The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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as our director of player personnel. I know that same passion will be exhibited in his work with our student-athletes." Partridge joined the staff at Michigan in 2015 after previ- ously holding the head coach job at Paramus Catholic High School in Paramus, N.J., from 2010-14, where he coached a pair of current Wolverines, offensive lineman Juwan Bush- ell-Beatty and defensive back Jabrill Peppers. By the end of his career, Partridge had led Paramus Catholic to the No. 1 ranking in the state of New Jersey and the No. 4 mark nationally according to USA Today, developing 30 Divi- sion I football recruits. "I came to Michigan because I wanted to work with the best and learn from the best," Partridge said in U-M's official statement. "I couldn't have a better mentor than Coach Harbaugh, who shares my vision that the student-athletes come first. "I am honored by his confidence and for the opportunity to continue to serve this incredible institution." Partridge faces a stiff challenge in his first season, inheriting a linebacker corps that saw its top five players — Joe Bolden, Desmond Morgan, James Ross, Mario Ojemudia and Royce Jenkins-Stone — exhaust their eligibility in 2015. The five combined for 248 tackles, including 26 for loss, last season. U-M's lone returning linebacker to see the field in 2015, rising senior Ben Gedeon, had 34 stops. Michigan will hope for some contribution out of rising redshirt junior Mike McCray, sophomores Noah Furbush, Jared Wangler and Chase Winovich (ru- mored to be moving to linebacker from tight end/fullback), and early enrollee freshman Devin Bush Jr. MICHIGAN'S CURRENT COACHING STAFF Coach Position Jim Harbaugh Head Coach Tim Drevo Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Jedd Fisch Passing Game/Quarterbacks/ Wide Receivers Tyrone Wheatley Running Backs Jay Harbaugh Tight Ends Don Brown Defensive Coordinator Greg Jackson Secondary Mike Zordich Secondary Greg Mattison Defensive Line PARTRIDGE