Michigan Football 2026: Rebuilding, Rebranding, How to Be What You are: an Elite Program.

[romad1]

Looks like the Offensive staff has formed up.  The DC is gonna be the guy from BYU. 

Seeing that Ron Bellamy is out.  Coombs is likely retained.   This is all Brian at MGOBLOG content. 

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Meanwhile Steve Lorenz says he'd put a Crystal Ball in on OL coach Jim Harding. With Freddie Whittingham coming along that would complete your offensive staff. That staff:

• OC: Jason Beck
• RB: Tony Alford
• WR: Micah Simon
• TE: Freddie Whittingham
• OL: Jim Harding

Folks are also reporting the Koy Detmer Jr hire.

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New STs coach Kerry Coombs seems set to be retained, per Henschke and Webb.

So the defensive staff as of right now:

• DC: Jay Hill
• DL: Lou Esposito
• LB: Seth Wallace OR Alex Whittingham
• DB: Jernaro Gilford
• ST: Kerry Coombs

 

[romad1]

Just now, romad1 said:

Looks like the Offensive staff has formed up.  The DC is gonna be the guy from BYU. 

Seeing that Ron Bellamy is out.  Coombs is likely retained.   This is all Brian at MGOBLOG content. 

 

FWIW, the staff is a lot whiter.   I kinda thought being first black coach at UM for Football was Sherrone's card to play with some recruits.    Apparently the OC is real good at QB whispering.  Lets hope that is true. 

[buddha]

lots of coaching turnover portends lots of player movement.

[romad1]

28 minutes ago, buddha said:

lots of coaching turnover portends lots of player movement.

They are working hard to keep Marsh.. Probably means $$$ is added. 

[RedTeamGo!]

On 12/26/2025 at 11:17 PM, buddha said:

just like he used to do at ohio state?

Alford didn't recruit well at OSU, ha. He got Henderson, but that was about it. Alford was known at OSU for getting big time recruits from Florida to committ and then signing day week they would flip to Miami

[buddha]

Just now, RedTeamGo! said:

Alford didn't recruit well at OSU, ha. He got Henderson, but that was about it. Alford was known at OSU for getting big time recruits from Florida to committ and then signing day week they would flip to Miami

i'm sure treyveon was very well paid.  just lije savion will be.

[RedTeamGo!]

3 minutes ago, buddha said:

i'm sure treyveon was very well paid.  just lije savion will be.

Oh for sure, not disagreeing. Just saying, when he was at OSU he was used by Florida RBs to get bigger bags from the Florida schools they wanted to go to. 

Seems like he learned his lesson from that and isn't going the Florida route anymore. 

[RedTeamGo!]

To be clear, I am not saying Hiter getting a bag is a negative. If you aren't offering a bunch of money to the biggest recruits, what are you even doing?

This isn't an amateur sport ever (if it even was since the 70s), it is fully a professional league. 

[Mr.TaterSalad]

 

Would you have preferred another Harbaugh over Whittingham?

[MichiganCardinal]

2 minutes ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

 

Would you have preferred another Harbaugh over Whittingham?

This Harbaugh hasn't seen a college sideline in nearly 30 years. Though it would have been very funny to see the NCAA's reaction.

I think it's very likely he's hired by another NFL team within two weeks. My money would be on the Giants or Falcons.

[Deleterious]

 

[buddha]

1 hour ago, Mr.TaterSalad said:

 

Would you have preferred another Harbaugh over Whittingham?

absolutely not.

how is belichick doing in north carolina?

[Deleterious]

 

[romad1]

2 hours ago, Deleterious said:

 

This is a bummer.  Hard to replace. 

[buddha]

cole sullivan leaving hurts.

[Deleterious]

Is the entire OL back?

 

[Deleterious]

 

[buddha]

3 hours ago, Deleterious said:

Is the entire OL back?

 

strayhorn went to alabama.

[romad1]

10 hours ago, buddha said:

strayhorn went to alabama.

Huge news for the OL.  I guess they liked what the new coach had to tell them and they got paid. 

[buddha]

6 minutes ago, romad1 said:

Huge news for the OL.  I guess they liked what the new coach had to tell them and they got paid. 

getting sprague and guanara back are big.  the oline is the area where sherrone did his best work.

[romad1]

6 minutes ago, buddha said:

getting sprague and guanara back are big.  the oline is the area where sherrone did his best work.

that plus 3 good options at RB.  Now we need to restock at TE and WR.  

[Stanley70]

And if they land their top targets at WR and TE that offense will be loaded. It will be up to the right arm of Bryce Underwood as to how good they can be.

[buddha]

1 hour ago, Stanley70 said:

And if they land their top targets at WR and TE that offense will be loaded. It will be up to the right arm of Bryce Underwood as to how good they can be.

i'm excited to have a coaching staff that will use underwood's two legs as well as his right arm.

he should be a running threat on every play.

[Deleterious]

Good get, but he tore his Achilles in November.

 

[buddha]

if healthy...

they still need some DTs and more DEs....and linebackers...