BY CHRIS BALAS
M
ichigan interim athletic direc-
tor Jim Hackett is working
overtime to find a new
head coach after dismiss-
ing Brady Hoke in early December,
and he's in no rush. U-M is courting
San Francisco head coach Jim Harbaugh
and others, and if what Hoke believes is
correct, the next coach will have some
talent to work with. There will be no
head starts, though, since a 5-7 finish
robbed them of bowl practices.
"It's disappointing for all of us," Hoke
said of missing a bowl game after a 42-
28 loss at Ohio State. "The expectations
you have, you haven't met them as a
program and a team and this team.
Then the other part is you miss out
on extra work. Especially with our
team, it's useful … we have 50 of the
56 players on the two-deep who are
underclassmen."
LOOKING
AHEAD
Michigan Football Will Have
Young Talent And Several
Concerns In 2015
Shane Morris will have an edge in experi-
ence at the quarterback position, but
there will be several young players look-
ing to grab the starting spot.
PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL
