Michigan football didn’t end up getting its first choice for secondary coach, but Lamar Morgan is going to be a perfect fit for the Wolverines all the same.
Michigan football suffered a blow on Thursday as Stephen Adegoke, the Houston Texans safeties coach decided to stay in the NFL rather than joining the Wolverines as a secondary coach.
Adegoke is a rising talent who previously worked with the Michigan football team as a graduate assistant in 2021, giving him a connection to the university. That, in my opinion, was the deciding factor between Adegoke and Lamar Morgan, the defensive coordinator for Louisiana, whom I predicted would be a great hire on Tuesday. According to Matt Zenitz of 247 Sports, he is now the hire.
Morgan was a Vanderbilt coach under Jesse Minter. He has also managed Louisiana’s defense for the last two seasons. In addition, he has experience coaching cornerbacks and safeties. He seems like a guy who could eventually succeed Wink Martindale as Michigan’s defensive coordinator.
Morgan also had an impressive run the past two seasons at Louisiana as the DC. His defense was first in defensive touchdowns this season plus top-35 in takeaways, sacks, and yards per play allowed. Plus, Louisiana was 14th in interceptions in 2022 and had a top-25 pass defense.
Morgan will have to win over the current Michigan football players, just like Martindale, Greg Scruggs, and Brian It’s Jean-Mary who will have to. Despite having a completely new defensive line, the Wolverines have only lost one important defensive player thus far.
Sherrone Moore most likely has a major role in all of it. There’s a good reason Michigan football chose him as their head coach—he’s a fantastic leader. Though he’s brought in a number of excellent defensive hires, he still needs to mend fences with players. They must also be certain that, with these defensive coaches, they can succeed in the defensive plan.
Though he may have been the “second choice” in theory, Morgan is a fantastic fit for the Wolverines, and I have no doubt that Moore will make good hires.
