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 Harbaugh is back at work trying to replace staff members who departed this off season. One year wonder Mike Macdonald went back to the Baltimore Ravens to be their new Defensive Coordinator after John allowed Jim to loan him for their Big Ten title season. To replace him, baby brother Jim seems to be dipping back into the Ravens coaching lineage. In comes Jesse Minter. Minter spent last season as the Defensive Coordinator for Vanderbilt, prior to that he was on the Ravens staff for 4 seasons, 3 of which were with former DC Macdonald.  Unlike Macdonald, Minter does have some coordinator experience. He was the DC at Indiana State for a season before joining the Georgia State staff for three seasons in the same role. He also won the Sun Belt recruiter of the year award while at Georgia State.  Many people, especially rival fan bases, will look at Vanderbilt's defensive statistics last season and mock this hire. The Commodores were 119th in scoring defense, 113th in passing ...

 Staff turnover is always expected after the type of season that Michigan had in 2021, it happens to every program that has success. Guys get promotions at other Universities, they head for the NFL. This is all fairly normal, business as usual in college football - except. Josh Gattis is headed to Miami to be the offensive coordinator. After interviewing for a head coaching opening at Virginia, Gattis is back in the ACC where he played running back for Wake Forest, in the same role that he had at Michigan. That is the odd part.  Michigan has had multiple departures from the staff this off season. Defensive Line coach Shaun Nua left for the same position at USC, Recruiting Coordinator Courtney Morgan left for the same position at Washington, Defensive Coordinator Mike Macdonald left for the same position for the Baltimore Ravens, Defensive Analyst Ryan Osborn joined Macdonald on the Ravens staff, and now Josh Gattis leaves an opening at the Offensive Coordinator and Wide Receiv...

 Now that the Harbaugh drama is officially over, it's time to start taking a look at the 2022 season, and that means recruiting as well. Michigan currently has four verbal commitments highlighted by four star and top 100 prospect linebacker Raylen Wison out of Tallahassee, Florida. Michigan's prospect list looks like a list you'd expect from a team just coming off of a playoff birth with seven five star recruits high on the Wolverines. We'll look at some targets that I feel would be the biggest gets for Michigan. Verbal Commits #73 4 Star - LB Raylen Wilson, Tallahassee, Florida #332 4 Star - TE Andrew Rappleyea, Milton, Massachusetts #341 3 Star - WR Semaj Morgan, Blooomfield, Michigan #595 3 Star - K Adam Samaha, Ann Arbor, Michigan (#1 kicker in the country) Key Targets #4 5 Star - CB Cormani McClain, Lakeland, Florida. The Florida native is getting crystal balls to Florida and FSU early in the year, however Michigan did great work not only recruiting Florida with th...

 I am glad I had a lot of writing to catch up on today so I didn't write this in the morning. As I begin, Harbaugh has informed the Michigan athletic department that he plans to return to Ann Arbor for the 2022 season after interviewing with the Minnesota Vikings. It's good news if continuity is important to you, and for the human pinatas that pollute the Michigan fanbase. One staffer was reported to be "elated" with the news, how much should we rejoice though? The Harbaugh rumors to the NFL began almost immediately after the Orange Bowl, for 30 plus days the Michigan football program was held hostage by media reports and a mum Harbaugh as he flirted with NFL teams. Recruits, players, coaches....us lowly fans, all had no idea what was going on and even one prominent Michigan writer had the odds at 80-20 of him going to the Vikings this morning. It's safe to say that Harbaugh was very interested in returning to the NFL, and honestly who could blame him? To get so c...

Success doesn't come without it's downfalls in the college football world. After Michigan's most successful season in the last 17 years the departures started with interior defensive lineman coach Shaun Nua heading out west to USC. That loss wasn't the biggest deal, however the loss of the young and promising defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald hurts quite a bit.  Jim Harbaugh went to his brother John and the Baltimore staff to replace Don Brown, the 34 year old Macdonald had been coaching linebackers for the Ravens before coming to be a coordinator for the first time in his career. And after one season, big brother John came back to take his coach back.  Macdonald came up in the NFL world, and it's no surprise that the 12 month recruiting cycle of the college football coaching world didn't appeal to him and his family. But his success was quick and his departure, even quicker. Michigan took major leaps in a lot of areas under Macdonald. When Don Brown was the ...

 As with every year, the offseason begins with the not so fun news. Players leaving, whether it's heading to the NFL or taking advantage of the new transfer portal, it's always tough to say good bye to members who contributed to the success of the program. This year is no different, and it hits a bit harder, as many of the biggest playmakers, especially on defense, are moving on to new opportunities. Below is a list of players from the 2021 team who have declared for the NFL, or have left via the transfer portal and where they ended up.  NFL Draft DE Aidan Hutchinson - projected top 2 pick DE David Ojabo - projected top 15 pick S Dax Hill - projected 2nd round pick DT Christopher Hinton - projected 5th round pick RB Hassan Haskins - projected 5th round pick OT Andrew Stueber - projected 6th round pick S Brad Hawkins - projected 6th round pick LB Josh Ross - projected 7th round pick CB Vincent Gray - projected UDFA WR Daylen Baldwin - projected UDFA Transfer Portal S Sammy Faus...