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Maryland may have taken one of Michigan’s prized recruits, but the Wolverines are taking his position coach.
Jim Harbaugh is fully revamping the defensive staff in the wake of dismissing Don Brown back in December. On Sunday, Michigan hired Mike Macdonald, the former Ravens linebackers coach, to be the new defensive coordinator and there’s been speculation about whether or not Florida LB coach Christian Robinson will follow. But another has surfaced.
On Monday, ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg reports that Michigan will hire Maryland linebackers/special teams coach George Helow to be the new safeties coach — a vacancy that’s been all but open since before the 2020 season with Bob Shoop being away from the program.
Sources: #Michigan is hiring #Maryland special teams coordinator and ILBs coach George Helow as safeties coach. Helow started his coaching career under Nick Saban. Has worked for Jimbo Fisher, Kirby Smart, Mark Richt and others. A strong addition for new #GoBlue defensive staff.
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) January 18, 2021
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An Ole Miss grad, Helow’s connection with Macdonald comes from being a defensive graduate assistant at Georgia — though Helow came aboard the year after Macdonald departed. Before that, he started as an intern at Alabama under Nick Saban and Kirby Smart and eventually wound up at Florida State just before ending up in Athens.
Before he ended up at Maryland — where he spent one year — he spent four seasons at Colorado State, where he had two years as the safeties coach.
He’s another young addition, having graduated from Ole Miss after the 2010 season. He was a former walk-on as a player.
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