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FOOTBALLFOOTBALL STAFFSTAFF JJ.. IRAIRA ANDAND NICKINICKI HARRISHARRIS FAMILYFAMILY HEADHEAD FOOTBALLFOOTBALL COACHCOACH JJIMIM HARBAUGHHARBAUGH is in his third season tallied a 49-22-1 overall record that included a 5-3 mark in the postseason as the J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family as 49ers . Head Football Coach at the University Harbaugh led the Niners to a 13-3 regular-season record and to the COACHING STAFF COACHING of Michigan. Named the 20th coach in NFC Championship Game during his first season in 2011, earning the U-M football history on Tuesday, Dec. AP NFL Coach of the Year award. He followed up with an 11-4-1 regular- 30, 2014, Harbaugh became the sixth season mark in 2012, culminating with an appearance in Super Bowl former Michigan football player to be XLVII. Harbaugh’s 49ers lost a back-and-forth affair, 34-31, to the Baltimore named the leader of ’s Ravens and his brother, John, in the only matchup of brothers as head winningest program. coaches in NFL history. He helped guide San Francisco back to the NFC Jim Harbaugh is one of four Big Ten title game after a 12-4 regular-season record in 2013 and posted an 8-8 coaches to win 10-plus games in each of mark during the 2014 season. his first two seasons directing a confer- Prior to making the jump to the 49ers, Harbaugh established himself as ence school. Harbaugh joined Fielding a leader of young men at the college level. He turned around a Stanford Yost (1901-02) as the only head coaches program that went 1-11 prior to his arrival. The Cardinal improved in each to collected back-to-back 10-win sea- of Harbaugh’s four seasons, culminating with a 12-1 campaign and FedEx sons in their first two seasons at U-M. In addition to Harbaugh and Yost, victory over Virginia Tech in 2010. Harbaugh finished his ten- Ohio State’s (2012-13) and Wisconsin’s Paul Chryst (2015-16) ure at Stanford with a 29-21 overall record (.580) and 21-15 mark in Pac-10 also accomplished the feat. Conference play. Harbaugh is the second fastest coach to 20 wins at Michigan, trailing After 4-8 and 5-7 records his first two seasons at the helm, Harbaugh only Yost; Harbaugh accomplished the feat in 24 games and Yost won the led the Cardinal to an 8-5 record and a tie for second place in the Pac-10. first 29 games of his U-M career before tying Minnesota (6-6) in 1903. The appearance in the Sun Bowl following the season was Stanford’s first In his first year, Michigan finished with a 10-3 record, including a 41-7 since the 2001 season. The program continued its ascension win over No. 19 Florida in the 2016 Buffalo Wild Wings . The in 2010, posting a 12-1 overall record and 8-1 mark in the Pac-10. Stanford Wolverines finished in the top 12 of the national polls for the first time was selected for a BCS bowl game and proceeded to defeat Virginia Tech, since 2011, ranking 11th in the Amway Coaches poll and 12th in the 40-12, in the FedEx Orange Bowl in Harbaugh’s final game with the pro- Associated Press media poll. gram. The Cardinal finished the 2010 season ranked fifth in the national In 2017, the Wolverines took another step forward, coming within inches polls, and Harbaugh was named the Award as the nation’s of claiming their first Big Ten East Division title and a spot in the confer- top coach by the Club of Columbus. He accepted the 49ers ence championship game. U-M finished 10-3 and listed 10th in both polls head coaching position on Jan. 7, 2011. at year’s end. In his first head coaching experience, Harbaugh led the University of Harbaugh has coached U-M players to five first-team All-America hon- San Diego to a 29-6 record during his three seasons directing the program ors; back-to-back honors for and Jourdan Lewis and consensus (2004-06). In his first year, the Toreros posted a 7-4 record after winning accolades for Jabrill Peppers in 2016. Butt won the Mackey Award as the their final five games of the season. The team proceeded to post 11-1 nation’s top tight end and Peppers received the Lott IMPACT Trophy, Paul marks during the 2005 and 2006 seasons, claiming the Pioneer Football Hornung Award and was a fifth-place finisher in the . League championship each season. A total of 21 players have earned all-conference recognition in both Harbaugh spent the 2002 and 2003 NFL seasons as the seasons. Harbaugh’s 2016 team set a program record with 23 Academic coach with the Oakland Raiders. He worked with the quarterbacks, help- All-Big Ten honors. ing Rich Gannon lead the organization to Super Bowl XXXVII Harbaugh came to Ann Arbor after an impressive four-year run in the after posting an 11-5 regular-season record and the AFC Western Division with the . He led the fran- title. Gannon won the 2002 AP NFL MVP award and was selected to the chise to the NFC Championship Game in each of his first three seasons, 2003 Pro Bowl. winning the George Halas Trophy as NFC champions in 2012. Harbaugh Harbaugh began preparing for a career as a coach during his profession-

JIM HARBAUGH’S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD YEAR SCHOOL RECORD CONFERENCE LEAGUE FINISH BOWL GAME/POSTSEASON (RESULT) FINAL AP RANK 2004 San Diego (FCS) 7-4 (.636) 3-1 (.750) Pioneer (2nd) 2005 San Diego (FCS) 11-1 (.917) 4-0 (1.000) Pioneer (1st) 2006 San Diego (FCS) 11-1 (.917) 7-0 (1.000) Pioneer (1st) 2007 Stanford 4-8 (.333) 3-6 (.333) Pac-10 (t-7th) NR 2008 Stanford 5-7 (.417) 4-5 (.444) Pac-10 (t-6th) NR 2009 Stanford 8-5 (.615) 6-3 (.667) Pac-10 (t-2nd) Sun, Oklahoma (L, 27-31) NR 2010 Stanford 12-1 (.923) 8-1 (.889) Pac-10 (2nd) Orange, Virginia Tech (W, 40-12) 4 2011 San Francisco 49ers 13-3-1 5-1 (.833) NFC West (1st) NFC Championship Game, (L, 17-20) 2012 San Francisco 49ers 11-4 3-2-1 (.583) NFC West (1st) Super Bowl XLVII (L, 31-34) 2013 San Francisco 49ers 12-4 (.750) 4-2 (.667) NFC West (2nd) NFC Championship Game (L, 17-23) 2014 San Francisco 49ers 8-8 (.500) 2-4 (.333) NFC West (3rd) 2015 Michigan 10-3 (.769) 6-2 (.750) Big Ten East (3rd) Citrus, Florida (W, 41-7) 12 2016 Michigan 10-3 (.769) 7-2 (.778) Big Ten East (3rd) Orange, Florida State (L, 33-32) 10 FCS 3 seasons 29-6 (.829) 14-1 (.933) FBS 6 seasons 49-27 (.644) 34-20 (.629) NFL 4 seasons 44-19-1 (.695) 14-9-1 (.604) Total 12 seasons 112-49-1 (.698) 55-27-1 (.676)

42 138TH SEASON OF MICHIGAN FOOTBALL COACHINGCO STAFF al playing days. He spent eight years as an NCAA-certified unpaid assistant Did You Know? RECORD VS. OPPONENTS J. IRA AND NICKI HARRIS FAMILY HEAD FOOTBALL COACH coach for his father, Jack, at Western Kentucky (1994-2001). He worked as AC an offensive consultant and recruited for the Hilltoppers during that time.  Harbaugh mentored two Stanford Illinois ...... 1-0 Indiana ...... 2-0 HI Harbaugh’s effort helped his father’s team capture the 2002 Division I-AA student-athletes to runner-up finishes Iowa ...... 0-1 national championship. in Heisman Trophy voting: Toby Ger- Maryland ...... 2-0 NG N Harbaugh played for five different organizations during his 15-year NFL hart (2009) and (2010). Michigan State...... 1-1 G JIM HARBAUGH Minnesota ...... 1-0 career (1987-2001). He completed 2,305-of-3,918 passes for 26,288 yards S Nebraska ...... 0-0 TA and 129 in 177 games. Harbaugh made 140 career starts. He  Harbaugh is the only coach to win Northwestern ...... 1-0 was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Year, the NFL Comeback Player both the AP NFL Coach of the Year Ohio State ...... 0-2 FF Penn State ...... 2-0 of the Year and a Pro Bowl selection after leading the to (2011) and Woody Hayes Coach of the Purdue ...... 0-0 the AFC Championship Game in 1995. He was inducted into the Colts Ring Year Award (2010). Rutgers ...... 2-0 Wisconsin ...... 1-0 of Honor in 2005. Record vs. Big Ten ... 13-4 As a collegiate player, Harbaugh was one of the most efficient passers  Jim Harbaugh joins in NCAA history. In 1985, he led the nation in pass efficiency and finished (1897-99), Elton “Tad” Wieman (1927- Arizona ...... 3-1 as the runner-up in 1986. His career pass efficiency rating was the NCAA’s 28), (1929-37), Bennie Arizona State ...... 2-2 Oosterbaan (1948-58) and Bump California ...... 2-2 top mark for more than 12 years. Harbaugh won the Tribune Big Colorado ...... 1-0 Elliott (1959-68) as former Wolverine Ten Most Valuable Player award, earned first team All-America honors and Oregon ...... 1-3 players to serve as head coach. Oregon State ...... 3-2 finished third in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy following the 1986 UCLA ...... 2-2 season. USC ...... 3-1  Harbaugh is the second individual to He completed 387-of-620 passes for 5,449 yards and 31 touchdowns Utah ...... 0-1 serve as head football coach at Michi- Washington ...... 3-1 during his career, with all four statistical categories still listing among the gan and Stanford. Fielding H. Yost Washington State ...... 3-1 top 12 in school history. He also added 12 rushing touchdowns during was the Stanford coach for the 1900 Record vs. Pac-12 .. 23-16 his career, including eight scores as a senior. Harbaugh became the first season (7-2-1 record) before arriving Florida State ...... 0-1 Michigan quarterback to ever throw for more than 300 yards in a single in Ann Arbor. Virginia Tech ...... 1-0 game (310 vs. Wisconsin) and eclipsed the 200-yard passing mark 12 Wake Forest ...... 1-1 Record vs. ACC ...... 2-2 times. He led the Wolverines to a 21-3-1 record as a full-time starter during  He coached in the Super Bowl as his final two seasons, including a pair of victories against rivals Michigan both an assistant (Raiders, Super Bowl Florida ...... 1-0 State and Ohio State. XXXVII) and head coach (49ers, Super Record vs. SEC ...... 1-0 Harbaugh and his wife, Sarah, have two daughters, Addison and Bowl XLVII). Brigham Young ...... 1-0 Katherine, and two sons, Jack and John. He also has three children, Jay, Notre Dame ...... 2-2 James Jr., and Grace.  Harbaugh is the only former Michigan Record vs. Ind...... 3-2 He is the son of Jack and Jackie Harbaugh. Jack was an assistant coach player to serve as a head coach in the Oklahoma ...... 0-1 at Michigan from 1973-79. Harbaugh’s brother, John, is head coach of the Super Bowl. TCU ...... 0-2 and his sister, Joani, is married to Indiana University Record vs. Big 12 ...... 0-1 men’s basketball coach Tom Crean.  From 1994-2001, Harbaugh played UCF ...... 1-0 in the NFL and served as an unpaid Record vs. AAC ...... 1-0 THE HARBAUGH FILE assistant for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. Penn ...... 0-1 Full Name: James Joseph Harbaugh (HAR-baw) Princeton ...... 0-2 Birthdate: December 23, 1963 Yale ...... 2-0  Earned the nickname “Captain Come- Record vs. IVY ...... 2-3 Place of Birth: Toledo, Ohio back” during his NFL playing days for Wife: Sarah Sacramento State ...... 1-0 his ability to lead his teams to wins in UC Davis ...... 0-1 Children: Addison, Katherine, Jack and John; Jay, James Jr., and Grace the fourth quarter. Record vs. Big Sky ...... 1-1 Hometown: Palo Alto, California High School: Palo Alto (1982) Monmouth ...... 1-0  Harbaugh has several acting cred- Record vs. Big South ..1-0 College: Michigan, 1986 (B.A., Communications) its, including an appearance on “Saved By the Bell: The New Class” Hawaii ...... 1-0 San Jose State ...... 3-0 COACHING EXPERIENCE in 1994 https://www.youtube.com/ UNLV ...... 1-0 Year School/Organization Duties watch?v=fuKrcjskQiU Record vs. MWC...... 5-0 1994-2001 Western Kentucky Volunteer Assistant Holy Cross...... 1-0 2002-03 Oakland Raiders Quarterbacks  Harbaugh appeared in a 1993 epi- Record vs. Patriot ...... 1-0 2004-06 San Diego Head Coach sode of the Western-comedy “Brisco 2007-10 Stanford Head Coach County, Jr.” starring Michigan-native Wagner ...... 1-0 Record vs. Northeast .1-0 2011-14 San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Bruce Campbell. The episode also fea- 2015 - Head Coach tured Terry Bradshaw, Ken Norton, Jr. Butler...... 3-0 and Carl Banks. Davidson ...... 2-0 Dayton ...... 3-0 Drake ...... 2-1  Harbaugh starred as himself in a 1997 Jacksonville ...... 1-0 episode of “Arli$$.” Marist ...... 1-0 Marist ...... 1-0 Morehead State ...... 2-0  Harbaugh was born in Toledo, Ohio, Valparaiso ...... 3-0 while his father Jack was coaching at Record vs. Pioneer .. 17-1 Perrysburg High School. Azusa Pacific ...... 2-1 Dixie State ...... 1-0 Record vs. GNAC ...... 3-1 Southern Oregon...... 2-0 Record vs. Frontier .....2-0 Menlo ...... 1-0 Record vs. GSAC ...... 2-0 Chapman ...... 1-0 Record vs. CSIAC ...... 1-0

