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Michigan football has an almost entirely new coaching staff coming in 2026. Here are the new faces and a few holdovers from the past regime.
Not surprisingly, Michigan’s defense as a whole graded out better than the offense, according to Pro Football Focus. Only four regulars on offense who played at least 25% of snaps this season earned grades above 70, while nine were above that mark on defense.
As the transfer portal opened on Friday, Michigan saw a lot of attrition in Day 1 of the transfer portal. Some surprising names came up like LB Cole Sullivan an
"I can say for sure we're going to be a physical football team," Michigan football coach Kyle Whittingham said.
Lou Esposito becomes 2nd holdover from the current Michigan staff to stay, along with running backs coach Tony Alford, under Kyle Whittingham.
New Michigan football coach Kyle Whittingham addressed Michigan fans on campus for the first time Friday night. Speaking to a sold-out Crisler Center crowd during the men’s basketball game against USC, Whittingham made a few guarantees about his program.
"It was tough in there," Michigan football LB Cole Sullivan said after the loss. "We know that there's going to be a lot of changes made."
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Michigan Football hiring Alex Whittingham as linebackers coach
Kyle Whittingham is hiring his son, Alex, to become Michigan Football’s new linebackers coach. Alex has been a coach with the Kansas City Chiefs since 2018:
New Michigan football OL coach Jim Harding has Midwest ties, having grown up in northwest Ohio, played college ball at Toledo and coached Troy High.
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