One of the finest athletes to ever come out of the state of Michigan is returning home.
Tyrone Wheatley, a multi-sport standout at Dearborn Heights Robichaud and Michigan Wolverines, has been named the new Wayne State football head coach, the university announced Thursday morning. He is the program's 20th head coach, following the dismissal in December of Paul Winters after 19 years.
A 16-year coaching veteran, including five years in the NFL, Wheatley most recently served as the running backs coach for the Denver Broncos this season, and has previous head coaching experience at Morgan State (2019-21).