. But while Harbaugh builds his coaching Avengers, the Chargers’ roster is teetering on a cliffhanger: will key veterans stay or plunge into free agency? Let’s huddle up.Harbaugh’s coaching carousel has always favored familiar faces. Enter Kirk Campbell, the man who helped mold J.J. McCarthy into a national champ at Michigan. In 2023, Campbell’s QB whisperer magic saw McCarthy shatter records with a 72.3% completion rate and a microscopic 1.20% INT rate—stats that’d make even Tom Brady nod approvingly. But when Campbell got promoted to OC in 2024? Michigan’s offense tanked harder than Logan Roy losing his temper in a boardroom, ranking 128th in total yards. Cue the exit music.Former Michigan OC/QBs coach Kirk Campbell is expected to join the #Chargers staff as an Offensive Assistant.Campbell played a key role in the development of J.J. McCarthy as QB coach in 2023, when the Wolverines won the national title. Now reunited with Jim Harbaugh in L.A. pic.twitter.com/8QrO9Pwh2g— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) February 24, 2025Yet Harbaugh, ever the loyalist, sees gold in the rubble. “I’m very confident in Kirk’s ability. He’s been preparing… as well as anybody I’ve ever seen,” Harbaugh declared last August. Now, Campbell joins the Chargers as an offensive assistant, swapping maize-and-blue for powder blue. His task? Reignite Justin Herbert’s rocket arm while navigating an NFL playbook. If Campbell’s college adaptability (“We’re under center, we’re running play-action, we’re running drop back game, we’re running empty. We do everything.”) translates, Herbert could morph from star QB to MVP cheat code.But let’s not forget Campbell’s origin story. Before Michigan, he was dropping 34.7 PPG at Division II Alderson Broaddus—a Moneyball grind that Harbaugh admires. “I’ve been preparing for this since 3rd grade,” Campbell once said. Now, he’s coaching in a stadium where the crowd’s “Charge!” chant hits like Thor’s hammer. The Chargers’ culture—a blend of SoFi Stadium tailgates and “Bolt Up” swagger—needs Campbell’s Xs-and-Os grit. If he thrives, L.A.’s offense could go from “meh” to Madden glitch.Yet, under Harbaugh’s quirky leadership (see: khaki obsession), the Chargers are building something resilient. Campbell’s hire isn’t just about playbooks—it’s about restoring the “college fight” to pros. As Harbaugh would say, “Who’s got it better than us? NOBODY!” Well, maybe the Packers if they poach L.A.’s star. Buckle up—this offseason’s a rollercoaster.The post Chargers News: Jim Harbaugh Hires National Champion Post Firing As Veteran Star Nears LA Exit appeared first on EssentiallySports.