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Chris Partridge got shook loose from his job as DC at Ole Miss and people started doing the eyebrows thing and pointing suggestively and saying things like "hey, you know, what if?" And lo, Rivals is reporting:

Can confirm that #Michigan is set to hire Chris Partridge as an assistant coach. A welcomed addition (again).

— Josh Henschke (@JoshHenschke) February 6, 2023

There is as of yet little clarity on how exactly Michigan is going to shoehorn him onto the staff, but Henschke has said that neither coordinator is getting bumped (Steve Clinkscale has a co-DC title). George Helow coaches linebackers, which is also Partridge's specialty, and would seem to be under threat. He might make it, though: in the past Michigan has used "spackle some Jay on it" as method of moving guys around. We'll see how everything shakes out.

In Partridge's first go-around at Michigan he was known as a top-tier recruiter, which was the major reason Lane Kiffin picked him off when he went to Oxford. Partridge's tenure as DC didn't go very well—Ole Miss was 50th in the SP+ defensive rankings this season—but if he's coming to be a recruiting coordinator sort of position coach that's a win. We even have a picture of him that looks like he's making a surprise appearance at the Royal Rumble as the announcer screams "OH MY GOD THAT'S CHRIS PARTRIDGE'S MUSIC." That's gotta mean something. 

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