Michigan promotes QB coach Campbell to OC

• Adam Rittenberg, ESPN

  • Senior Citizen WriterFeb 2, 2024, 01:01 PM ET Close College football press reporter.
  • Signed up with ESPN.com in 2008.
  • Graduate of Northwestern University.Michigan has promoted

quarterbacks coach Kirk Campbell to offending coordinator under brand-new coach Sherrone Moore.Campbell, 37, will change Moore in the

role while continuing to work with the Wolverines quarterbacks, the school said Friday. He rose from an expert role to supervise quarterbacks after Michigan fired co-offensive planner Matt Weiss in January 2023 amid an investigation into possible computer system access crimes at the team’s offices.Though Campbell’s promotion had been expected, it was unclear whether

he might follow previous Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh to the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers, according to sources. New Michigan coach Sherrone Moore will have a new offensive planner after the team promoted quarterbacks coach Kirk Campbell. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Last season, Campbell helped quarterback J.J. McCarthy win Big Ten Quarterback of the Year honors and become a first-team all-league choice as Michigan won its first championship game given that 1997. Before signing up with Michigan’s staff in 2022, Campbell functioned as offensive planner at Old Dominion throughout the 2021 season. The previous Mercyhurst player from Pittsburgh likewise spent three years as an offending analyst at Penn State.Michigan likewise moved tight ends coach Grant Newsome to manage the offensive line. Moore has actually coached Michigan’s line because 2021 in addition to functioning as an organizer.

“Kirk and Grant are two bright offensive minds,” Moore said. “They have brought a lot to our offending personnel and will make bigger contributions in their new roles. I am delighted to have Kirk and Grant take on greater duties in our offense as they continue dealing with our players to assist further their advancement on and off the field. “Likewise, J.B. Brown was promoted from expert to special teams coordinator. Brown has actually been working with Michigan’s unique teams since 2021, and Moore said he has an”outstanding mind” for it.The Associated Press

added to this report.