Every Michigan Football staff member in 2025: Coaches, operations, recruiting, and more

The Michigan Wolverines football program under Sherrone Moore heads into the winter months with 63 staff members in the building, ranging from assistant coaches, analysts, recruiting and more.

Putting a program together involves much more than hiring assistant coaches and a recruiting department. The head coach is tasked with filling out a strength and conditioning program, a nutritional staff, player development, analysts and grad assistants to support the coaches and more.

Moore’s program had minimal major changes coming off an 8-5 season in 2024 with the biggest coming in a chance at offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach. Kirk Campbell was dismissed shortly after the regular season ended and was replaced with former North Carolina OC/QBs guru Chip Lindsey. Defensive coordinator Wink Martindale had some interest during the NFL hiring cycle but appears poised to return for a second season on the job.

Another notable addition recently came with the return of Biff Poggi to the associate head coach role after spending two seasons at Charlotte. He was one of Jim Harbaugh’s key lieutenants and a big part of setting the culture in recent years, and he will now act in that role as one of Moore’s right-hand men.

Here is a rundown of each employee within the Michigan program and their job titles, via the Michigan Athletic Department directory.

Michigan coaching staff

These are the on-field coaches who are also in charge of going on the road and recruiting their respective position groups.

• Sherrone Moore – Head Coach
• Chip Lindsey – Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach
• Wink Martindale – Defensive Coordinator
• Tony Alford – Running Backs Coach / Run Game Coordinator
• Ron Bellamy – Wide Receivers Coach
• Steve Casula – Tight Ends Coach
• Grant Newsome – Offensive Line Coach
• LaMar Morgan – Defensive Backs Coach / Pass Game Coordinator
• Brian Jean-Mary – Linebackers Coach / Defensive Run Game Coordinator
• Lou Esposito – Defensive Line Coach
• J.B. Brown – Special Teams Coordinator

Strength, Conditioning and Nutrition

Michigan’s strength and conditioning program had a reputation of being one of the best in the country under Harbaugh and Ben Herbert. Justin Tress led the way last year in the weight room alongside Abigail O’Connor’s nutrition plans tailored to each player.

• Justin Tress – Director of Strength and Conditioning
• Darren Bailey – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
• Matt Flannery – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
• Mica Gelb – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
• Sean Lockwood – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
• Abigail O’Connor – Director of Performance Nutrition
• Kaci Cheavharn – Performance Dietitian
• Kaylee Nilsson – Football Performance Dietitian
• Evan Roka – Nutrition Operations Coordinator

Michigan Recruiting and Player Development

This is the department responsible for finding players in both the high school and transfer portal ranks to add to the Michigan football roster.

• Sean Magee – Senior Associate AD – General Manager
• Samuel Popper – Director of Recruiting
• Albert Karschnia – Director of Recruiting
• Kayli Johnson – Director of On-Campus Recruiting
• Joshua Bailey – Associate Director of On-Campus Recruiting & Operations
• Ashley Terhune – Associate Director of On-Campus Recruiting & Operations
• Jack Collins – Assistant Director of Recruiting
• Jack Dunaway – Assistant Director of Recruiting
• Chris Bryant – Director of Player Development
• A.J. Pearson – Recruiting Assistant

Analysts and Support Staff

Michigan’s analyst program is leaned on as a support tool for the coaching staff. Analysts help with practices, assist in game planning and more duties as assigned as liaisons for the staff.

• Biff Poggi – Associate Head Coach
• Juan Castillo – Analyst (Offensive Line)
• Jack Clark – Analyst (Tight Ends)
• Nick Gilbert – Offensive Analyst (Offensive Line)
• Bret Ingalls – Senior Offensive Analyst
• LaTroy Lewis – Defensive Analyst (Defensive Line)
• Anthony Marciano – Junior Defensive Analyst
• Josh Sinagoga – Offensive Analyst (Quarterbacks)
• Lionel Stokes – Defensive Analyst (Defensive Backs)
• Kevin Wilkins – Analyst
• Garrett Clawson – Special Teams Analyst
• Grant Kurzner – Special Teams Analyst
• Andrew Goodrich – Graduate Assistant Coach (Wide Receivers)
• Brad Hawkins – Graduate Assistant Coach (Defensive Backs)
• Pernell McPhee – Graduate Assistant Coach
• Zach Higginbotham – Director of Sports Science for Football
• Robby Emery – Director of Character Development

Operations, Administration and Creative

This is the group of people who make sure the operations of all above run smoothly, whether it be from an organization standpoint, equipment, video and social media content and more.

• Scott Goldschmidt – Senior Assistant Athletic Director – Football Operations
• Erin Zernechel – Director of Football Operations
• Claiborne Green – Director of Football Administration and Student Services
• Jim Plocki – Performance Operations Manager
• John Rotche – Director of Entrepreneurship and NIL Engagement
• Paige Shiver – Executive Assistant to the Head Coach
• James Brown – Administrative Specialist
• Sonny Anderson – Head Football Equipment Manager
• Andrew Coleman – Assistant Equipment Manager
• Gary Hazelitt – Director of Equipment and Internal Operations
• Phil Bromley – Head Video Coordinator
• Kevin Undeen – Video Assistant
• Ryan Wise – Director of Football Creative Video
• Aaron Bills – Football Recruiting Graphic Designer