Michigan linebacker coach Chris Partridge, originally hired as an analyst, saw a bump in his title and then his salary.
Partridge will make $500,000 this season, according to a memorandum of understanding signed Feb. 7 and obtained Thursday by The Detroit News through an open-records request. Partridge initially was hired as an analyst, per the MOU, and would have made $150,000. He was named linebacker coach on Feb. 17 after Michigan announced the program and linebacker coach George Helow mutually parted ways after two seasons.
Partridge had spent five seasons on Jim Harbaugh's staff at Michigan before leaving for a co-defensive coordinator position at Ole Miss in 2020.