Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh wasn’t about to share details regarding how the defense will look this fall since parting with defensive coordinator Don Brown last December, but clearly there will be different approach with Mike Macdonald taking over as a first-time coordinator with three new assistant coaches on defense.
Macdonald spent the last seven seasons coaching for John Harbaugh at the Baltimore Ravens and was linebackers coach the last three. Maurice Linguist is co-defensive coordinator and will work with defensive backs; George Helow will coach linebackers; Ron Bellamy, initially hired as receivers coach, is now working with the safeties.