Another blow to Michigan football comes with Steve Clinkscale’s departure for the NFL.
With the resignation of another important assistant, Steve Clinkscale, Sherrone Moore’s task as the new head coach of the Michigan football team just became harder.
According to Sam Webb of The Michigan Insider, Steve Clinkscale is departing the Wolverines for the Chargers, dealing another damage to the coaching staff just when you thought Michigan football was finally starting to stabilize this offseason.
This is a change from earlier this week when Clink informed the coaches and players that he would be staying. Jim Harbaugh was interested in Clink, but it seemed that money was a barrier. But it appears that obstacle has been overcome, and Clink is departing, Ben Herbert included, along with Mike Elston, Jay Harbaugh, and Jesse Minter.
Mike Hart is still unidentified, and the defensive coaching staff as a whole will now be replaced. Hiring Wink Martindale was a wise move. But the Wolverines recently lost their two best recruiters on that side of the ball, so he won’t do well in the recruitment process.
Sherrone Moore has a difficult task ahead of him.
In addition, position coaches were fired from crucial defensive line and secondary players. Under Clink, Michigan football produced three consecutive top-20 pass defenses, and to be honest, when he was passed over for the defensive coordinator position, it was definitely time to call it quits.
I hope that was the right decision. There would still be continuity if Clink was promoted to DC, but now there won’t be any on defense outside of the plan. I think Sherrone Moore was the best person for the job and I have faith in him.
Sherrone Moore made a wise choice in appointing Sean Magee as Michigan football’s general manager. The coordinator appointments for Michigan football are grading. Wink Martindale is the ideal coordinator for a very skilled Michigan football defense.
• Michigan football in 2024 will be carrying a different kind of chip on its shoulder, but he needs to make a big splash as the defensive line coach and the secondary coach. If the new assistants don’t click with the stars on the field and players leave through the transfer portal, the 2024 season may quickly devolve into a rebuild.