Weights clanged in the background and Jordan Morant stammered a bit, unsure if he pronounced his future position coach’s name correctly.
“It’s Shoop, right?” he said.
Yes, he was assured.
Bob Shoop, who was hired Saturday, along with Brian Jean-Mary, now presides over Michigan football’s safeties. Jim Harbaugh’s newest assistants replaced Chris Partridge and Anthony Campanile, a pair of New Jersey natives who were the primary recruiters of Morant, a 212-pound defensive back from Bergen Catholic who is ranked the fifth-best senior in the state.