Sherrone Moore has unique advantage in taking over for Jim Harbaugh at Michigan

Jim Harbaugh is a unique individual who ran his Michigan program in a unique manner. It worked for him to the tune of a national championship.

That’s a daunting challenge for Sherrone Moore, the 37-year-old offensive coordinator who is succeeding Harbaugh in Ann Arbor after Harbaugh departed for the Los Angeles Chargers. He can’t be Harbaugh.

That uniqueness is also — to look on the Mr. Brightside — a point of optimism and opportunity for him though.

When college programs try to replace legendary coaches who have been consistently competing and winning titles, the biggest question is obvious: If everything is going nearly perfect under the old guy, then how does the new guy do better?

At Michigan there is actually a lot that can be done “better” — namely in recruiting — because Harbaugh did things differently. That’s Moore’s big chance.

Generally speaking, if you are winning national championships, then the coaching is great, the scheme is great, the recruiting is great, the development is great, the work ethic is great … everything is great. Think Alabama under Nick Saban or USC under Pete Carroll or Georgia’s back-to-back titles under Kirby Smart.

Best players, best system.

In those cases, the goal is simply to maintain as much as possible, which is why schools routinely turn to promising assistants who might not change a thing.

That certainly will be one of Moore’s tasks and there is plenty of promise there.

Sherrone Moore filled in for Jim Harbaugh as acting head coach last season while Harbaugh was serving suspensions. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Michigan’s run of three consecutive Big Ten titles and College Football Playoff appearances corresponded with his promotion to lead the offensive line in 2021. The group went on to be named the best unit in the country in consecutive years. An attitude was…

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Publish date : 2024-01-27 15:30:59

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