The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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attention to Michigan as he would and has done,'" Perry insisted. "It's always the case that you have to pro- duce and back that up, but I wouldn't bet against him." The Jedd Fisch File Position: Passing Game Coordina- t o r / Q u a r t e r b a c k s Coach/Wide Receiv- ers Coach M o s t R e c e n t Venue: Jacksonville Jaguars (offensive coordinator, 2013-14) Highlights: Worked with former Wolver- ines Denard Robin- son and Chad Henne with the Jaguars … Guided rookie quarterback Blake Bortles in 2014, overseeing a 58.9 com- pletion percentage and almost 3,000 yards passing … Coordinated an offense at Miami that averaged 31.4 points per game in 2012 … Prior to coaching Hur- ricanes quarterback Stephen Morris to 3,345 yards passing as a rookie, Fisch oversaw Jacory Harris' 2011 season, featuring a 65-percent completion rate and 20 touchdown passes … Gleaned Big Ten experience as Minnesota's of- fensive coordinator in 2009 … Worked with five NFL franchises, helping Den- ver wide receiver Brandon Marshall to a 104-catch, 1,265-yard Pro Bowl sea- son in 2008 … While with the Baltimore Ravens, coached Steve McNair to Pro Bowl status in 2006, featuring McNair's Ravens-record 64-percent effort on completions. Coaching History: Jacksonville Jag- uars offensive coordinator (2013-14); Miami Hurricanes offensive coordinator (2011-12); Seattle Seahawks quarter- backs coach (2010); Minnesota offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach (2009); Denver Broncos wide receivers coach (2008); Baltimore Ravens assistant quar- terbacks coach (2007), assistant quarter- backs/wide receivers coach (2005-06), and offensive assistant (2004); Hous- ton Texans assistant to the head coach (2001-03); Florida Gators graduate as- sistant (1999-2000). Age: 38 Family: Wife, Amber, two daughters, Zaylee and Ashlee, and a son, Kendall. The Tyrone Wheatley File Position: Running Backs Coach Most Recent Venue: Buffalo Bills (run- ning backs coach, 2013-14) Highlights: Worked with standout backs Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller at Buffalo, the Bills av- eraging 4.2 yards per carry in 2013, 3.7 in 2014 … At Syra- cuse, guided Delone Car ter to a 1,000- yard season in 2010 … In high school c o a c h i n g , t u r n e d around a Dearborn Heights Robichaud squad from 0-9 to 9-2 in 2007 … Left the entire University of Washington defense in the dust in a 15-carry, 235-yard effort during the 1993 Rose Bowl. Coaching History: Buffalo Bills run- ning backs coach (2013-14); Syracuse running backs coach (2010-12); Eastern Michigan running backs coach (2009); Ohio Northern running backs coach