2015 Rumored Assistant Coaches and Recruiting info
edit - added a few more names
With the proliferation of “what about our recruiting?” and “who are we getting for coaches” threads, I thought it would make sense to put the two together. That way we could see where current college coaches have recruiting strengths and opine about possible recruits we can win or flip.
Ace does a great job with a weekly summary of our recruiting. That would be the best place to get your recruiting answers for current targets (rather than starting a new post!). Also, Brian has the current Depth Chart in an easy to find place – right there in the drop down under “Useful Stuff” (above). You can see where we have holes to fill with this easy to reach chart.
I compiled a list of coaches from other threads and got input from MGoBrewMom, Mr. Yost, alum96 and others (thanks!). If other coaches are of interest, I can add them here.
Let’s start with the coaches mentioned from the pro ranks and a little of their background:
- Tyrone Wheatley – Bills RB coach; former running back at Michigan and father of a highly touted recruit.
- Erik Campbell – Montreal Alouettes WR coach; former Iowa WR coach (5 years) and Michigan wide receiver.
- Andy Moeller –Cleveland Browns O-line coach; former Baltimore Ravens coach, and former Michigan coach and player. And - teammates with Harbaugh at Michigan! (hat tip to Tater)
- Ronald Curry – 49ers Offensive Assistant, former NFL and North Carolina wide receiver
- Greg Roman – 49ers OC; formerly with Harbaugh at Stanford
- Mike Mallory – Jacksonville Special Teams coach; former linebacker at Michigan
- (edit) Reggie Davis – San Fran TE coach; playing experience was at tight end on the San Diego Chargers when Harbaugh was QB.
Below are a few of the college coaches mentioned several times through the various posts. I added Rival’s recruiting information so you can see what geography they recruit from along with positions and rankings. These are broken down by 2015 commitments they earned and targeted players that committed elsewhere or not at all. If the information is in Bold, that means that Michigan has offered. The hyperlinks will take you to the Rivals information (free).
In no particular order:
DJ Durkin– Recently the DC at Florida
He was the Defensive End Coach and Special Teams coach at Stanford from 2007 to 2009. Played for Bowling Green
Commitments - 2015
None
Targets – 2015
Name |
Pos |
Stars |
Committed To |
Hometown |
LB |
3 |
UCLA |
Jacksonville, FL |
|
LB |
4 |
Ohio State |
Cleveland, OH |
|
DE |
4 |
Georgia |
Ridgeville, SC |
|
LB |
4 |
Notre Dame |
Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
|
LB |
4 |
Oklahoma |
Mechanicsville, VA |
|
LB |
4 |
Ohio State |
Cincinnati, OH |
|
LB |
4 |
None |
Jacksonville, FL |
|
LB |
5 |
None |
Gardena, CA |
|
DE |
5 |
None |
Glen St. Mary, FL |
|
LB |
5 |
UCLA |
Orange, CA |
|
LB |
3 |
Mississippi St |
Ocala, FL |
|
DB |
3 |
Clemson |
Belmont, NC |
|
LB |
3 |
Miami (FL) |
West Palm Beach, FL |
|
DB |
5 |
Georgia |
Evans, GA |
|
LB |
4 |
None |
Montezuma, GA |
|
DE |
5 |
Florida St. |
Chesapeake, VA |
|
DE |
4 |
Tennessee |
Hopewell, VA |
|
LB |
4 |
Alabama |
Lawrenceville, GA |
|
DB |
3 |
Georgia |
Jacksonville , FL |
Tim Drevno– USC O-line coach
Was with Harbaugh at University of San Diego, Stanford, and San Francisco before jumping back to the college ranks at USC.
Commitments – 2015
Name |
Pos |
Stars |
Hometown |
OL |
4 |
Los Angeles, CA |
|
OL |
3 |
Mission Viejo, CA |
Targets – none
Vince Marrow– current TE coach at Kentucky (3 years)
Formerly TE coach at Nebraska and Toledo and played for Toledo
It appears that this guy does all the recruiting for Kentucky! His 2014 recruiting list is off the charts, too. He mostly recruits in Ohio and doesn’t target a specific position. My guess is that he is a real likeable guy.
