Michigan football officially hires Steve Casula as tight ends coach
Michigan Wolverines football has made official the hire of Steve Casula as tight ends coach. Casula has returned to U-M after two seasons as UMass’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2022-23). He was an offensive analyst for the Wolverines from 2019-21.
Casula replaces Grant Newsome, who was Michigan’s tight ends coach for the last two seasons and promoted to offensive line coach earlier this offseason.
“Steve is a smart, versatile and highly capable coach who works hard to put the players in the best position to succeed,” first-year Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore said in a statement announcing the hiring. “He will be an asset to us in recruiting and a great addition to the offensive staff room. We look forward to having Steve mentor our tight ends and be heavily involved in other aspects of our program. Steve and his family are a great addition to our staff and we welcome them back to the Michigan Football family.”
“Thanks to Coach Moore for the opportunity to come back to Ann Arbor and be part of this incredible staff and team,” said Casula in a statement released by the Michigan program. “My family and I spent three great years in Ann Arbor, and we could not be more excited to return and be part of the continued success of Michigan Football. The way tight ends are utilized in this program, this will be an exceptional group to lead as we continue recruiting and developing the very best at that position.”
“In his time with the Minutemen, Casula coached seven players who earned All-Independent honors, including three first-team performers,” Michigan’s press release said. “One of his first-team players was Kay’Ron Adams, who carried the ball 236 times for 1,157 yards and scored 12 touchdowns. His rushing total ranked 20th in FBS and he also added 20 receptions for 118 yards. Anthony Simpson was the All-Independent Wide Receiver of the Year. The 2023 UMass offense had its best season since 2018, improving 40-plus spots in the national rankings in nine different categories.”
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Casula was an offensive analyst for U-M in 2019, before being promoted to senior analyst for the 2020 and 2021 campaigns. He helped the Wolverines win the Big Ten championship in his final season before moving on to UMass.
Casula was the offensive coordinator for Ferris State (2017-18), the interim head coach and offensive coordinator of Davenport (2014-16), the tight ends and H-backs coach at Colgate (2013) and graduate assistant (2010-11) and tight ends / fullbacks coach (2012) at Western Michigan.
Casula attended Delaware, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in management in 2009. He spent two seasons as a student assistant coach working with the offensive line (2008-09). While attending college at Delaware, he was an assistant coach at a pair of prep schools, working at Kennett (Pa.) High School in 2007 and Delcastle (Del.) in 2006. As a prep player in Delaware, Casula earned all-state honors as a senior and was team captain at Salesianum High School.
