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Another familiar face is returning to Ann Arbor for a spot on Sherrone Moore’s new-look coaching staff for Michigan football.
Stephen Adegoke will be joining Michigan’s staff as the defensive backs coach according to a report from 247Sports. He will be replacing Steve Clinkscale, who followed Jim Harbaugh to take a job with the Chargers. Adegoke spent the last two seasons working on defensive staffs in the NFL as a defensive quality control coach in 2022 with the 49ers and as the safeties coach for the Houston Texans in 2023.
Before moving to the NFL, Adegoke spent one season on Michigan’s coaching staff during the 2021 season as a graduate assistant. He began coaching in 2019 as a graduate assistant with Florida and spent two seasons there before joining the Wolverines for a year.
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In his one season in charge of the back line for Houston’s defense, the Texans ranked 23rd in passing defense (234.5 passing yards allowed per game) and recorded 16 interceptions during the regular season.
As a player, Adegoke spent three seasons with Mississippi State (2016-18) after playing two seasons at the junior college level for San Diego Mesa from 2014-15. In two seasons as a safety for Mississippi State during his final two collegiate seasons, he appeared in 16 games and registered 14 tackles, three passes defended, one interception and one forced fumble.
Adegoke joins a long list of new hires for Michigan, as the program reshapes in the post-Harbaugh era. The former Michigan skipper left for a job in the NFL at the end of January, and he brought along four assistant coaches with him — Clinkscale, defensive coordinator Jesse Minter, defensive line coach Mike Elston and strength & conditioning coach Ben Herbert. Jay Harbaugh also left for the…
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Author : Detroit Free Press
Publish date : 2024-02-14 19:52:22
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