Commitments – 2015
Name |
Pos |
Stars |
Hometown |
OL |
3 |
West Chester, OH |
|
DB |
3 |
Trotwood, OH |
|
TE |
4 |
La Grange, OH |
|
ATH |
4 |
Lakewood, OH |
|
DB |
4 |
Lakewood, OH |
|
LB |
3 |
Youngstown, OH |
Targets – 2015
Name |
Pos |
Stars |
Committed To |
Hometown |
DE |
3 |
Sparty (Narduzzi!) |
Macedonia, OH |
|
RB |
3 |
None |
Youngstown, OH |
|
OL |
4 |
LSU |
Cincinnati, OH |
|
LB |
4 |
Ohio State |
Dublin, OH |
|
DE |
3 |
Cincinnati |
Bedford, OH |
|
OL |
4 |
Iowa |
Warren, OH |
|
OL |
3 |
Pitt |
Westerville, OH |
|
LB |
3 |
Cincinnati |
Lyndhurst, OH |
|
DT |
4 |
Arkansas |
Bradenton, FL |
|
LB |
2 |
None |
Trotwood, OH |
|
LB |
3 |
Toledo |
Toledo, OH |
|
RB |
4 |
Pitt |
Youngstown, OH |
|
DT |
3 |
Pitt |
Kettering, OH |
|
DE |
3 |
Ohio State |
Cleveland, OH |
|
OL |
4 |
West Virginia |
Hubbard, OH |
|
DB |
4 |
Michigan |
Huber Heights, OH |
|
OL |
3 |
Miami (NTM) |
Loveland, OH |
|
OL |
3 |
Sparty |
Cincinnati, OH |
|
LB |
3 |
None |
Columbus, OH |
|
WR |
4 |
Oregon |
Columbia, MO |
|
DE |
2 |
St. Francis (PA) |
Du Bois, PA |
|
DT |
3 |
Pitt |
Warren, OH |
|
WR |
3 |
Marshall |
Massillon, OH |
|
RB |
4 |
Sparty |
Hubbard, OH |
|
LB |
4 |
Virginia |
West Chester, OH |
|
OL |
3 |
Indiana |
Hamilton, OH |
|
ATH |
3 |
None |
Cleveland, OH |
|
WR |
3 |
Ohio State |
Lakewood, OH |
|
OL |
3 |
None (high on KY) |
Kenton, OH |
|
DE |
4 |
None |
Buffalo, NY |
Greg Mattison– current DC at Michigan
Commitments – 2015
None
Targets - 2015
Name |
Pos |
Stars |
Committed to |
Hometown |
LB |
4 |
Ohio State |
Cleveland, OH |
|
DB |
4 |
Notre Dame |
Lakewood, OH |
|
ATH |
4 |
None |
Jacksonville, FL |
|
DE |
0 |
None |
Bloomfield Hills, MI |
|
OL |
5 |
USCw |
Powder Springs, GA |
|
DT |
4 |
Arkansas |
Bradenton, FL |
|
DE |
3 |
Ohio State |
Cleveland, OH |
Roy Manning– current Michigan Outside Linebackers coach
Commitments – 2015
Name |
Pos |
Stars |
Hometown |
ATH |
4 |
Saginaw, MI |
Targets - 2015
Name |
Pos |
Stars |
Committed to |
Hometown |
DE |
4 |
N. Carolina |
Clemmons, NC |
|
DE |
4 |
Clemson |
Richmond, VA |
|
WR |
4 |
N. Carolina |
Randleman, NC |
|
DB |
3 |
Clemson |
Belmont, NC |
|
QB |
3 |
N. Carolina |
Matthews, NC |
|
DB |
4 |
Virginia Tech |
Greensboro, NC |
|
DT |
4 |
N. C. State |
Lincolnton, NC |
|
DT |
4 |
None |
Manassas, VA |
|
DB |
4 |
Penn State |
Richmond, VA |
|
RB |
3 |
N. Carolina |
Sumter, SC |
edit - added two more college coaches:
Lance Anderson– current Outside Linebacker and Recruiting Coordinator at Stanford.
