Chris Partridge, Wolverine (again)

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8Feb 2023
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Chris Partridge, Wolverine (again)

Chris Partridge

Former Ole Miss co-defensive coordinator Chris Partridge has been officially re-hired by the first FBS program to give him a job, and that’s the Michigan Wolverines.

Partridge was the head coach at Paramus (NJ) Catholic for five years, a school that sent the likes of Jabrill Peppers, Rashan Gary, and Juwann Bushell-Beatty to Michigan. He was then hired in a recruiting role in 2015 before becoming an on-field coach from 2016-2019, working with the safeties, linebackers, and special teams. He was hired away by Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss to be the co-defensive coordinator in 2020 and 2021, but after being let go by the Rebels after the 2022 season, he was in search of a new job.

Partridge’s next role at Michigan is undetermined as of yet . . . or at least Michigan hasn’t released their plans for him. He was announced on Twitter as having joined Michigan’s staff, and while that could be at an analyst position, rumblings suggest that he will be replacing a current coach on the staff. Since he has only ever coached defense, most likely there will be movement on the defensive side of the ball.

Partridge’s most noteworthy asset is probably his recruiting prowess. While at Michigan, he was the primary recruiter for three 5-star players (Gary, Chris Hinton, and Aubrey Solomon) and seventeen 4-star guys (too many to list). Michigan’s recruiting efforts in New Jersey have tailed off some since he left, but I would imagine some of those connections will be renewed now that Partridge is back on the staff.

7Jan 2022
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2021 Ex-Wolverine Updates: Coaches Post-Season Edition

Don Brown (image via The Athletic)

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With all the news surrounding coaching movement in the off-season, there’s a lot to cover. First of all, though, I want to mention that former defensive coordinator Greg Robinson, who worked under Rich Rodriguez in 2009-2010, passed away from Alzheimer’s complications at the age of 70.

FORMER COACHES

Don Brown (Head Coach, UMass): UMass hired Brown to be its new head coach. This is actually his second stint as the head coach of the Minutemen; he was there from 2004-2008 and went 43-19, the best five-year record in school history. But that was when the program was in FCS (DI-AA), so this is a level up in competition.

Erik Campbell (Wide Receivers, Bowling Green State): Campbell finished up his third season as BGSU’s wide receivers coach.

Tony Dews (Running Backs, Tennessee Titans): Dews had been the running backs coach for the Titans since 2018.

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21Dec 2020
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Ex-Wolverine Updates: Week 15

Tyrece Woods (image via UB Athletics)

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FORMER PLAYERS

WR Tarik Black (Texas): Texas’s regular season is over. Black had 10 catches for 240 yards and 1 touchdown.

WR Kekoa Crawford (Cal): Cal’s (1-3) regular season is over. Crawford led the team in receptions (19), receiving yards (232), and yards per catch (12.2), and he was tied for the lead in touchdowns (2).

DT Michael Dwumfour (Rutgers): Dwumfour did not play in the season finale for Rutgers (3-6) against Nebraska. Dwumfour finished the year with 25 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 2 quarterback hurries.

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3Nov 2020
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Ex-Wolverine Updates: Week 8

Brady Hoke (image via SDSU)

FORMER PLAYERS

WR Tarik Black (Texas): Black did not record any stats in a 41-34 win over Oklahoma State.

DT Michael Dwumfour (Rutgers): Dwumfour made 1 tackle in a 37-21 win over Indiana.

OT James Hudson III (Cincinnati): Hudson started at left tackle in a 49-10 win over Memphis.

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19Oct 2020
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Ex-Wolverine Updates: Week 6

Eric Gray (#3, image via Clarksville Online)

FORMER PLAYERS

WR Tarik Black (Texas): Texas (2-2) had a bye.

OT James Hudson III (Cincinnati): Cincinnati (3-0) had a bye.

TE Mustapha Muhammad (Kilgore Junior College): Muhammad transferred from Michigan to Houston and is now at Kilgore Junior College, which has canceled its season due to COVID.

CB Myles Sims (Georgia Tech): Sims did not play, which probably made all the difference in the 73-7 loss to Clemson.

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