According to multiple reports, beginning with this tweet...
Source: D.J. Durkin will be the next coach at Maryland. — Pete Thamel (@SIPeteThamel) December 2, 2015
...it appears Michigan will be in the market for a new defensive coordinator next year.
This should not come as a surprise as we knew going into this thing that the 37-year old Durkin had head coaching aspirations. His star is on the rise and with multiple head coaching gigs sprouting up around the country, the timing was right for DJ to move on.
Maryland is a tough sell, especially for a first-time head coach, as the Big Ten East is juggernaut when it comes to opposing coaches.