He was with Harbaugh at San Diego and Stanford.
Commitments – 2015
Name |
Pos |
Stars |
Hometown |
OL |
4 |
Alpharetta, GA |
Targets – 2015
Name |
Pos |
Stars |
Committed to |
Hometown |
DE |
3 |
Army |
Atlanta, GA |
|
DE |
4 |
Tennessee |
Alpharetta, GA |
|
LB |
3 |
None |
Salt Lake City, UT |
|
DE |
4 |
Oregon |
Honolulu, HI |
|
WR |
5 |
Texas A&M |
Scottsdale, AZ |
|
LB |
3 |
None |
Suwanee, GA |
Jimmie Dougherty– current OC at San Diego St. (1 year!)
(why was this name brought up? …appears not to be a fit.)
Commitments – 2015
none
Targets – 2015
Name |
Pos |
Stars |
Committed to |
Hometown |
QB |
4 |
Arizona State |
Newhall, CA |
December 31st, 2014 at 11:07 AM ^
Cool. Thanks for putting this together. You should send it to Harbaugh :)
Durkin doesn't mess around, huh? Aims high.
Others have said it, but if we have an NFL-heavy coaching staff, that will be great for future recruiting but may make it hard for the 2015 class, as one month isn't a lot of time to build the kind of relationships that most recruits value in making their college decision. Maybe Durkin can pull a few in, but it will probably be hard to start from scratch with a recruit at this point.
December 31st, 2014 at 11:14 AM ^
December 31st, 2014 at 11:16 AM ^
January 1st, 2015 at 11:03 AM ^
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December 31st, 2014 at 11:24 AM ^
Maize & Blue News, I site I hadn't heard of before, also had a good detailed breakdown of potential assistants and their various relationships w/Harbaugh and level of plausibility:
December 31st, 2014 at 12:46 PM ^
Lance Anderson, current DC at Stanford. He was with Harbaugh at San Diego and Stanford. Not sure if the other DC’s on the list would come (based on what I read in each write-up).
Jimmie Dougherty, current OC at San Diego.
Reggie Davis, playing experience was at tight end with time on the same team as Harbaugh at San Diego Chargers. He spent three years coaching that spot for Harbaugh in San Francisco.
I’m leaving these people off the update:
John Morton, wide receivers coach for the 49ers (since 2011). He’s from the Midwest, but I don’t know how he would work out in recruiting this area. He’s was at USC for a bit, as their wide receivers coach. He may not work out due to the pay difference between NFL and college. I’ll leave him off my update for now (there is not recruiting results info on him).
Mike Hart. From the article: “Hold on, hear me out. Yeah, this doesn’t sound like something that will happen given the history between Harbaugh and Hart”. I did not know that!
Charlie Weis is mentioned as a possible OC in the article, too. Not sure if anyone has heard of him? …maybe someone has an opinion? …no? I’ll leave him off the update.
December 31st, 2014 at 11:55 AM ^
December 31st, 2014 at 12:52 PM ^
It was a terrible year for him, perhaps only rivaled by Dave Brandon's year, but prior to this he was pretty good. I like how he successfully designed offenses around both drop back and mobile quarterbacks, all without sacrificing the integrity of the offense. Again, he had a terrible year this year and many of his players sounded off about the direction they were headed and I can understand the apprehension after Borges/Nuss, but I think (hope) he'd be fine here.
December 31st, 2014 at 11:55 AM ^
Read on Rotoworld this morning that Greg Roman may get a look for the T.B. and Jax OC jobs.
December 31st, 2014 at 12:08 PM ^
Hey guys, I usually just lurk around mgoblog. With these recent events, i am really excited and wanted to get involved.
Whats the word with Durkin? Is it assumed he will accept the position after the bowl game on saturday?
I also saw a few things on kentucky boards about vince morrow, have you guys read anything about that?
December 31st, 2014 at 12:16 PM ^
December 31st, 2014 at 12:26 PM ^
January 1st, 2015 at 12:45 AM ^
Here is a recent post:
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/dj-durkin-turns-down-unc-will-most-likely-t…
And here is something recent from MLive:
http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2014/12/jim_harbaughs_criteri…
ElevenWarriors and TheGatorFanatic both have posts, too.