THE LEADERS & BEST 43 DEFENSIVEDEFENSIVE COORDINATORCOORDINATOR DDONON BROWNBROWN Don Brown is in his second season as Michigan’s defensive coordinator. Brown came to Ann Arbor follow- ing three seasons at Boston College, where he served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. Brown is widely regarded as one of the top defensive minds in the country; his units are known for their attacking style and stingy run defense, with a fi erce commitment to a heavy blitz scheme. A native of Spencer, Mass., Brown brought 35 years of coaching experience to U-M, including 22 as a de-

COACHING STAFF COACHING fensive coordinator, as of the end of the 2016 season. He has spent time all over New England, including 12 seasons as a head coach, compiling a 94-45 record at three diff erent institutions (Plymouth State, 1993-95; Northeastern, 2000-03; Massachusetts, 2004-08) with fi ve conference titles and six playoff appearances. Brown has been part of a number of championship teams at all levels of college football. He helped Dart- mouth (1982, co-) and Yale (1989) to Ivy League titles as an assistant and defensive coordinator, and was also a part of staff s that earned conference titles at Plymouth State (Division III; two), Massachusetts (four) and Northeastern (one). In Brown’s fi rst year leading the defense, Michigan’s unit ranked fi rst or second in the NCAA in seven cat- egories. Nearly 45 percent of opponents’ possessions ended in a three-and-outs and U-M allowed just 28 red zone trips all season, fewest in the nation. On the turnover front, the U-M defense allowed just 11 passing touchdowns all season while generating 13 and 19 total turnovers. A fi nalist for the 2016 , U-M led the Big Ten in eight defensive categories and all 11 defen- sive starters earned All-Big Ten accolades. The team surrendered just 53 fourth-quarter points all year. U-M fi nished second nationally in tackles for loss per game (9.3) and ranked fourth in sacks (3.54), the only school in the country to average more than nine and three in those two categories. Brown helped U-M’s linebacker core excel too, as Ben Gedeon (106 tackles), Mike McCray (76) and Jabrill Peppers (72) each set career-highs in tackles. Peppers earned unanimous fi rst-team All-American honors and Jourdan Lewis was a consensus fi rst team All-American as well. ABOUT COACH BROWN: In his fi nal season with Boston College, he guided the Eagles’ defense to a banner year, with the unit leading the nation in eight defensive categories. The team surrendered just seven rush yards in the fi rst two FULL NAME: Don A. Brown contests and held seven opponents to sub-100-yard rushing performances overall. They played their best BIRTHDATE: July 31, 1955 football in their biggest games, suff ocating the No. 9 Florida State off ense to its lowest total yardage fi gure WIFE: Deborah since 2011 (217 yards) and forcing fi ve turnovers against No. 4 Notre Dame. The Eagles averaged more than 34 sacks and 90 tackles for loss in Brown’s three seasons leading the CHILDREN: Echo, Zachariah, Rana, Chelsea defense after registering just six sacks (last in the nation) and 45 tackles for loss the year before his arrival. GRANDCHILDREN: Lola, Piper, William, Brown was nominated three times at BC for the Broyles Award (2013-15), given to the top assistant in col- Remington, Jacoby, Aisling, Hudson, Mack, lege football, and collected AFCA 2015 Assistant Coach of the Year accolades for the FBS. Prior to joining Steve Addazzio’s staff at BC, Brown served two years as the defensive coordinator and Lucy and Charlie coach at Connecticut. The Huskies defense ranked among the nation’s top 25 in fi ve major HOMETOWN: Spencer, Mass. categories and fi ve defensive players were selected in the NFL Draft, including 2012 fi rst-round selection HIGH SCHOOL: David Prouty Kendall Reyes (31st overall), in his two years on the staff . He spent two years at Maryland (2009-10) in the same role, improving the Terps’ defense to top-40 ranks COLLEGE: Norwich University (Vermont) in total defense and scoring defense, top-25 rankings in rushing defense and turnovers gained, and a top-10 ranking in pass effi ciency defense. In his fi rst stop at Massachusetts, Brown was defensive coordinator during a two-year stretch that culmi- BOWL EXPERIENCE nated in an appearance in the 1998 Division I-AA national championship. He returned and was head coach MARYLAND: 2010 Military Bowl from 2004-08, leading the winningest fi ve-year stretch in school history. The Minutemen tallied a program- BOSTON COLLEGE: 2013 AdvoCare V100 Bowl, best 43-19 record during that span (.694 winning percentage), highlighted by a two-year stretch (2006-07) 2014 New Era Pinstripe Bowl during which the team went 23-5 overall, with a school-record 12-game win streak capped by a 13-2 record and national championship game appearance in 2006. Brown earned AFCA Region I Coach of the Year hon- MICHIGAN: 2016 Capital One Orange Bowl ors as a result and collected Atlantic 10 and New England Coach of the Year honors as well. In the four seasons prior, Brown was head coach at Northeastern during a turnaround eff ort, taking a team that went 2-9 in 1999 to a 10-3 record in 2002, leading the Huskies to the school’s lone NCAA Division I-AA playoff appearance. Brown’s tenure culminated in a 27-20 overall record, including an 18-7 record over the last two seasons. That season brought Brown the Atlantic and New England Coach of the Year honors as well as New England Football Writers Coach of the Year recognition. He spent two seasons as the defensive coordinator at Brown prior to his fi rst stop in Amherst (1996-97). His fi nal year saw the team post its best record in 20 years at 7-3. Brown coached the defense to a school- record 28 interceptions and 36 total takeaways, the second-highest total in program history. As a head coach, Brown led Plymouth State to two Division III playoff appearances in three seasons (1993- 95), collecting AFCA District I Coach of the Year honors in all three years. He spent time as a defensive coordinator at Dartmouth (1984-86) and Yale (1987-92), where he also served as the interim baseball coach in 1992, leading the team to a 26-10 season and an NCAA Tournament bid. He was an assistant at Mansfi eld University in Pennsylvania (1983) before that, and he began his coach- ing career as an assistant at Dartmouth in 1982 after coaching and teaching at Hartford High School in White River Junction, Vermont, in the years earlier. Brown graduated from Norwich University in 1977 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education and later earned his master’s degree from Plymouth State in 1996. He was a star running back and four-year let- terwinner at NU, from 1973-76 and earned another two varsity letters playing basketball. Brown was elected into the Vermont Military academy’s Hall of Fame in 2007, 30 years after his graduation. Brown graduated from David Prouty High School in Spencer, Mass. He and his wife, Deborah, have four children and 11 grandchildren. COACHING EXPERIENCE Year Team Position 1977-82 Hartford HS (Vt.) Assistant Coach 1982 Dartmouth Assistant Coach 1983 Mansfi eld (Pa.) Defensive Coordinator 1984-86 Dartmouth Defensive Coordinator 1987-92 Yale Defensive Coordinator 1993-95 Plymouth State Head Coach 1996-97 Brown Defensive Coordinator 1998-99 Massachusetts Defensive Coordinator 2000-03 Northeastern Head Coach 2004-08 Massachusetts Head Coach 2009-10 Maryland Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks 2011-12 Connecticut Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks 2013-15 Boston College Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 2016- Michigan Defensive Coordinator 44 138TH SEASON OF MICHIGAN FOOTBALL SANFORDSANFFORD ROROBERTSONBERTSON OFFENSIVEOFFENSSIVE COORDINATORCOORDDINATOR / INTERIORINNTERIORR OFFENSIVE LINE TIM DREVNO Tim Drevno is in his third season as Michigan’s Sanford Robertson Off ensive Coordinator and off ensive line coach. Prior to joining the Wolverines staff , Drevno spent one season at the University of Southern California, where he served as the Trojans’ running game coordinator and off ensive line coach. Michigan’s off ense has fl ourished under the direction of Drevno. The Wolverines have posted consecutive 5,000-yard total off ensive seasons and posted 932 points (35.8 avg.). The red zone of- fense has been one of the most effi cient in college football, scoring on 114-of-124 opportunities in 2015 and 2016. The 92 percent conversion rate has seen the Wolverines score touchdowns on 81 of those 114 successful chances. In addition, U-M has held possession of the football on aver- age more than 33 minutes per contest, aided by its 44.7 percent conversion rate on third . Individually, Michigan’s quarterbacks have ranked fi rst or second in completion percentage in the Big Ten, with Jake Rudock leading the conference in 2015 and fi nishing second in 2016. Tight end Jake Butt earned fi rst-team All-America honors in 2015 and 2016, and also earned the John Mackey Award as the nation’s top tight end and the Senior CLASS Award. He helped Butt close his career as U-M’s all-time leader in receptions (138) and yards (1,646) among tight ends. In 2016, Drevno helped guide Michigan’s off ense to the fi fth-highest single-season point total in program history (524 points), trailing only the Point-a-Minute Teams of 1901-04. Ten of 11 off ensive starters earned some form of all-conference recognition, and U-M led the Big Ten and ranked 11th in the NCAA in scoring. In all, the unit paced the Big Ten in scoring off ense, red ABOUT COACH DREVNO: zone off ense, turnovers lost, interceptions and fourth-down conversions. Effi ciency and balance FULL NAME: Timothy David Drevno continue to be U-M’s calling cards off ensively, as the unit averaged over 210 yards on the ground BIRTHDATE: March 20, 1969 and through the air. In 2015, quarterback Jake Rudock became the second quarterback in school history to pass for WIFE: Shannon 3,000 yards (3,017) and Butt, and Amara Darboh became the fi rst trio of receivers CHILDREN: McKenna, Baylee, Zachary in school history to eclipse the 50-reception and 500-yard receiving mark in a season. The 2015 HOMETOWN: Torrance, Calif. Wolverines fi nished the season ninth in college football in time of possession and ranked in the HIGH SCHOOL: South Torrance (Calif.) top 25 of fi ve off ensive categories: red zone off ense (7th), third down conversions (17th), COLLEGE: Cal State Fullerton, 1992 (B.A., Crimi- lost (21st), tackles for loss allowed (24th) and turnovers lost (25th). Under Drevno’s guidance with the Trojans in 2014, Max Tuerk anchored USC’s off ensive line and nal Justice) was one of fi ve Trojans to earn All-Pac 12 fi rst team honors. Drevno and Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh have a long history coaching together, work- BOWL EXPERIENCE ing at three diff erent stops for a total of 11 years prior to this recent appointment at Michigan. STANFORD: 2009 Sun Bowl, He was the off ensive line coach under Harbaugh for the San Francisco 49ers during the 2011- SOUTHERN CAL: 2014 Holiday Bowl 13 seasons. The 49ers won the NFC West two seasons, played in the NFC Championship Game each of those three seasons and participated in Super Bowl XLVII. Drevno coached a pair of Pro MICHIGAN: 2016 Citrus Bowl, 2016 Capital One Bowl players in 2013 -- Joe Staley and Mike Iupati -- and all fi ve of his off ensive linemen were Orange Bowl selected to the Pro Bowl in 2012. Prior to his appointment with the 49ers, Drevno worked with Harbaugh at (2007-10). He coached the tight ends the fi rst two seasons and moved over to mentor the off en- sive line during their fi nal two seasons. The off ensive line was second in the nation in fewest sacks allowed in back-to-back seasons and helped pave the way for a ground game that set the school rushing yardage mark in 2009. Center Chase Beeler earned fi rst team All-America honors in 2010. Drevno served as the off ensive coordinator and off ensive line coach at the University of San Diego (2003-06), starting a relationship with Harbaugh. The Toreros won the Pioneer League title in consecutive seasons (2005-06) and were selected the NCAA Division I-AA Mid-Major national champions both years. The off ense led the nation in total off ense twice and fi nished third and ninth during his other two seasons directing the off ense. He began his coaching career as graduate assistant coach at his alma mater, Cal State Fullerton, during the 1991 and 1992 seasons. Coaching throughout his career on the West Coast, Drevno held assistant coaching positions at Idaho (2000-02), San Jose State (1999), UNLV (1998) and Montana State (1993-97). While coaching the off ensive line at Idaho, the off ense ranked sixth in the nation in 2001 and eighth in 2000. He mentored NFL players Jake Scott, Rick Demulling and Patrick Venzke. Drevno played two seasons along the off ensive line at El Camino Junior College (1987-88), helping the Warriors to a national championship in 1987, and he earned All-Mission League honors in 1988. He transferred to Cal State Fullerton and started along the off ensive line for two seasons (1989-90). Drevno earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Cal State Fuller- ton in 1992. He graduated from South Torrance High School, earning all-league honors as an off ensive lineman.Drevno and his wife, Shannon, have two daughters, McKenna and Baylee, and a son, Zachary. COACHING EXPERIENCE Year Team Position 1991-92 Cal State Fullerton Graduate Assistant 1993-95 Montana State Tight Ends 1996-97 Montana State Running Backs 1998 UNLV Running Backs 1999 San Jose State Off ensive Line 2000-02 Idaho Off ensive Line 2003-06 San Diego Off ensive Coordinator/Off ensive Line 2007-08 Stanford Tight Ends 2009-10 Stanford Off ensive Line 2011-13 San Francisco 49ers Off ensive Line 2014 Southern California Running Game Coordinator/Off ensive Line 2015- Michigan Off ensive Coordinator/Off ensive Line RRUNUN GAMEGAME COORDINATORCOORDINATOR / TACKLESTACKLES ANDAND TIGHTTIGHT ENDSENDS COACHCOACH GGREGREG FREYFREY Frey returns to Ann Arbor after spending six years at Indiana University (2011-16). A 2015 Bro- yles Award nominee, Frey mentored the off ensive line during his time in Bloomington. He added the role of assistant head coach in 2016 after serving as co-off ensive coordinator (2014-15) and

