Justin Herbert Raves About Jim Harbaugh, Says it's an 'Honor' to Play for Chargers HC

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert had high praise for new head coach Jim Harbaugh, calling it an "honor" to play for him, per ESPN's Kris Rhim.

"He's done such a great job taking this team and getting them to where he wants them to go," Herbert said. "He's won wherever he's at. He's a guy that everyone wants to follow and play for."

Harbaugh is fresh off a national title in the collegiate ranks at Michigan and is looking to have similar success with the Chargers this season.

According to Rhim, Herbert's time playing for Harbaugh has been different than any other coach he's had thus far. The 60-year-old often joins the team for lift sessions and some drills as well as taking time to coach individual players.

"It's a cool experience to be able to share that with your head coach," Herbert said. "Whether we're pulling sleds, he expects to be the fastest or to pull the furthest, and when we're carrying those med balls, he's wanting to go the furthest, he wants to go the fastest.

"And to have a guy like that set the stage, set the standard for these undrafted guys, for these rookies to see that, I think they follow in his footsteps."

It's that kind of mentality that led Harbaugh to years of success at Michigan. The Wolverines won three Big 10 titles, went to the College Football Playoffs three times and were the most dominant team in college football a season ago under Harbaugh's leadership.

As Harbaugh begins his second stint in the NFL, he's looking to right the ship in Los Angeles after the Chargers went 5-12 a season ago. Luckily he has a talented quarterback in Herbert, and together the two will search for success for a franchise that hasn't found much of it in recent years.