Kirk Campbell is out because the offensive coordinator for the Michigan Wolverines.
Despite the Wolverines upsetting Ohio State over the weekend — in a sport that was marred by a postgame brawl on the Ohio Stadium discipline — Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore relieved Campbell of his duties on Tuesday after the staff went 7-5 (5-4 Big Ten) within the common season.
Moore will conduct a nationwide search to fill the position, whereas tight ends coach Steve Casula would be the Wolverines’ interim offensive coordinator, in accordance with a information launch from the college.
“After an intensive evaluation of our offense, I made the choice to alleviate Kirk Campbell of his duties and transfer in a unique path,” Moore stated in an announcement. “This was a call that I felt was in the very best curiosity of our soccer program. I wish to thank Kirk for his arduous work and dedication to the college, Michigan Football and our student-athletes. I want him nicely in his future teaching endeavors.”
The Michigan offense struggled in 2024 after successful a nationwide championship final season.
The Wolverines had been 128th amongst 134 FBS groups in yards per sport, 122nd in yards per play, a hundred and twenty fifth in first downs per sport and 111th in factors per sport.
Even within the win over the rival Buckeyes, Michigan scored only one landing.
The staff additionally tallied over 30 factors in a sport simply as soon as this season and held under 20 factors on six events.
Campbell joined the Wolverines’ teaching workers in 2022 as an analyst, working his method as much as quarterbacks coach in 2023.
Campbell was promoted to offensive coordinator earlier this 12 months after Moore took over as head coach following the departure of Jim Harbaugh.