COACHING STAFF COACHING run game coordinator (2012-13) with the Hoosiers. Frey developed the Hoosiers’ off ensive line into the most effi cient in school history. Two-time All-America right guard Dan Feeney and left Jason Spriggs, who was the Hoosiers’ fi rst Outland Trophy semifi nalist, became the fi fth and sixth off ensive lineman in school history to earn fi rst-team All-America honors. Spriggs was a second-round pick of the in the 2016 NFL Draft. Frey has coached more than 20 student-athletes that have reached the NFL through the draft or free agency, including fi ve players at Indiana. In addition, Frey has mentored 20 all-conference honorees in his career. During his fi rst stint at Michigan, Frey helped build an off ensive line that paved the way for a school-record and Big Ten-leading 6,353 off ensive yards in 2010. The Wolverines had a balanced off ense in 2010, gaining 250.2 passing yards per game and 238.5 rushing yards per contest. Frey coached All-Big Ten and NFL players David Molk, Patrick Omameh, Taylor Lewan, Stephen Schilling and Michael Schofi eld at Michigan. Lewan was named the Big Ten’s Off ensive Lineman ABOUT COACH FREY: of the Year and was selected by the with the 11th overall pick in the 2014 NFL BIRTHDATE: December 4, 1972 Draft. In addition, Molk won the Rimington Trophy as the nation’s most outstanding center. WIFE: Andrea Frey spent the 2007 season mentoring the off ensive line at West Virginia. While in Morgan- CHILDREN: Bryce, Alex, Cameron, Drew town, he coached an off ensive line led by All-American Ryan Stanchek and All-Big HOMETOWN: Clearwater, Florida East fi rst team performer Greg Isdaner. HIGH SCHOOL: Clearwater High School Frey helped launch South Florida’s football program, serving as a graduate assistant in the COLLEGE: Florida State University (1996) team’s fi rst years of existence (1996-98). He received a full-time position leading the Bulls’ defen- sive line during the 1999 season and then moved to the opposite side of the ball, working with BOWL EXPERIENCE the off ensive linemen for seven seasons (2000-06). FLORIDA STATE*: Cotton Bowl (1992), Orange A native of Clearwater, Florida, Frey is a 1996 graduate of Florida State University (1996). He Bowl (1993, 1994, 1996), (1995) was a three-year for the Seminoles and was a member of ’s national SOUTH FLORIDA: Meineke Car Care Bowl championship team in 1992, defeating Nebraska in the 1993 Orange Bowl. He gained bowl (2005), PapaJohns.com Bowl (2006) victories in the 1992 Cotton Bowl, the 1995 Sugar Bowl and three Orange Bowls (1993, 1994 and WEST VIRGINIA: (2007) 1996). MICHIGAN: Gator Bowl (2010) Frey was part of four straight Atlantic Coast Conference championship teams (1992-95) and INDIANA: New Era Pinstripe Bowl (2015), Foster the team compiled a 31-1 league mark during his playing career. He posted a four-year record of Farms Bowl (2016) 43-5-1, with four consecutive top-four fi nishes in the national polls. Frey and his wife, Andrea, have four sons: Bryce, Alex, Cameron and Drew.

COACHING EXPERIENCE Year Team Position 1997-98 South Florida Graduate Assistant 1999 South Florida Defensive Line 2000-06 South Florida Off ensive Line 2007 West Virginia Off ensive Line 2008-10 Michigan Off ensive Line 2011-16 Indiana Off ensive Line 2012-13 Indiana Run Game Coordinator 2014-15 Indiana Co-off ensive Coordinator 2016 Indiana Assistant Head Coach 2017- Michigan Run Game Coordinator/Tackles & Tight Ends Coach

46 138TH SEASON OF MICHIGAN FOOTBALL COACHINGCO STAFF AASSISTANTSSISTANT HEADHEAD COACHCOACH / PASSINGPASSING GAMEGAME COORDINATORCOORDINATOR / QBSQBS / WRSWRS AC HI NG N

PPEPEP HAMILTONHAMILTON G was hired as Michigan’s assistant head coach and passing game coordinator on S

Jan. 12, 2017. Hamilton works with the team’s quarterbacks and wide receivers on a daily basis. TA Hamilton has worked with and developed some excellent college and professional quarter- FF backs during his coaching career, including Andrew Luck, Kevin Hogan, Alex Smith, Jay Cutler and Michigan alum Brian Griese. Hamilton brings more than 10 years of coaching experience in the National Football League to Ann Arbor, including the past four seasons with the (2016) and Indianapolis Colts (2013-15). He was the associate head coach on off ense for the Browns last season and spent three years as the off ensive coordinator for the Colts, who were 11-5 his fi rst two seasons, with two AFC South division titles and an appearance in the 2014 AFC Championship Game. The Colts off ense set franchise records for passing yards (4,894) and net yards (6,506) dur- ing the 2014 season, with the passing total leading all NFL teams. The team also recorded the second-most points (458) and third-most fi rst downs (371) in team history. During that season, quarterback Andrew Luck led the NFL with 40 passing touchdowns and set a Colts record with eight straight 300-yard passing games. Hamilton’s off ense also featured two tight ends with eight receiving touchdowns each and had a receiver gain 1,300 yards. In his fi rst year with the Colts, Hamilton helped Luck trim his total in half; 18 as a rookie to nine in 2013. Indianapolis led the NFL and set a franchise record for fewest turnovers ABOUT COACH HAMILTON: (14) and the running game had its highest rushing total (1,743) in seven seasons. BIRTHDATE: September 19, 1974 In 2010, Hamilton joined Harbaugh’s staff at Stanford as the wide receivers coach. He served as WIFE: Nicole the Cardinal’s off ensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach during the 2011-12 seasons, working CHILDREN: April, Jackson and Elizabeth closely with Luck, a two-time Heisman Trophy fi nalist and Pac-12 Player of the Year. Luck also won HOMETOWN: Charlotte, North Carolina the 2011 Maxwell Award as the nation’s top player. HIGH SCHOOL: West Charlotte (N.C.) Hamilton spent eight seasons in the NFL before teaming with Harbaugh at Stanford. He was COLLEGE: Howard University, 1997 (B.A., busi- the quarterbacks coach with the for three seasons (2007-09) and was the off ensive ness) assistant and quarterbacks coach for the San Francisco 49ers (2006) and (2004-06). Hamilton was an off ensive quality control coach with the Jets (2003) and started his NFL experi- BOWL EXPERIENCE ence as a pro personnel intern with the Baltimore Ravens during the 2002 season. He also did STANFORD: 2011 Orange Bowl, 2012 Fiesta Bowl, internships with the Washington Redskins (2001) and (2000). He began his coaching career as the quarterbacks coach at his alma mater, Howard University, for fi ve seasons (1997-2001). Hamilton added the role of off ensive coordinator to his responsibili- ties during his fi nal three seasons. Hamilton earned his bachelor’s degree in business from Howard University in 1997. He played quarterback at Howard and earned the school’s scholar-athlete award in 1995 and 1996.

