The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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Highlights: Worked with Jim Harbaugh previously at Stanford for three seasons … Went 1-0 as interim head coach at Florida, beating East Carolina in the 2015 Birming- ham Bowl … Led the Gators to a pair of top-20 finishes de- fensively as coordinator, with UF rank- ing 15th in 2014 (329.8 yards allowed per game) and eighth in 2013 (314.2) … In two seasons as Florida's coordinator, he coached four players to All-SEC first- or second-team honors … Was selected by Rivals.com as the Recruiter of the Year for the class of 2012 and as one of the top 25 recruiters in the country for the 2013 class. Coaching History: Florida defensive coordinator (2013-14), linebackers coach (2010-14) and special teams co- ordinator (2010-12); Stanford defensive ends and special teams coordinator (2007-09); Bowling Green linebackers and special teams coordinator (2006) and defensive ends (2005). Age: 37. Family: Wife, Sarah, daughter, Abigail, and son, Luke. The Greg Mattison File Position: Defensive Line. Most Recent Venue: Michigan (De- fensive Coordinator, 2011-14). Highlights: Coordinated U-M to top- 20 defenses nationally in 2014 (sev- enth), 2012 (13th) and 2011 (17th) after inheriting a unit that had ranked 110th in total defense in 2010 … Helped guide the Wolverines to an 11-2 record and a Sugar Bowl vic- tory in 2011 thanks to a defense that ranked sixth nationally and second in the Big Ten in scoring, allowing 17.4 points per game … Named a Frank Bro- yles Assistant Coach of the Year finalist in 2011 … Named one of the top 25 recruiters in the na- tion for the classes of 2012 and 2013 by Rivals.com … Recognized as the ESPN RecruitingNation Recruiter of the Year in 2013 … Under his leadership the past four years, six Wolverines were named first- or second-team All-Big Ten defensively. Coaching History: Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator (2009-10) and linebackers coach (2008); Florida Ga- tors defensive coordinator and defen- sive line coach (2005-07); Notre Dame recruiting coordinator and defensive line coach (2002-04) and defensive coordinator (1997-2001); Michigan defensive coordinator (1995-96) and defensive line coach (1992-94); Texas A&M defensive line coach (1989-91); Navy defensive line coach (1987-88); Western Michigan defensive coordina- tor (1985-86) and defensive line coach (1982-84); Northwestern defensive line coach (1978-80) and Cornell defensive line coach (1977). Age: 65. Family: Wife, Ann, daughter, Lisa, and son, Bryan. The Greg Jackson File Position: Defensive Backs. Most Recent Venue: San Francisco