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Michigan's Mimi Bolden-Morris is first woman graduate assistant at a Big Ten football program

Michigan has hired Milan (Mimi) Bolden-Morris, who recently finished her basketball career at Georgetown, to serve as a graduate assistant working with the Wolverines quarterbacks.

Bolden-Morris, the sister of Michigan senior defensive end Mike Morris, will begin her new job June 1.

She is the first woman to be a graduate assistant in the Big Ten.

"I have always believed in providing opportunities for individuals who are passionate about football and Mimi is someone who has shown that drive to become a football coach," Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said in a statement.