COACHING EXPERIENCE Year Team Position 1997-98 Howard University Quarterbacks Coach 1999-2001 Howard University Off ensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach 2002 Baltimore Ravens Pro Personnel Intern 2003 New York Jets Off ensive Quality Control 2004-05 New York Jets Off ensive Assistant/Quarterbacks Coach 2006 San Francisco 49ers Off ensive Assistant/Quarterbacks Coach 2007-09 Chicago Bears Quarterbacks Coach 2010 Stanford University Wide Receivers 2011-12 Stanford University Off ensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach 2013-15 Indianapolis Colts Off ensive Coordinator 2016 Cleveland Browns Associate Head Coach - Off ense 2017- University of Michigan Assistant Head Coach/Passing Game Coordinator

THE LEADERS & BEST 47 RRUNNINGUNNING BACKSBACKS / ASSISTANTASSISTANT SPECIALSPECIAL TEAMSTEAMS COACHCOACH JJAYAY HARBAUGHHARBAUGH Jay Harbaugh is in his third season with the University of Michigan football program. He is coaching the running backs and will assist with the special teams during the 2017 season. In his fi rst two years, Harbaugh worked as the tight ends coach and handled duties with the

COACHING STAFF COACHING special teams. In 2016, tight end Jake Butt became the fi rst-ever Michigan player to be given the John Mackey Award, which recognizes the most outstanding collegiate tight end each season. Butt also earned consensus fi rst team All-America recognition for the second consecutive season, and repeated his Kwalick-Clark Big Ten Tight End of the Year honor from the year before. He became Michigan’s all-time leader in receptions (138) and yards (1,646) among tight ends, scoring seven of his 11 career touchdowns under Harbaugh’s guidance. As a whole, the tight end unit com- bined for 63 catches, 667 yards and six touchdowns. Harbaugh helped coach the special teams to rank second nationally with seven blocked kicks in 2016, not including three tipped kicks or punts and one defl ected by an opponent. The unit also forced and recovered a pair of fumbles. U-M led the Big Ten in punt return average, blocked kicks and punts while ranking second in net punting. Jabrill Peppers led the conference in punt return average and punt return touchdowns while Chris Wormley’s three blocked kicks were a ABOUT COACH HARBAUGH: Big Ten-high. FULL NAME: Jay Patrick Harbaugh In 2015, Butt set career highs with 51 receptions totaling 654 yards and three touchdowns, BIRTHDATE: June 14, 1989 being recognized as a Mackey Award Semifi nalist on his way to earning the fi rst of his two HOMETOWN: San Diego, Calif. fi rst-team All-America and Big Ten Tight End of the Year honors. As a whole, the tight end corps HIGH SCHOOL: St. Augustine High School collected 72 passes for 926 yards and three touchdowns. COLLEGE: Oregon State, 2012 Prior to arriving in Ann Arbor, Harbaugh spent three seasons in working for the Baltimore (B.A. Sociology) Ravens, including the 2014 season as an off ensive quality control coach, where his work focused FAMILY: Fiancee Brhitney DeCamps on statistical analysis, self-scouting reports and breakdowns of opposing defenses. In 2014, the Ravens posted a record of 11-7, including a wild card playoff game win on the road at Pittsburgh. BOWL EXPERIENCE The off ense averaged 25.6 points per game (eighth in the NFL) and 364.9 yards per game (12th OREGON STATE: 2008 Sun Bowl, 2009 Las in the NFL). His previous work included working with the video staff and the weight room staff . Vegas Bowl He was part of the coaching staff that won Super Bowl XLVII under his uncle . MICHIGAN: 2016 Citrus Bowl, 2016 Capital One Harbaugh spent four seasons as an undergraduate assistant at Oregon State under head Orange Bowl coach . He performed a number of duties for the Beavers during his time in Corvallis. The Beavers played in two bowls during Harbaugh’s tenure (2008-2011), including a win in the 2008 Sun Bowl. He also interned for the San Francisco 49ers in the scouting department during the summer of 2011. A native of San Diego, California, Harbaugh earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from . Jay Harbaugh is the son of U-M head coach Jim Harbaugh.

COACHING EXPERIENCE Year Team Position 2008-11 Oregon State Undergraduate Assistant 2012-14 Baltimore Ravens Off ensive Quality Control Coach 2015-16 University of Michigan Tight Ends/Special Teams Coach 2017- University of Michigan Running Backs/Assistant Special Teams Coach

48 138TH SEASON OF MICHIGAN FOOTBALL COACHINGCO STAFF DDEFENSIVEEFENSIVE LINELINE COACHCOACH AC HI NG N

GGREGREG MATTISONMATTISON G Greg Mattison is in his third season as the team’s defensive line coach after serving as Michi- gan’s defensive coordinator for four seasons (2011-14). During his time at the collegiate level, S TA Mattison has coached 19 future NFL players, including eight student-athletes drafted in the fi rst

three rounds and two fi rst-round picks. FF In 2016, Mattison coached one of college football’s most elite units on the nation’s top defense, which ranked fi rst or second in the NCAA in seven categories and led the Big Ten in eight catego- ries. Nearly 45 percent of opponents’ possessions ended in a three-and-outs and U-M allowed the fewest red zone trips in the nation (28). U-M fi nished second in tackles for loss per game (9.3) and ranked fourth in tackles for loss per game (3.54), the only school in the country to average more than nine and three in those two categories. Starters Chris Wormley, , Ryan Glasgow and Matt Godin each set career highs and earned All-Big Ten honors, with fi rst or second-team honors coming for Wormley and Charlton. In 2015, Mattison helped coach a defense that held the opposition to less than 100 rushing yards in seven games, and to less than 60 yards rushing in fi ve of those contests. The defense pitched a shutout in three consecutive games for the fi rst time since 1980; U-M became the fi rst FBS school to accomplish the feat since Kansas State shut out three straight opponents in 1995. From 2011-14, Mattison’s defenses ranked among the top 20 nationally in three of the four sea- sons in total defense, pass defense and scoring defense, turning around a unit that in 2010 ranked 108th nationally in scoring defense, 110th in total defense, 95th in rushing defense and 112th in passing defense. In his fi rst season back in Ann Arbor, Mattison coordinated a Wolverines defense that helped ABOUT COACH MATTISON: U-M to an 11-2 record and a Sugar Bowl victory. The defense ranked sixth nationally in scoring DATE OF BIRTH: Nov. 15, 1949 defense and 17th in the country in total defense. Mattison was named a Assistant HOMETOWN: Madison, Wis. Coach of the Year fi nalist. HIGH SCHOOL: Madison East In 2012, Mattison’s defense allowed 19.8 points per game, fourth in the Big Ten and 20th na- COLLEGE: Wisconsin La-Crosse (1971, physical tionally. The Wolverines surrendered just 320 yards per game, ranking 13th in the FBS, and 169.5 education) passing yards per game, tied for the fi fth-best mark in the country. In February 2013, Mattison was named the ESPN RecruitingNation Recruiter of the Year and the GRADUATE: Illinois (1976, athletic administra- next season, the Wolverines listed seventh in total defense, 15th in rushing defense, tied for 20th tion) in passing yards allowed and 28th in scoring defense and tackles for loss. FAMILY: Wife Ann, daughter Lisa and son completed his third season with the Baltimore Ravens in 2010. He was the team’s defensive coordinator for two seasons (2009-10) after joining the staff as the linebackers coach in BOWL EXPERIENCE 2008. The Ravens fi nished as the No. 3 scoring defense in 2009-10. Prior to his fi rst foray into the NFL ranks, Mattison spent more than 30 years at the collegiate TEXAS A&M: 1989 John Hancock Bowl, 1990 level, most recently as the co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach for the University of Holiday Bowl, 1992 Cotton Bowl Florida for three seasons (2005-07). His defenses ranked among the top 10 nationally in rushing MICHIGAN: 1993 Rose Bowl, 1994 Hall of Fame defense each of his three seasons. Mattison helped the Gators win the 2006 national champion- Bowl, 1994 Holiday Bowl, 1995 Alamo Bowl, ship and SEC championship. His defense held Ohio State to 82 yards of total off ense in a 41-14 1997 Outback Bowl, 2012 Sugar Bowl, 2013 victory in the BCS National Championship game. Outback Bowl, 2013 Buff alo Wild Wings Mattison spent eight seasons (1997-2004) at Notre Dame before making the jump to Gaines- ville. He was hired as the team’s defensive coordinator and alternated between coaching the Bowl, 2016 Citrus Bowl, 2016 Capital One linebackers and defensive line during his fi rst fi ve seasons. Mattison served as the Irish’s recruiting Orange Bowl coordinator and defensive line coach his fi nal three seasons with the program (2002-04). NOTRE DAME: 1997 , 1999 During his previous stint in Ann Arbor, Mattison coached the defensive line (1992-96) and was Gator Bowl, 2001 Fiesta Bowl, 2004 Insight. the team’s defensive coordinator in his fi nal two seasons (1995-96). com Bowl Mattison has gained a wealth of experience during his coaching career. He also held coaching stints at Texas A&M (1989-91), Navy (1987-88), Western Michigan (1982-86), Northwestern (1978- FLORIDA: 2006 Outback Bowl, 2007 BCS National 80), Cornell (1977) and Illinois (1976). Mattison was head coach at Logan High School in La Crosse, Championship Game, 2008 Capital One Bowl. Wisconsin, for two seasons (1974-75). He began his coaching career as head coach at Riverdale High School in Muscoda, Wisconsin (1971-73). He earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Wisconsin-La Crosse in 1971. He was team captain for the football and wrestling teams as a junior and senior. Mattison earned All- America honors in wrestling and was named the Off ensive MVP for the football team as a senior. Mattison and his wife, Ann, have two adult children: Lisa and Bryan. Lisa was a three-time All- Big East selection as a member of the Notre Dame softball team. Bryan was a two-time captain and three-year starter at defensive end for the University of Iowa football team and spent four seasons in the NFL as an off ensive lineman. COACHING EXPERIENCE Year Team Position 1971-73 Riverdale HS (Wis.) Head Coach 1974-75 Logan HS (Wis.) Head Coach 1976 Illinois Graduate Assistant 1977 Cornell Defensive Line 1978-80 Northwestern Defensive Line 1982-86 Western Michigan Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line 1987-88 Navy Defensive Line 1989-91 Texas A&M Defensive Line 1992-94 Michigan Defensive Line 1995-96 Michigan Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line 1997-01 Notre Dame Defensive Coordinator 2002-04 Notre Dame Recruiting Coord., Defensive Line 2005-07 Florida Co-Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Line 2008 Baltimore Ravens Linebackers 2009-10 Baltimore Ravens Defensive Coordinator 2011-13 Michigan Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line 2014 Michigan Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers 2015- Michigan Defensive Line

