was ahead of schedule recovering from a knee injury that cost him more than half of last season.ĭemus had 507 yards and three touchdowns in five games before getting hurt. Maryland coach Mike Locksley said receiver Dontay Demus Jr. McCarthy is going to be really tough to beat out for the starting quarterback job.”
“Cade McNamara is going to be really tough to beat out for the starting quarterback job,” Harbaugh said. There is no guarantee those roles will stay the same this season, Harbaugh said. McCarthy playing a complementary role off the bench. Cade McNamara was QB1 last season with talented freshman J.J. While the scheme could look a lot like last year, who is running the offense is the most intriguing question of the preseason for Michigan. To replace Gattis, Harbaugh looked within and promoted offensive assistants Sherrone Moore and Matt Weiss. “So I went back and talked to Jesse Minter right when Mike left, and just felt it was the absolute best thing for our team,” Harbaugh said. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh talks to reporters during a news conference at the Big Ten Conference media days at Lucas Oil Stadium, July 26, 2022, in Indianapolis. Harbaugh said when he hired Macdonald before last season he had also considered Minter, who will run the same system that the Wolverines succeeded in last year. Jesse Minter was defensive coordinator at Vanderbilt last season after spending four seasons with the Ravens. Harbaugh looked to the Ravens for another defensive coordinator. Mike Macdonald returned to working for Harbaugh’s brother with the Baltimore Ravens as defensive coordinator, and Josh Gattis took a job with Miami as offensive coordinator.
While the former Michigan quarterback is back for his eighth season as head coach, both coordinators from last year’s team have moved on. Harbaugh interviewed for the Minnesota Vikings’ head coaching job after Michigan’s season and ultimately was not offered the job. Jim Harbaugh’s return to Michigan after leading the Wolverines to a playoff berth and their first Big Ten title since 2004 was no slam dunk. “As a head coach, it’s important to me that we’re able to keep guys, retain guys, and hopefully it’s an attractive place for them to work.” I feel like the staff salaries reflect levels of experience, contributions to the program. “Bottom line … I feel like our staff, the numbers, there’s reasons for everything we do, and we have private conversations regarding that. I think he’s been compensated really well,” Kirk Ferentz said. The elder Ferentz was asked if the offense’s lackluster performance - tied for 11th in the Big Ten in yards per play (4.67) - had anything to do with his son’s relatively small bump in pay. Brian Ferentz’s salary went from $860,000 to $900,000, according to The Athletic. The smallest increase went to offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz, head coach Kirk Ferentz’s son. “That’s something you’re going to have to take a look at,” Alvarez said.Īfter winning the Big Ten West last season, all of Iowa’s returning assistant coaches received raises. Maybe a four-team Big Ten tournament instead of just a championship game? He also said the Big Ten should be open to considering expanding its own postseason when the league grows to 16 teams with USC and UCLA. Warren maintains he is a staunch advocate of expansion, but he was among a group of newer commissioners who stood in the way of early implementation of a 12-team format.Īlvarez said he is not sure what the best number should be for a playoff, but eight, 12 and 16 would all be intriguing, depending on the details of the format. Warren said playoff talks with the other FBS commissioners will pick up again in September.
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