When Kyle Whittingham had his introductory press conference when he was named as the new head coach, he said that two or three coaches would likely be retained from Sherrone Moore’s staff. He had already retained RB coach Tony Alford and DL coach Lou Esposito, and on Friday night, we found out the third coach to be retained.
Whittingham and his staff were at Michigan’s basketball game against USC on Friday, where he addressed the Crisler Center. Standing with the staff was special teams coordinator Kerry Coombs, wearing his Michigan gear.
Coombs is likely the final coach to be retained under Whittingham. While Michigan hasn’t officially named a LB or secondary coach, both Brian Jean-Mary and LaMar Morgan have reportedly been told they wouldn’t be retained.
Coombs at Michigan
Coombs hasn’t been in Ann Arbor long, but he’s made a great impression. Following Michigan’s loss to Ohio State, former head coach Sherrone Moore made the move to fire JB Brown as the special teams coordinator. The Wolverines were awful this season under Brown and Moore had to make a move…