THE LEADERS & BEST 49 SSPECIALPECIAL TEAMSTEAMS COORDINATORCOORDINATOR / LINEBACKERSLINEBACKERS COACHCOACH CCHRISHRIS PARTRIDGEPARTRIDGE Chris Partridge is in his second full season as Michigan’s linebackers and special teams coach. He was named National Recruiter of the Year by Scout in 2016 and by 247Sports in 2017. In 2016, the U-M defense ranked fi rst or second in the NCAA in seven categories. Nearly 45 percent (44.5; 5.62 per game) of opponents’ possessions ended in a three-and-outs, and U-M

COACHING STAFF COACHING allowed just 28 red zone trips all season, fewest in the nation. The Wolverines led the Big Ten in eight defensive categories and all 11 defensive starters earned All-Big Ten honors. Eight opponents were held to fewer than 85 yards rushing, and that same number of teams failed to score a rushing touchdown against Michigan. The team surrendered just 53 fourth- quarter points all year. Partridge helped Heisman Trophy fi nalist Jabrill Peppers to a memorable season, centered around his position switch to linebacker. Peppers, the Team MVP, was a unanimous fi rst team All-American and won the Lott IMPACT and Paul Hornung Award trophies. He was also a fi nalist or semifi nalist for the Rotary Lombardi, Maxwell, Chuck Bednarik, Bronko Nagurski and Jim Thorpe Awards. Peppers was the fi rst player in Big Ten history to win three individual awards: the Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year, the Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year and the Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year and was fi rst team All-Big Ten by the coaches and media. Peppers (72), Ben Gedeon (106) and Mike McCray (76) all ABOUT COACH PARTRIDGE: dwarfed their previous career-highs in tackles, and all three earned all-conference accolades. In addition to ranking one-two-three on the team in tackles, that trio combined for 13.5 tackles for BIRTHDATE: November 3, 1980 loss, with each registering at least 4.0 stops behind the line of scrimmage. WIFE: Marissa Danielle In Partridge’s fi rst season helping to lead the special teams unit, Michigan’s unit fi nished CHILDREN: Mia second in the NCAA with seven total blocked kicks (four punts, three fi eld goals/points after HOMETOWN: Hackensack, New Jersey touchdowns), which led the Big Ten, and that fi gure does not include three defl ected kicks that HIGH SCHOOL: Paramus Catholic U-M forced during the season. U-M did not attempt a punt in two games (Hawai’i and Mary- COLLEGE: Lafayette, 2003 (Bachelor’s in Govern- land) in 2016, punting three times or less in six games, including once against the eventual Rose ment and Law) Bowl Champions, Penn State. The Wolverines returned one touchdown and one punt back for a touchdown during the season, forced and recovered two fumbles and also scored points twice BOWL EXPERIENCE on their opponents’ failed two-point conversions. U-M also led the Big Ten in punt return aver- MICHIGAN: 2016 Citrus Bowl, 2016 Capital One age (14.28 yards per return), ranking No. 8 in the NCAA with Peppers fi nishing fi fth nationally Orange Bowl in individual punt return average. Finally, U-M forced touchbacks on 55.8 percent of kickoff op- portunities and converted all 63 PAT attempts, hitting on 19-of-24 fi eld goal attempts, including 15 straight to close the season, which stands as the third-longest streak in program history. Before being elevated to the coaching staff , Partridge had been the Wolverines’ director of player personnel in recruiting since joining the staff in January 2015 until Coach Harbaugh ap- pointed him to coach the team’s linebackers during the bowl season. Competing against the No. 19-ranked University of Florida in the Buff alo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl on New Year’s Day, Partridge helped coach the Wolverines to a convincing 41-7 victory. The stout Wolverine defense held the Gator attack to just 28 total yards of off ense in the second half, including two yards in the third quarter. Partridge came to Ann Arbor after serving as the head coach at New Jersey’s Paramus Catho- lic High School, a position he held for fi ve seasons (2010-14). While at the helm of the Paladin program, Partridge grew a football program listed 4,250th nationally and 112th in state of New Jersey to the top-ranked team in the state and No. 4 nationally by USA Today. He coached and mentored more than 30 Division I football players during that time, as well as various All-Ameri- ca players. Prior to his stint at Paramus, Partridge served as the defensive line coach and assistant to the special teams at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. Partridge coached at his alma mater, Lafayette College, in Easton, Pennsylvania, as the sec- ondary coach and assistant to the special teams coordinator. Partridge earned his bachelor’s degree in government and law from Lafayette College in 2003. He lives with his wife, Marissa, and daughter, Mia, in Ann Arbor.

COACHING EXPERIENCE Year Team Position 2005-06 Lafayette Secondary/Asst. Special Teams Coach 2007 Th e Citadel Defensive Line/Asst. Special Teams Coach 2010-14 Paramus Catholic HS Head Coach 2015 - Michigan Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers

50 138TH SEASON OF MICHIGAN FOOTBALL COACHINGCO STAFF SSAFETIESAFETIES COACHCOACH AC HI NG N

BBRIANRIAN SMITHSMITH G S

Brian Smith is his second season as a member of the Michigan coaching staff in 2017, working TA with the safeties. Smith came to Ann Arbor after spending the 2015 season with the , where he served as the team’s assistant linebackers coach. FF In his fi rst year working with U-M’s safeties, Smith coached Delano Hill and Dymonte Thomas to career-best seasons which culminated in All-Big Ten honors for both players. Thomas had a career- best 70 stops, with 10 pass breakups, one recovery and his fi rst career interception, while Hill contributed a career-best 52 tackles, including 4.5 for loss, adding six pass breakups and three interceptions. As a whole, the 2016 secondary was part of an elite defensive unit which led or ranked second in the NCAA in seven defensive categories, including pass defense, pass effi ciency defense, fi rst and third down conversions allowed and scoring defense. Nearly 45 percent (44.5; 5.62 per game) of opponents’ possessions ended in a three-and-outs, and U-M allowed just 28 red zone trips all season, fewest in the nation. Michigan’s defensive backs defended 68 passes, with 13 intercep- tions and three pick-sixes, including one from Hill and the unit allowed only 11 passing touch- downs all season. The defense led the Big Ten in eight categories, including total scoring defense, pass defense, pass defense effi ciency, third down conversions allowed and red zone defense, ABOUT COACH SMITH: permitting a 43.6 completion percentage on average for opposing quarterbacks. Prior to joining the Eagles staff , his last pro stop before U-M, Smith spent eight seasons with the BIRTHDATE: July 15, 1979 New York Jets (2007-14). He worked with the defensive secondary for the Jets during the 2013-14 WIFE: Laton seasons, mentoring fi rst-round pick Dee Milliner, who earned NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month HOMETOWN: Wilmington, Delaware honors in December. Smith started his tenure with the Jets as a quality control/off ensive coach in HIGH SCHOOL: Concord High School 2007 and held various coaching positions with the franchise. COLLEGE: University of Massachusetts, 2001 (Ac- Smith began his coaching career at his alma mater, the University of Massachusetts, where he counting) worked with current Michigan defensive coordinator Don Brown. Smith coached the outside line- backers in 2004 and switched over to the off ensive side of the ball in 2005, mentoring the wide BOWL EXPERIENCE receivers and coaching All-Pro and Pro Bowl receiver Victor Cruz. MICHIGAN: 2016 Capital One Orange Bowl Smith was a four-year letterman and three-year starter in the secondary for the Minutemen and was a member of the program’s 1998 NCAA Division I-AA national championship team. Smith reg- istered 306 stops, 23 tackles for loss, 23 pass breakups and eight interceptions during his career. He earned All-Atlantic 10, All-New England and All-ECAC honors as a senior in 2000. Smith graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Massachusetts in 2001. A native of Wilmington, Delaware, Smith was a three-time Atlantic 10 and CoSIDA Aca- demic All-District selection and was twice named to the Division I-AA Athletic Directors Academic All-Star team. Smith and his wife, Laton, reside in Ann Arbor.

COACHING EXPERIENCE Year Team Position 2004 Massachusetts Outside Linebackers Coach 2005-06 Massachusetts Wide Receivers Coach 2007-14 New York Jets Quality Control/Off ensive Coach/Secondary 2015 Philadelphia Eagles Assistant Linebackers Coach 2016- Michigan Secondary Coach

THE LEADERS & BEST 51 CCORNERBACKSORNERBACKS CCOACHOACH MMIKEIKE ZORDICHZORDICH Michael Zordich is in his third season as a secondary coach for U-M in 2017, where he focuses on the cornerbacks. In 2016, the U-M defense ranked fi rst or second in the NCAA in seven categories, including

COACHING STAFF COACHING pass defense, pass effi ciency defense, fi rst and third down conversions allowed and scoring defense. Nearly 45 percent (44.5; 5.62 per game) of opponents’ possessions ended in a three- and-outs, and U-M allowed just 28 red zone trips all season, fewest in the nation. The Wolverines led the Big Ten in eight defensive categories and all four starting defensive backs earned all-Big Ten honors. Zordich worked with cornerback Jourdan Lewis, a fi rst team All-American in 2015 and 2016, and helped him set a new single-season school record pass breakup record (22 in 2015) as well as the career breakup record (45). Lewis was a Jim Thorpe Award fi nalist in 2016 and collected the Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year award from the . Lewis fi nished the season with 74 receiving yards allowed on 31 targets, yielding 0.36 yards per snap in coverage. Cornerbacks Jeremy Clark and Channing Stribling also found success under Zordich, combining for nine interceptions in 2015 and 2016, while Stribling earned second-team All-Big Ten honors and fi nished his senior season with 17 pass breakups, the No. 4 single-season perfor- mance all-time at U-M. ABOUT COACH ZORDICH: The secondary defended 65 passes in 2015 including a season-high 10 passes against Michi- BIRTHDATE: Oct. 12, 1963 gan State and six in road games at Maryland and Penn State, and improved that fi gure to 68 in WIFE: Cynthia 2016. Clark led the team with three interceptions, followed by Lewis, Stribling and Jarrod Wilson CHILDREN: Michael, Alex and Aidan with two picks each. The 2015 defense pitched a shutout in three consecutive games for the fi rst HOMETOWN: Youngstown, Ohio time since the 1980 season (BYU, Maryland and Northwestern); Michigan became the fi rst FBS HIGH SCHOOL: Chaney High School school to accomplish the feat since Kansas State shut out three straight opponents in 1995. COLLEGE: Penn State (B.A. hotel, restaurant and Before joining the Wolverines’ staff , Zordich was the co-special teams coordinator and safeties institutional management) coach for Youngstown State University in 2014. Zordich spent four seasons working with the defense for the Philadelphia Eagles (2009-12) BOWL EXPERIENCE prior to joining the college coaching ranks at YSU. He was the safeties coach during the 2011 and MICHIGAN: 2016 Citrus Bowl, 2016 Capital One 2012 seasons after working as a quality control coach on defense in 2009 and 2010. Orange Bowl A Youngstown, Ohio, native, Zordich worked with the safeties at Youngstown State in the spring of 2009 before accepting a position with the Eagles. He also coached on the high school level as an assistant at Chaney High School and Cardinal Mooney High School in Youngstown. A 12-year NFL veteran, Zordich played fi ve seasons each with the Philadelphia Eagles (1994- 98) and (1989-93) and two seasons with the New York Jets (1987-88). He retired from the NFL following the 1998 season, having posted 125 starts in 185 games. Zordich col- lected nearly 600 tackles, 20 interceptions and scored four defensive touchdowns. He returned three picks for scores and returned one fumble for a touchdown. Zordich also collected six sacks, forced six fumbles and recovered 11 fumbles during his career. He was drafted in the ninth round of the 1986 draft by the San Diego Chargers. Zordich was an All-America safety and team captain for Penn State. He posted 60 tackles and had an interception return for a TD against Maryland during his All-America season in 1985. For his career, Zordich posted 201 career tackles. He graduated from Penn State with a bachelor’s degree in hotel, restaurant and institutional management in 1986. Zordich and his wife, Cynthia, have two sons, Michael and Alex, and a daughter, Aidan.

