Sherrone Moore, the head coach of the Michigan football team, has been working hard to find a new defensive line coach in addition to trying to find a backup in Steve Clinkscale.
It appears that Wisconsin’s Greg Scruggs would be a great choice to succeed Mike Elston. Before taking over as the D-line coach, he was Cincinnati’s director of player development. Before joining Luke Fickell with the Badgers, he also spent a season as an employee of the Jets.
I think Scruggs will be an excellent recruiter. Elston is a top recruiter, so that was crucial. Wink Martindale should be a good defensive coordinator, but aside from playing for a man who knows how to call defense, I don’t think he will contribute much on the recruiting road.
Lamar Morgan, the defensive coordinator for Louisiana, is one name that has drawn my attention among the prospects Sam Webb of The Michigan Insider revealed. That’s why the remaining hires must be absolute steals.
Morgan has been Louisiana’s defensive coordinator for the last two seasons. In addition, he coached cornerbacks for three seasons before that, including one season at Vanderbilt under Jesse Minter.
Webb claims that Morgan was considered for the position of Minter should an opening arise, and Morgan is a very sensible choice. In addition to his familiarity with Michigan football and the Minter-led Ravens defensive scheme, he also possesses play-calling experience, which would provide Michigan with an additional recruiting link to the South.
Morgan has been a defensive coordinator and coach of cornerbacks, as well as a safeties coach at Louisiana-Monroe and Houston. He worked for a while at Western Carolina as well. He is therefore knowledgeable about recruiting and has experience in the college game.
Although there are some other excellent prospects on the list, I really like that he has managed his own defense for the previous two seasons. That would make him an ideal choice to serve as secondary coach and co-defensive coordinator for Michigan football.
The Wolverines also require a linebackers coach, but they have been in need of one since Chris Partridge’s firing in November. Though it’s unclear how this will affect player retention, Moore is doing a good job developing the staff, and Michigan football hasn’t lost any significant players yet.
