Bob Shoop has been hired by the University of Michigan as a safeties coach.
Shoop served as the Vols’ defensive coordinator from 2016-17.
Following his tenure in Knoxville, the veteran coach was defensive coordinator at Mississippi State for the 2018 and 2019 seasons. Shoop and the Bulldogs played at Tennessee during the 2019 season as the Vols defeated Mississippi State,
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Brian Jean-Mary and Bob Shoop have been added to the defensive staff – and Jay Harbaugh has been named the Special Teams Coordinator.
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Shoop also served as defensive coordinator at Penn State (2014-15) and at Vanderbilt (2011-13) before arriving at Tennessee.
“I am very appreciative to Coach (Jim) Harbaugh for the opportunity to join the football family at Michigan,” Shoop said in a Michigan press release. “I look forward to getting to work, contributing to a program that will continue to combine academic achievement and athletic excellence, while competing for championships. Go Blue!””