[UPDATE: Somehow I forgot Campanile. Also since I wrote this Sam reported Partridge and Foote declined to interview($). Sorry I wrote most of this before the Vikings thing.]
Hey, now that all that’s over we can go back to looking for a DC, and reportedly Jim Harbaugh is in the process of interviewing his guys now. Previously I went over some of the big swings Michigan might take to replace Mike Macdonald. Those were:
Larry Foote, LBs coach of Tampa Bay, close to getting an NFL DC job.
Jon Heacock, DC of Iowa State, former Bo grad assistant/Tressel’s heir at YSU.
Brad White, DC of Kentucky (former teammate of Gattis)
Seth Wallace, LBs/ADC of Iowa, groomed to be Phil Parker’s heir
A couple of popular “not happening” names: Jimmy Lake and Vic Fangio
With a slightly updated format, here’s the next rung of the ladder: Guys who would be likely to take the job, and already have strong connections to Harbaugh and the program. First off, here are a few Michigan-/Harbaugh-associate
Tuesday s Guaranteed Rate Bowl will be the third bowl game for the Gophers under coach P.J. Fleck, and he s determined to keep them running toward more.
Minnesota closes its season against West Virginia in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl on Tuesday night in Phoenix. It s a late one, with a 9:15 p.m. Central start on ESPN.
Heading into the Guaranteed Rate Bowl, the Gophers have been on a nice roll defensively and will see how things shake out offensively after a change of play callers.