COACHING EXPERIENCE Year Team Position 2009 Youngstown State Safeties 2009-10 Philadelphia Eagles Defensive Quality Control 2011-12 Philadelphia Eagles Safeties 2013-14 Youngstown State Safeties/Co-Special Teams Coordinator 2015- University of Michigan Cornerbacks Coach

52 138TH SEASON OF MICHIGAN FOOTBALL COACHINGCO STAFF OOFFENSIVEFFENSIVE GRADUATEGRADUATE ASSISTANTASSISTANT OOFFENSIVEFFENSIVE GRADUATEGRADUATE ASSISTANTASSISTANT AC HI

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Joe Hastings is in his third season as a Al Netter is in his third season as a G graduate assistant coach for the Wolverines, graduate assistant coach, where he works S working with the wide receivers. In each of with the team’s off ensive line. Prior to TA

the past two seasons, Hastings worked with joining the U-M staff , Netter played three FF the defensive line. seasons (2012-14) on the off ensive line for He spent the 2014 season as a pro per- the San Francisco 49ers under head coach sonnel assistant for the Philadelphia Eagles. Jim Harbaugh. Hastings played in the NFL for three Netter was a four-year letterman and seasons (2011-13) as a for the starter on the off ensive line for Northwest- San Francisco 49ers and . ern University (2008-11). He started all 52 He also played one season in the UFL with career games for the Wildcats, where he the Sacramento Lions. helped block for an off ense which tallied Hastings was a four-year letterman and 5,417 yards of total off ense in 2011. two-year starter at wide receiver for Wash- Netter earned his bachelor’s degree in burn College (2005-09). He appeared in 23 games with two starts, collect- economics from Northwestern. ing 32 receptions for 487 yards and two touchdowns during his career. He attended Cardinal Newman High School, where he earned All-North Hastings earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing from Washburn. Coast Section fi rst-team honors and was an all-region selection by Rivals. com as a senior.

DDEFENSIVEEFENSIVE GRADUATEGRADUATE ASSISTANTASSISTANT DDEFENSIVEEFENSIVE GRADUATEGRADUATE ASSISTANTASSISTANT RRYANYAN NEHLENNEHLEN DDREWREW TERRELLTERRELL Ryan Nehlen is in his second season as Drew Terrell is in his third season as a a graduate assistant coach at Michigan. Michigan graduate assistant coach. He is He worked with the off ense in 2016 and working with the defensive backs after shifted over to the defense this season. spending two seasons as a member of the Prior to arriving in Ann Arbor, Nehlen off ensive staff , working with the wide re- had a short stint as an off ensive graduate ceivers and returners. assistant at Marshall University. Terrell was also an off ensive graduate as- He was the receivers coach for Glenville sistant coach during the 2014 season at Vir- State College during the 2015 season and ginia Tech. worked as a graduate assistant coach at the Terrell was a four-year letterman at wide University of Akron during the 2014 season. receiver and punt returner at Stanford Uni- Nehlen was a two-year letterman at wide versity (2009-13). He appeared in 45 career receiver for the West Virginia University. He games for the Cardinal, where he was hon- contributed to a successful off ense and a ored as an All PAC-12 returner three times. team that held a 10-3 record in 2011 and a 7-6 record in 2012. Nehlen was Terrell was the leading receiver in 2012, when the team fi nished the season honored with All-Academic Team honors from the Big East (2011) and Big with a 12-2 record and won both the PAC-12 Championship and the Rose 12 (2012) during his career. Bowl. Nehlen earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology from WVU Terrell earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from Stanford in 2012. He and his wife, Micah, reside in Ann Arbor. (2013).

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CCHADHAD AANTONELLINTONELLI JJORDANORDAN KKOVACSOVACS AALFONSOLFONSO SMITHSMITH TTODDODD STORMSTORM Football Intern Football Intern Football Intern Football Intern THE LEADERS & BEST 53 SSENIORENIOR DEFENSIVEDEFENSIVE ANALYSTANALYST SSENIORENIOR OFFENSIVEOFFENSIVE ANALYSTANALYST KKEVINEVIN LEMPALEMPA SSCOTTCOTT TURNERTURNER Kevin Lempa was announced as Michi- Scott Turner was hired as U-M’s senior gan’s senior defensive analyst on February off ensive analyst coach in February, 2017. 22, 2017. Turner has 12 years of coaching to his Lempa brings more than 42 years of name, including the last six seasons in the National Football League.

COACHING STAFF COACHING coaching experience at the college and pro levels, including fi ve seasons as a defensive In 2016, Turner helped quarterback Sam coordinator. Bradford to the best statistical season of He comes to Ann Arbor from the Uni- his career, setting a number of Minnesota versity of Hawaii, where he was serving as Vikings franchise records in the process. defensive coordinator for the second time Bradford was acquired late in camp via in his career (2000-02, 2016). Lempa’s fi rst trade after Minnesota’s incumbent starter, stretch with Hawaii was a successful one. , was lost for the season His 2001 Warriors led the nation in fumble with a knee injury. Bradford had to get recoveries (21), and the following year up to speed right away, taking his fi rst in- produced 25 turnovers with then-program records in defensive scoring (32 game snaps just 15 days after the completion of the trade. Turner coached points) and pick-sixes (four). The defense had 32 interceptions over his two Bradford to a new NFL record in completion percentage (71.6) and guided seasons leading the unit. him to new Vikings records in single-season completions (395), intercep- Lempa worked with Michigan defensive coordinator Don Brown as the tion percentage (0.9; 5 in 552 attempts) and single-season completion defensive backs coach at Boston College (2013-15), where he coached the percentage (71.6). Bradford notched the fourth-highest passer rating in nation’s top defense in 2015. His teams have played in 13 bowl games, and Vikings history (99.3) and the highest of his career, including eight games he has helped guide nine players to NFL careers, as well as many more to with a passer rating of 100 or better in the season, the most in his career All-ACC, All-WAC, All-Ivy League, All-Big East, All-ECAC and All-America and the second-most by a Vikings quarterback. honors. The two prior seasons (2014-15) were spent working with Vikings Lempa’s recent stint at Boston College was his third with the Eagles fi rst-round pick Teddy Bridgewater. When Minnesota drafted Bridgewater (1981-90, outside linebackers/special teams; 2003-06, defensive backs). His in 2014, Turner coached him to the best rookie season in franchise history, 2013 return to BC came after four seasons as a secondary (2007-08) and breaking virtually every franchise rookie passing record and recording the then safeties (2009-10) coach at Maryland and defensive coordinator jobs third-best completion percentage (64.6%) and the seventh-highest passer at Central Connecticut State (2011) and Columbia (2012). rating (85.2) in NFL history for a fi rst-year player. In Bridgewater’s sopho- Originally hailing from Hartford, Connecticut, Lempa was a wide more campaign, his fi rst as a full-time starter, he continued to excel, being receiver during his own career, playing at Southern Connecticut State selected to his fi rst Pro Bowl and leading the Vikings to the team’s fi rst NFC from 1970-73. After his playing career ended, he began his coaching path North Division title since 2009. With 17 wins, Bridgewater tied Brett Favre as an assistant at his alma mater in 1974-75. He coached his old position and Warren Moon for the most wins in team history among QBs in their for the 1976 season at Wesleyan before permanently moving over to the fi rst two seasons with the club. defensive side of the ball at the University of Maine (1977-90), where he Turner broke into the NFL with the in 2011, working also earned his master’s degree in education in 1978. as an Off ensive Quality Control Coach for two seasons. Turner pushed the Lempa coached Dartmouth’s defensive backs for six seasons (1991-96) Panthers total yardage output from dead last (32nd) in the NFL to seventh- and served as the defensive coordinator for the fi nal four seasons (1993- best in his fi rst season, and the off ense produced 31 more touchdowns 96), his fi rst opportunity as a coordinator, after which he coached in the than in the year before, nearly two more scores per contest. In Carolina, National Football League as an assistant with the San Diego Chargers from Turner helped mold another young quarterback as he guided Cam New- 1997-99. Lempa was a defensive assistant with the team during Har- ton to Off ensive Rookie of the Year honors in 2011. baugh’s fi rst season with the Chargers (1999). After his time in Carolina, Turner spent the 2013 season in Cleveland, Lempa graduated from Southern Connecticut State University in 1974 working as the wide receivers coach with the Browns. There, he helped and earned his master’s in education at Maine. wide receiver Josh Gordon to the best receiving season in franchise his- Lempa and his wife, Sara, have two grown children, Christopher and tory, and one of the best in the history of the league. Gordon became the Tara. fi rst player in Browns history to lead the NFL in receiving yards (1,646; 10th in NFL history), accumulating that total in just 14 games, and was the fi rst player since Tory Holt (2003) to lead the league in both receiving yards and receiving yards per game. Before his jump to the NFL, Turner spent three years at the University of Pittsburgh, working as an off ensive assistant for two years before taking on the role of wide receivers coach in his fi nal season. Pittsburgh fi nished with a combined 27-12 record in his time there, including a 2-1 record in bowl games. He also helped produce 2011 fi rst-round NFL Draft selection Jonathan Baldwin, a fi rst team All-Big East wide receiver. Turner has strong blood lines in the game of football. His father, Norv, has spent 32 seasons coaching in the NFL, including 15 years as a head coach. Scott’s uncle, Ron, is head coach at Florida International University, and his cousin, Cam, is currently working with the Carolina Panthers orga- nization as an assistant quarterbacks coach. Turner resides in Ann Arbor with his wife, Robyn, and their children: Harrison and Rose.

