Another major loss for Michigan football as a key man departs.

The loss of another important assistant, Steve Clinkscale, to the NFL has further hurt Michigan football. Herrone Moore’s task as the new head coach of the team has become even more challenging.

According to Sam Webb of The Michigan Insider, Steve Clinkscale is departing the Wolverines for the Chargers, dealing another damage to the coaching staff just when you thought Michigan football was finally starting to stabilize this offseason.

This is a change from earlier this week when Clink informed the coaches and players that he would be staying. Jim Harbaugh was interested in Clink, but it seemed that money was a barrier. But it appears that obstacle has been overcome, and Clink is departing, Ben Herbert included, along with Mike Elston, Jay Harbaugh, and Jesse Minter.

Mike Hart is still unidentified, and the defensive coaching staff as a whole will now be replaced. Hiring Wink Martindale was a wise move. But the Wolverines recently lost their two best recruiters on that side of the ball, so he won’t do well in the recruitment process.

Sherrone Moore has his work cut out for him

In addition, position coaches were fired from crucial defensive line and secondary players. Under Clink, Michigan football produced three consecutive top-20 pass defenses, and to be honest, it was probably already too late when he was passed over for the position of defensive coordinator.

I hope that was the right decision. There would still be continuity if Clink was promoted to DC, but now there won’t be any on defense outside of the plan. Sherrone Moore has my trust and I think he was the best candidate for the post.

However, he needs to make a big splash when it comes to hiring defensive line and secondary coaches since the 2024 campaign may swiftly devolve into a rebuild if the new assistants don’t get along with Michigan football stars and lose players through the transfer portal.