Sherrone Moore needed to quickly find a replacement at offensive coordinator after firing Kirk Campbell from the same post last week. And a week later, it appears as if Michigan football has found its guy.
Though there were tons of rumors as to who could come into Ann Arbor and file the role — from Dan Mullen, Byron Leftwich, Joe Craddock, Brennan Marion, and Jason Candle — Sherrone Moore made a pull of an experienced coordinator who hadn’t really been mentioned until recent days.
According to 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz, the Wolverines are hiring Chip Lindsey, who most recently was the offensive coordinator at North Carolina.
Chip Lindsey has accepted the offensive coordinator job at Michigan, sources tell @cbssports/@247Sports.
Lindsey, whom ESPN reported as the Wolverines’ target, was North Carolina’s OC this season. Was previously an OC at UCF and Auburn and a head coach at Troy.… pic.twitter.com/G9JH9T8cRs
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) December 10, 2024
Lindsey is 50 years old and has a ton of experience. Having gotten his start in high school football in Alabama, he was the QB coach at Troy, an offensive analyst at Auburn, the OC and QB coach at Southern Miss, Arizona State, Auburn, the head coach at Troy, the OC at UCF, and then North Carolina.
Considering his work with Todd Monken and Gus Malzahn, he’s got some bona fides in offense, but also worked with Drake Maye in his final season in Chapel Hill.