December 31st, 2014 at 12:46 PM ^
Feeling generous during Harbmess seasion for the newbe shep..33. +1 4 U.
December 31st, 2014 at 12:33 PM ^
Question: Is the entire staff usually announced at once or will we see singular hires trickle in?
December 31st, 2014 at 12:44 PM ^
December 31st, 2014 at 12:48 PM ^
I am thinking he is looking at a few guys in NFL who are currently preparing for the playoffs.
December 31st, 2014 at 12:55 PM ^
December 31st, 2014 at 12:56 PM ^
Any thoughts on Harbaugh maybe luring back Barwis????
December 31st, 2014 at 1:24 PM ^
I doubt it would happen. Barwis has his own thing going right now with training, and I believe he's still working for the Mets, designing their training programs.
December 31st, 2014 at 1:10 PM ^
I really hope JH brings in and M is willing to pay for top quality assistants, especially on the offensive side of the ball where player development has been woeful for years. Also, the ability to identify and coach up the hidden gems, a la Wiscy and MSU, would greatly help. Even JH can't bring in every 5 star he offers.
December 31st, 2014 at 1:17 PM ^
December 31st, 2014 at 1:45 PM ^
Yes, agreed. I hope it plays out that way in practice, not just in theory.
December 31st, 2014 at 1:29 PM ^
I'm really interested in who ends up on this staff. I think UM is all in on this endeavour. They are not satisfied with just getting Harbaugh but will go further to get in the assistants he wants. I think it's going to end up a pretty loaded coaching staff.
December 31st, 2014 at 2:19 PM ^
Don't forget to put "teammate of Jim Harbaugh" on Moeller's "resume." Coaches tend to like ex-teammates who are "battle-tested." Moeller had 4 picks in 1986.
December 31st, 2014 at 2:53 PM ^
Good detail and homework for the recruits.
January 1st, 2015 at 12:42 AM ^
And thanks for your input on the possible coaches.
December 31st, 2014 at 3:27 PM ^
December 31st, 2014 at 3:34 PM ^
December 31st, 2014 at 3:55 PM ^
Picking nits here, but hasn't Jack Dunaway accepted a Prefered Walk-On spot at UM?
December 31st, 2014 at 5:35 PM ^
you mentioned you might do this last night. good read.
i came across mike mallory's name in your write-up. i haven't seen him since my senior year, but back in the day, he was one of the guys. would be cool to see him on the sidelines, maybe with brother doug, too.
December 31st, 2014 at 10:50 PM ^
December 31st, 2014 at 10:51 PM ^
January 1st, 2015 at 1:31 AM ^
I'd love to see Harbaugh hire a QB coach. It hasn't been done at UM since 2007, and I think UM has paid a price for it. If you look at the top programs in the country, only a handful go the route of single OC/QB coach. The vast majority have either a dedicated QB coach or a co-offensive coordinator set-up with one being a QB coach. In today's game, I think it's imporant for there to be one person for the QB to lean on during a game. It's hard for that to be the OC, who also has to game plan during the week. I know, with Harbaugh's experience he probably thinks he can handle QB duties, but I would prefer that responsibility not fall on the HC during a game. Besides, with Harbaugh's intensity, he would be the last person I would want counseling a QB during a game. I truly believe that was one of the weaknesses of Brady Hoke, not having anyone to work full-time with Gardner. He had so much talent, yet his vision and decision-making never improved, and he seemed to lose confidence as games went on (mostly from getting hit so often and throwing ints). But, a QB-guru confidant could have helped those failures.
January 1st, 2015 at 12:07 PM ^
I tend to think of JH as the ultimate QB coach. I could be wrong. His level of intensity would be an asset, rather than a drawback, and together with his experience I look forward to seeing what he does with our QB position for the next 20 years.
January 2nd, 2015 at 11:12 AM ^
is CBs coach currently.
January 3rd, 2015 at 3:33 PM ^
Stated he really bonded with AU commits at the UA game and considering a visit to their campus... Hope Durkin become our DC and close him out...
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