The writing appeared to be on the wall that Michigan football would need a new head football coach once Jim Harbaugh took a second interview with the Los Angeles Chargers and sure enough that’s the case.
On Wednesday night, that came true when the Wolverines coach decided to make his NFL return after nine years in Ann Arbor.
It’s a relatively awkward point in the college football calendar; on the back-end of the coaching carousel and a few weeks after the end of the transfer portal window’s opening (of course that window now re-opens for 30 days for all Michigan players with their coach leaving) but Michigan has always been considered one of the premier college coaching destinations.
That is the case now more than ever, one would think, with Michigan currently at the top of the mountain. So, who are the main candidates?
Sherrone Moore − Michigan offensive coordinator
Moore is the first name to come up in recent weeks when Harbaugh/NFL rumors once again began to swirl.
Michigan’s 37-year-old offensive coordinator was a finalist for the Broyles Award as the nation’s top assistant and served as acting head coach for one-third of the Wolverines’ regular season.
Moore was the acting head coach against Bowling Green when Harbaugh served the final game of his university-imposed three game suspension; but much more notably served as the team’s leader for the final three games of the year — at Penn State, at Maryland and at home against Ohio State — when Harbaugh was suspended for a second time on the year.
Moore was in charge when Michigan bailed on the pass game and ran more than 30 consecutive times to secure the win at Penn State, as well as for the program’s 1,000th win the next week at Maryland. And he called a masterful game against Ohio State, utilizing creativity without recklessness.
There’s question if he’s ready…
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Author : USA TODAY Sports
Publish date : 2024-01-25 02:10:12
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