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TTYLERYLER BROWNBROWN EELIJAHLIJAH SANDWEISSSANDWEISS NG N Tyler Brown is in his fi rst season Elijah Sandweiss is in his sixth season G with the University of Michigan football with the University of Michigan football S TA program, where he serves in the role of program, having served in a variety of Special Teams Analyst. roles with the program, including his cur- FF Brown comes to U-M after spending rent position as a Defensive Analyst. two seasons (2014-15) as a consultant for The past two seasons in 2015-16, the football program at Temple University. Sandweiss has been a recruiting assistant He was mentored by his father, Randy, intern with the program. His primary role who has been a kicking consultant for was in maintaining the program’s pros- over 30 years in college and at the NFL pect database and assisting in identifying level. Currently, Randy works with the potential recruits for the staff , as well as Baltimore Ravens. assisting with on-fi eld recruiting and the Before his time with the Temple pro- organization and planning of campus vis- gram, Brown attended Rowan University. its while working closely with the Director He graduated in 2014 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Education, and spent of Player Personnel. time teaching Health and Physical Education at Berlin Community School. Most recently in 2016, Sandweiss expanded those responsibilities to While he was in school, and in years prior, Brown established a track record include working with the defensive staff under Coach Don Brown in a of working with some of the top high school kickers in New Jersey. From variety of off -fi eld roles. the time he began privately training specialists in 2006 through his time Sandweiss began his time with U-M during the 2012-13 seasons as a at Rowan, he coached multiple specialists to All-Conference and All-State student equipment manager. During that period, he also worked as an honors in New Jersey. intern with the during camp, aiding in preseason game-day A native of Marlton, N.J. and a graduate of Camden Catholic High operations and also assisting the defensive line coaches during practice School (2009), Brown currently resides in Ann Arbor. hours. Following two seasons in that role at Michigan, he transitioned into a student manager position with U-M in 2014. Sandweiss, who also has experience coaching at the high school level, earned his bachelor’s degree in Sport Management from U-M in 2014. He is a native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and a graduate of Ann Arbor Pioneer high school. He and his wife, Heather, live in Ann Arbor.

DDEFENSIVEEFENSIVE ANALYSTANALYST DDEVINEVIN BUSHBUSH Devin Bush is in his second season as a defensive analyst at Michigan. Prior to Michigan, Bush was the head football coach at Charles W. Flanagan High School in Pembroke Pines, Florida, during the 2013 through 2015 seasons. He led Flanagan to district and regional championships during his three seasons at the helm of the program, including winning the 2015 state championship. Bush served as the school’s defensive backs coach for four years prior to being named head coach. Bush played safety at Florida State University, helping to win the program’s fi rst national championship in school history during the 1993 season. During his time at FSU, Bush and the Seminoles won three consecutive ACC championships. He received All-ACC honors twice (1993-94) and was an All-American in 1994. Bush was a fi rst round draft pick by the and played four seasons (1995-98) with the team. Additionally, Bush played for the St. Louis Rams (1999-2000) and the Cleveland Browns (2001-02). During his time in the NFL, Bush appeared in two Super Bowls and won Super Bowl XXXIV with the St. Louis Rams. Bush and his wife, Kesha, have three children. Their daughter Deja plays softball at Florida State and son, Devin Jr., is a linebacker for the Wolverines. Their other daughter Jazmin attends UCF. He also has another son, Natrone Ray, who is a junior football player at Florida Tech.

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AALL ADESADES JJONON FALKFALK TTOMOM GAMBLEGAMBLE JJACKACK HARBAUGHHARBAUGH JJ.T..T. ROGANROGAN Analytics Coordinator Assistant to Coach Harbaugh Senior Advisor Senior Advisor Director of Internal Communi- to Coach Harbaugh/Player to Coach Harbaugh cations and Operations for the Personnel Head Coach

DDIRECTORIRECTOR OFOF FOOTBALLFOOTBALL OPERATIONSOPERATIONS ANDAND PERFORMANCEPERFORMANCE FFERGUSERGUS CONNOLLYCONNOLLY Dr. Fergus Connolly is in his second ence director with the Welsh Rugby Union (2008-11) and was Strength and season as the Director of Performance Conditioning Coach for the Bolton Wanderers FC (2007-08). for Michigan Football, adding Director Connolly received a bachelor’s degree in Manual Therapy from the of Operations to his title for this season. Institute of Physical Therapy, Dublin, and a PhD in computer integration- Prior to joining U-M, Connolly spent two based optimization from the University of Limerick. seasons (2014-16) as the Director of Elite Performance with the San Francisco 49ers. Connolly worked as a performance consultant for the , Cleveland Browns, New York Knicks, English Premier League, Australian Rules and Professional Rugby teams before joining the 49ers organization. Additionally, he worked as sports sci-

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SSCOTTCOTT TTONYONY JONESJONES KKELLYELLY KINGKING MMICHELLEICHELLE CCAREYAREY NNEFFEFF GGOLDSCHMIDTOLDSCHMIDT Operations Intern Operations Administrative GGUIDRYUIDRY-PPANAN Operations Intern Assistant Director of Internal Manager Schembechler Hall Football Operations Administrative Assistant

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COACHING EXPERIENCE FF Year Team Position 1996-97 Philadelphia Eagles Volunteer Strength & Conditioning Coach 1998-01 University of Miami (Fla.) Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach 2001-07 University of Michigan Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach 2008 Detroit Lions Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach 2009 Stanford University Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach 2010 Stanford University Director of Strength & Conditioning 2011-14 San Francisco 49ers Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach 2015- University of Michigan Director of Strength & Conditioning

Kevin Tolbert is in his third year at Michigan as the team’s Director of degree in 1981 from the United States Naval Academy. He was a three-year Football Strength and Conditioning. Tolbert previously served as an as- football letterman for the Midshipmen, helping the squad earn a pair of sistant strength coach for the Wolverines during ’s tenure from bowl victories. 2001-07. He has four children: Kimberly, Kaitlin, Courtney and Matthew. Prior to returning to Ann Arbor, Tolbert spent six years working with head coach Jim Harbaugh, including four seasons as the assistant strength and conditioning coach with the San Francisco 49ers (2011-14) and two seasons with Harbaugh at Stanford (2009-10). Tolbert was the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Cardinal in 2009 before being promoted to head strength and conditioning coach for the 2010 season. Before joining Harbaugh’s staff at Stanford, Tolbert spent the 2008 sea- son as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Detroit Lions. Tolbert joined the Michigan football staff prior to the 2001 Florida Citrus Bowl victory against Auburn and spent seven seasons with the program. Tolbert specialized in developing team speed under legendary strength and conditioning coach Mike Gittleson. He joined the Michigan staff after three years at the University of Miami (Florida), working with the football, basketball and soccer programs. Prior to working with the Hurricanes, Tolbert spent 10 years as a general manager and personal trainer at Mainline Health & Fitness (1988-1998). He worked as the head trainer/conditioning specialist at Ken Leistner’s Training before joining the staff at Mainline Health and Fitness. While there Tolbert directed the overall strength and conditioning of numerous athletes including 1996 Olympic gold medalist in the 400-hurdles Derrick Adkins. He was a volunteer strength and conditioning coach with the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles (1996-97). A native of St. Albans, New York, Tolbert earned his bachelor of sciences

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NNATEATE BARRYBARRY MMARKARK NNAYLORAYLOR JJIMIM PLOCKIPLOCKI CCOREYOREY TWINETWINE

THE LEADERS & BEST 57 SSENIORENIOR FOOTBALLFOOTBALL ATHLETICATHLETIC TRAINERTRAINER DDAVEAVE GRANITOGRANITO David Granito is in his second season as the Head Athletic Trainer for Michigan Football. Granito serves as the primary medical contact for the football program

COACHING STAFF COACHING and works to deliver comprehensive health care and lifetime wellness services for the football program. Since 2003, Granito has served as an assistant athletic trainer with the , where he provided the highest level of integrated sports medicine to all members of the team, staff and football community. He was an associate athletic trainer for the Patriots organization for one season (2002-03) before moving into the role he held for the fi nal 14 years. Granito spent the 2001-02 season as an associate athletic trainer with the New York Giants and served as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at West Virginia University for three years (1999-2001). He is a member of the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society and the National Athletic Trainers Association. Granito earned his master’s degree in athletic training from WVU in 2001 and received his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Kean College in 1999. Granito and his wife, Melissa Meszaros, reside in Canton.

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PPHILHIL JOHNSONJOHNSON JJASONASON Football Athletic Trainer WWILLIAMSILLIAMS Football Athletic Trainer

GGRIFFINRIFFIN HADDADHADDAD Football Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer

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Gary Hazelitt is his second season as TA the Director of Equipment Operations for Michigan Athletics. FF Hazelitt oversees the equipment operations for the athletic department with his primary duties centering on the day-to-day administration of the football program. Hazelitt came to Ann Arbor after spending 16 years as the head equip- ment manager at Stanford University, where he managed the purchasing, fi tting, maintenance and distribution of equipment for the entire Stanford ath- letic department, with a primary focus on the football program. Hazelitt was the head equipment manager at San Jose State (1990-99) and an assistant equipment manager at Cal State Fullerton (1983-89) prior to his appointment at Stanford. He is a certifi ed member of the Athletic Equipment Manager’s Associa- tion (AEMA). Hazelitt earned his degree from Cal State Fullerton in 1984. Hazelitt and his wife, LuAnn, reside in Ann Arbor. They have two daughters, Bethany and Abby.

EEQUIPMENTQUIPMENT MANAGERSMANAGERS

SSONNYONNY ANDERSONANDERSON KKORIORI REBLINREBLIN Assistant Equipment Manager Assistant Equipment Manager

THE LEADERS & BEST 59 DDIRECTORIRECTOR OFOF PLAYERPLAYER PERSONNELPERSONNEL ANDAND ADMINISTRATIONADMINISTRATION SSEANEAN MAGEEMAGEE Sean Magee was introduced as the Magee graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2004 with a Bachelor director of player personnel for the Uni- of Science degree in economics. He later earned a master’s degree in busi- versity of Michigan program on February ness administration from the College of William & Mary’s Mason School of

COACHING STAFF COACHING 21, 2017. Magee comes to Ann Arbor Business. after working in the same capacity at the After graduation, Magee was commissioned as a surface warfare of- U.S. Naval Academy. fi cer, reporting to USS Juneau in Sasebo, Japan, where he deployed to the He has served as the director of Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Following that tour of player personnel for the past fi ve seasons duty, Magee served as a manpower/personnel analyst on the Commander, at Navy. In his role, Magee led the plan- Naval Surface Forces staff in Coronado, California. ning process for recruiting prospective He transferred to the Navy’s human resources community in 2007, student-athletes, oversaw geographical assuming a role as enlisted programs offi cer for Navy Recruiting District assignments of assistant coaches, and Ohio. Magee was the department head for the nation’s largest recruiting coordinated the execution of on-campus district, responsible for all enlisted and NROTC recruiting eff orts in the visits. He was also the program’s liaison states of Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. He served as the Naval Acad- to admissions, academics and compli- emy’s deputy chairman of offi cer accessions and career information from ance within the academy and worked externally with NFL organizations. 2010 until 2012, responsible for managing the academy’s service assign- Magee was a letterman as an off ensive lineman at the Naval Academy. ment program. He was a member of an off ense that led the nation in rushing during the Magee and his wife, Sarah, have a son, Miles, a daughter, Stella, and 2003 season. In addition, Magee helped the Midshipmen regain the Com- twin sons, Brooks and Colt. mander in Chief’s Trophy for the fi rst time since 1981 and was a member of the program’s fi rst bowl game team since the 1996 season.

