From Bluegrass to Big House:Steve clinkscale’s Journey to Michigan Wolverines Defensive Coordinator…

Michigan’s defensive coordinator job is one of the most attractive in the country. The Wolverine’s last two defensive coordinators (Minter, and Macdonald) both earned coordinator opportunities in the NFL almost immediately after leaving Ann Arbor. In fact, Macdonald might be an NFL head coach next season, just three years removed from his time at Michigan.

Here are five candidates we have to replace the seeming irreplaceable.Clink” has been on Michigan’s staff since 2021 coaching defensive backs and has possessed the co-defensive coordinator title for two seasons. Clink is an experienced recruiter, familiar with the system both Minter and Macdonald ran, and was key in developing NFL talent Daxton Hill, DJ Turner, Will Johnson, Rod Moore, Keon Sabb and Mike Sainristi

Hiring Clink would give an instant leg up in the recruitment of multiple highly ranked 2025 DBs, and would likely mean Michigan retains much of the current talent on the roster. This is the safest hire available and would help Michigan keep the successful culture developed under Harbaugh aliv

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