When Jim and John Harbaugh face off on Monday, their parents, Jack and Jackie, won't be watching their sons from the stands at SoFi Stadium.
Instead, they will be in Florida to spend time with their daughter Joani, their son-in-law, former Georgia men's basketball coach Tom Crean, and their two grandchildren.
They also want to celebrate Thanksgiving there the following Thursday.
“We decide to go there and celebrate Thanksgiving with them and watch the game with them,” Jack said, according to The . “And we will have a lot of fun and joy along the way.”
Monday is also significant because it marks Jack and Jackie's 63rd wedding anniversary.
“Just go back to Jackie. She was their head coach and still is,” Jack said. “They had me with them, but she was with them 14, 15, 16 hours a day when they were growing up.
“Back in biology class in 1957, I sat in the front row of the class, and four years later we got married. That was the decision that changed my life. … We’re just so blessed to have Jackie with us and for her to still be the head coach of the Harbaugh family.”
The brothers faced each other twice before the primetime duel, including in Super Bowl XLVII when John's Ravens defeated Jim's 49ers in a close contest, with the final score being 34-31.