DDIRECTORIRECTOR OFOF RECRUITINGRECRUITING MMATTATT DUDEKDUDEK Matt Dudek joined the University of Prior to joining the staff at Arizona, Dudek was Director of Football Michigan staff as the program’s Director Branding and Events at Rutgers University for the 2011 season. He previ- of Recruiting in July 2017. Dudek came ously held a number of diff erent positions at his alma mater, Pittsburgh, to Ann Arbor after fi ve seasons at the beginning as an academic counselor with football, women’s tennis and the University of Arizona, where he served as gymnastics teams, where he also served in the role of Disability Resource the on-campus Recruiting Coordinator Services Liaison and as the Continuing Eligibility Certifi cation representa- and Director of Player Personnel (2011- tive. He was also a video graduate assistant for the Panthers for two years 2015) before being elevated to the posi- before joining the staff as the Assistant Director of Football Operations and tion of General Manager and Director of Recruiting Coordinator. Player Personnel in his last year with the Dudek also works with U.S.A. Football in the capacity of Regional Wildcats (2016). He was college football’s Evaluator and Program Advocate, a role he has held since 2013. fi rst G.M. Dudek graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2003 and earned Dudek coordinated recruiting eff orts his Master’s in Education in Instruction and Learning in 2008, graduat- and assisted the coaching staff with ing summa cum laude. One year earlier, he had earned his Pennsylvania roster management, including the pro- Instructional Certifi cation in Secondary Social Studies Education. A native cessing of walk-on and transfer student-athletes, while at Arizona. He also of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, Dudek is a graduate of South Allegheny High served as the program’s NFL Liaison, and worked closely in an operations School. capacity with Arizona’s marketing and compliance offi ces as a representa- Dudek and his wife, Lindsay, have three daughters: Abby and twins, tive of the football program. In his earlier position with the Wildcats, Dudek Giuliana and Camella. focused largely around the operational aspects of on-campus recruiting in addition to his player personnel duties. Between his time in Tucson and at his tenure at the University of Pittsburgh, Dudek helped assemble fi ve top-25 ESPN-ranked recruiting classes on National Signing Day, including the No. 23-ranked class in 2014 at Arizona. He was later recognized by FootballScoop.com as a fi nalist for the 2014 Director of Player Personnel of the Year.

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CCOOPEROOPER AAARONARON BBILLSILLS TTYY ROGERSROGERS GGWENWEN BUSHBUSH CCHRISHRIS BRYANTBRYANT PPETAGNAETAGNA Graphic Designer Multimedia Coordinator Recruiting Administrator Director of High School Recruiting Coordinator Relations

JJOEOE CCONNORONNOR SSCHWARTZMILLERCHWARTZMILLER AANDERSONNDERSON Recruiting Intern Recruiting Intern

THE LEADERS & BEST 61 VVIDEOIDEO COORDINATORCOORDINATOR PPHILHIL BROMLEYBROMLEY Phil Bromley is in his 28th season as the 1990 season. the video coordinator for the Michigan Bromley and his wife, the former Jill Brumbaum of Plantation, Fla., football program. reside in Saline with their sons, Tripp and Alex, and daughter, Christina. A four-year letterman (1981-84) as a COACHING STAFF COACHING center at the University of Florida, Brom- ley started all four seasons for the Gators, earning freshman and sophomore All- America honors in 1981 and 1982, and All- honors in 1983 and 1984. He was a second-team All-America selection as a senior. Bromley earned his bachelor of sci- ence degree in psychology from the University of Florida in 1985 and his master’s in education from Florida in 1988. He served as a graduate assistant at Florida in 1986-87 and joined the Michigan football staff as a graduate assistant for two seasons (1988- 89). Bromley was a volunteer coach for the Wolverines for the spring of KKEVINEVIN UNDEENUNDEEN 1990 and took over the video coordinator’s position prior to the start of Video Assistant

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KKRISRIS BARNESBARNES PPAULAUL BUNTENBUNTEN KKYLEYLE DEKEYSERDEKEYSER JJEFFEFF PIPKINSPIPKINS Director of Facilities Facilities Facilities Facilities

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SSTEVETEVE CCLAIBORNLAIBORN SSARAARA CCONNELLYONNELLY GGREENREEN RRECHNITZERECHNITZER Director of Academic Services Coordinator of Football Football Academic Counselor Academic Services 62 138TH SEASON OF MICHIGAN FOOTBALL COACHINGCO STAFF MMICHIGANICHIGAN FOOTBALLFOOTBALL AC HI NG N

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DDAVIDAVID AABLAUFBLAUF CCHADHAD SSHEPARDHEPARD Associate AD/Football Assistant Director/Football Communications Communications

MMICHIGANICHIGAN FOOTBALLFOOTBALL AATHLETICTHLETIC AADMINISTRATIONDMINISTRATION Warde Manuel was named Michigan’s Doug Gnodtke is in his second year as the Donald R. Shepherd Director of Athletics on executive associate director of athletics and January 29, 2016. His fi ve-year appointment chief of staff at the University of Michigan. began on March 14 of that year. Gnodtke, a two-time Michigan gradu- Manuel’s return to Ann Arbor brings him ate, returns to Ann Arbor following nearly full-circle from an accomplished student- four years as the senior associate athletic athlete and athletic administrator at U-M to director/chief fi nancial offi cer and internal a distinguished career as an operations at the University of Connecticut. and back again. Gnodtke served as UConn’s sports adminis- A three-time Michigan alumnus and trator in football and men’s and women’s ice two-sport athlete who played football under hockey, and he oversaw the Huskies’ equip- Bo Schembechler, Manuel returned to U-M ment room operations and the department’s following a nearly four-year run as director apparel partnership. WWARDEARDE MANUELMANUEL of athletics at the University of Connecticut. DDOUGOUG GNODTKEGNODTKE Gnodtke also served on the executive Donald R. Shepherd Director of Manuel is Michigan’s 12th athletic director Executive Associate AD/ committee for the Connecticut Convention Athletics in 150 years of intercollegiate athletics at the Chief of Staff and Sports Bureau. university. U-M has 31 teams and more than Football Administrator Prior to his time at UConn, Gnodtke over- 900 student-athletes. The self-supporting saw internal operations, including business, department has an annual budget of $151 million and a staff of 350. human resources, capital projects, facilities In 2015, Manuel was named NACDA Under Armour Athletic Director of and game operations, at the University of Buff alo, where he rose to the po- the Year by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of America. sition of associate athletic director for internal operations. He also served Born May 22, 1968, Manuel is a native of New Orleans. He was a high as the sports administrator for football and oversaw the athletic training school All-America football player and played for U-M under Schem- and sports performance departments. bechler. He earned multiple letters and started at defensive end in his Gnodtke previously worked in Michigan’s administration in two roles sophomore year. His football career was cut short by a neck injury, and he over fi ve years, from 2000-05. At U-M, he assisted in the administration subsequently lettered as a member of the Wolverines’ track and fi eld team. of football, men’s and women’s basketball, ice hockey, and strength and Manuel earned his bachelor of general studies with a focus in psychol- conditioning while also working in academic services and development. ogy in 1990, his master’s degree in social work from U-M in 1993 and an Gnodtke received his Bachelor of Arts degree in sports management MBA from U-M’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business in 2005. and communication from U-M before earning his Master of Business Ad- Manuel, and his wife, Chrislan, a U-M alum who earned a master of ministration from Michigan’s Ross School of Business in 2006. Gnodtke also health services administration degree in 1993, have a daughter, Emma, served internships with both the Detroit Lions and Detroit Tigers during and a son, Evan. his collegiate career. Gnodtke and his wife, Molly, have a daughter, Ellie, and son, Charlie.

THE LEADERS & BEST 63 UUNIVERSITYNIVERSITY OFOF MICHIGANMICHIGAN LLEADERSHIPEADERSHIP DR. MARK S. SCHLISSEL is the 14th president of the Uni- versity of Michigan and the fi rst physician-scientist to lead University of Michigan Board of Regents the institution. He became president in July 2014.

COACHING STAFF COACHING President Schlissel previously was provost of Brown Univer- Michael J. Behm - Flint, MI sity, where he was responsible for all academic programmatic Mark J. Bernstein - Farmington Hills, MI and budgetary functions within Brown’s schools and col- Laurence B. Deitch - Detroit, MI leges, as well as the libraries, research institutes and centers. Shauna Ryder Diggs - Grosse Pointe, MI A graduate of (A.B., summa cum Denise Ilitch - Birmingham, MI laude, 1979, biochemical sciences), he earned both M.D. Andrea Fischer Newman - Detroit, MI and Ph.D. degrees at the Johns Hopkins University School Andrew C. Richner - Detroit, MI of Medicine (1986, physiological chemistry). He did his resi- Katherine E. White - Ann Arbor, MI dency training in internal medicine at Hopkins Hospital and conducted postdoctoral research as a Bristol-Myers Cancer University of Michigan Executive Offi cers MMARKARK SSCHLISSELCHLISSEL Research Fellow under David Baltimore at the Massachusetts University of Michigan Institute of Technology’s Whitehead Institute. President Schlissel began his career as a faculty member Mark S. Schlissel President at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1991, President where he earned a number of awards and fellowships for his research and teaching. He moved to the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the Susan E. Borrego University of California-Berkeley in 1999 as associate professor, advancing to full professor Chancellor, University of Michigan-Flint in 2002. He taught undergraduate and graduate courses in immunology as well as a large introductory course in biology for life science majors. Sally J. Churchill His research has focused on the developmental biology of B lymphocytes, the cell type Vice President and Secretary of the University in the immune system that secretes antibodies. His work has contributed to a detailed un- derstanding of genetic factors involved in the production of antibodies and how mistakes Paul N. Courant in that process can lead to leukemia and lymphoma. He is the author or co-author of over Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Aca- 100 scientifi c papers and has trained 21 successful doctoral candidates in his lab. demic Aff airs He was UC-Berkeley’s dean of biological sciences in the College of Letters & Science and held the C.H. Li Chair in Biochemistry until his appointment as Brown’s provost in 2011. He E. Royster Harper served as vice chair of the Molecular and Cell Biology Department from 2002-07. Vice President for Student Life Nationally, he has served as member and chair of the Immunobiology Study Section at the National Institutes of Health and on the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Scientifi c Kevin Hegarty Review Board. President Schlissel was elected to the American Society of Clinical Investigators in 1998 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Offi cer and the American Association of Physicians in 2013. He has been a member of the Ameri- can Association of Immunologists since 1992 and was named a Fellow of the American S. Jack Hu Association for the Advancement of Science in 2013. He has helped organize major inter- Vice President for Research national scientifi c meetings and is a frequent seminar speaker at universities through the United States. Daniel E. Little A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., President Schlissel is married to Monica Schwebs, an environ- Chancellor, University of Michigan-Dearborn mental and energy lawyer. They have four grown children.

Timothy G. Lynch Vice President and General Counsel

Jerry A. May Vice President for Development

Kallie Bila Michels Vice President for Communications

Marschall S. Runge Executive Vice President for Medical Aff airs

Kelli Trosvig Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Offi cer

Cynthia H. Wilbanks Vice President for Government Relations

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