There was some hope and expectations that the Michigan football coaching search could have been resolved as soon as this weekend. But with top target Kalen DeBoer and his Alabama team beating Oklahoma on Friday night, and Arizona State‘s Kenny Dillingham re-signing with the Sun Devils, who and where the Wolverines go is a big question at the moment.
And it looks as if it may remain that way for some time.
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Though there have been some names thrown around (Louisville’s Jeff Brohm, Missouri’s Eliah Drinkwitz, former Utah coach Kyle Whittingham), it doesn’t appear at the moment that the maize and blue are being singularly tied to any of the above. And according to ESPN college football insider Dan Wetzel, it doesn’t appear that the Wolverines are in any sort of hurry.
Does that mean that Michigan is still holding out for DeBoer, who has at least one more game with the Crimson Tide on January 1? Is the board being reset?
At the moment, it may be anyone’s guess. Though fans rightfully feel like time is of the essence — to keep the current roster and the impending signees with the transfer portal opening on January 2 — perhaps the decision-makers in Ann Arbor don’t feel the same about the scenario.
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Time will tell, and though there’s a bit of a meltdown happening among the maize and blue faithful, all’s well that ends well — and that may be the Wolverines’ strategy at the moment. But if the search doesn’t happen in a timely fashion and they lose much of the roster, and it’s an uninspiring hire? Well, expect that fan revolt to last well into the season, if not longer.
This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: ESPN: Michigan football coaching search not close to resolution
