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Michigan coaching staff: Breaking down Sherrone Moore’s assistant hires in Year 1 replacing Jim Harbaugh

Michigan coaching staff: Breaking down Sherrone Moore's assistant hires in Year 1 replacing Jim Harbaugh


Just two months into 2024, it’s already been a wild year for Michigan football. The Wolverines began the year by winning the College Football Playoff National Championship — its first national title win since 1997. Then, they saw head coach Jim Harbaugh return to the NFL with the Los Angeles Chargers after guiding his alma mater to national glory. More significant was that Harbaugh took a significant chunk of the coaching staff with him.

Sherrone Moore, who earned plenty of head coaching experience during the 2023 season while Harbaugh served multiple suspensions, was quickly promoted from offensive coordinator to head coach. The promotion made sense and surprised nobody. The bigger question surrounding Moore, however, surrounded the construction of his coaching staff after the assistants followed Harbaugh to the Chargers.

With Moore’s first staff largely complete (there are still some questions about running backs coach Mike Hart’s status), let’s break down what the Michigan sideline will look like in the first season post-Harbaugh. 

Offensive staff

Kirk Campbell — Offensive coordinator/QB coach: The 37-year-old Campbell has no previous Power Five coordinator experience but was quickly promoted by Moore to be his replacement, so it’s clear the first-year coach has confidence in him to do the job. Before spending the 2023 season as Michigan’s QB coach, he was an offensive analyst in 2022 and had J.J. McCarthy in his corner last offseason. Other Michigan players have spoken highly of Campbell as well. It’s not a splashy hire, but in an offseason full of changes, there’s value in familiarity. Perhaps Moore views Campbell’s potential the same way Harbaugh once saw Moore’s.

Grant Newsome — Offensive line: Newsome played tackle for Michigan before being forced to medically retire in 2018. He immediately joined Michigan’s coaching staff and worked his way up to tight ends coach the last two seasons. Now, at only 26 years old, he’s taking over as offensive line coach. It’s an important position for the Wolverines, but it’s no surprise Moore is comfortable with Newsome given the praise he received from both Moore and Harbaugh over the years.

Mike Hart — Running backs: There are some questions about Hart’s status, but at the moment, he’s still Michigan’s RB coach, a position he’s held since the 2021 season. He’s overseen the development of Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards and…

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