Exit Jedd Fisch
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Michigan is in the market for a new offensive assistant. FoxSports's Bruce Feldman reports that passing game coordinator and QB/WR coach Jedd Fisch will be UCLA's next offensive coordinator.
It was only a matter of time before Fisch climbed the ladder. He joined Jim Harbaugh's first Michigan staff after a two-year stint as offensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Due in part to circumstances beyond his control, he's never spent more than two years at the same job since 2007, when he finished off a three-year assistant stint with Baltimore before working his way up the coaching ranks with the Denver Broncos, Minnesota (B1G), Seattle Seahawks, Miami (YTM), and Jacksonville.
Harbaugh will have some flexibility with his next hire because of his ability to handle the quarterbacks himself if need be. He could look for someone from his coaching tree; Greg Roman, Harbaugh's offensive coordinator for the 49ers who's looking for a new gig after an abbreviated stint in Buffalo, is already being put out there as a potential candidate, though his specialties (OL and TE) overlap with Tim Drevno's. If Harbaugh desires a more passing-oriented coach, he could go for a coach without a previous connection to him; that worked out rather well when he took Fisch two years ago.
Fisch played a big role in Jake Rudock's remarkable in-season development in 2015 and had plenty of input as a playcaller the last two seasons. We'll always have "good shit, Jedd":
Fisch will now get to work with a potential #1 draft pick in UCLA QB Josh Rosen. Best of luck to him.
January 2nd, 2017 at 2:54 PM ^
Thank you Jeff. I have a special appreciation for football/tennis guys since those were my two sports in high school. Enjoy the Cali Sun out on the courts.
January 2nd, 2017 at 3:41 PM ^
when the first post about departing Jedd Fish is "Thank you Jeff".
January 2nd, 2017 at 4:36 PM ^
Going to work for a scumbag like Mora after working with Harbaugh - with the highest integrity in the game gives me the Heebie Jeebies.
January 2nd, 2017 at 6:00 PM ^
some people just want to live in CA.
can't blame 'em -
January 3rd, 2017 at 12:56 AM ^
As a Californian I can't blame him. This state however is going down the crapper. It used to be so great here, now...
January 3rd, 2017 at 7:07 AM ^
said every state ever. complaining about one's state is the American dream.
January 2nd, 2017 at 3:02 PM ^
Clearly the poettyimpanie and subopercle are imperfectly formed due to maturation issues. Awaiting the superior mammal sure to evolve.
January 2nd, 2017 at 3:10 PM ^
Does Don Brown have a cousin who coaches offense?
January 2nd, 2017 at 3:19 PM ^
Clone Don Brown in multiples.
January 2nd, 2017 at 3:49 PM ^
You mean Dan Brown? Yeah Don could give you his contact information, but he'd have to kill you first
January 2nd, 2017 at 4:39 PM ^
I think you mean Dan Brawn
January 2nd, 2017 at 6:27 PM ^
Like the Chris Paul vs Cliff Paul commercials...
January 2nd, 2017 at 3:15 PM ^
Glad to have him while we did. Reports already saying Greg Roman is being looked at. That would be great, having more NFL experience!!!
January 2nd, 2017 at 3:14 PM ^
In the original staff this was the guy most thought would be here 12 months max, so getting 24 was fine. JH is an offensive guy so I am not going to be worried about losing anyone on that side of the ball at any time - any of them. I'll be a lot more interested in any defensive replacements along the way.
To that end who is the #1 'croot of the 2018 class and does his coach need a J-O-B????
January 2nd, 2017 at 3:19 PM ^
There is the Lane Kiffin drama on the other side we are competing with. We still have our Offensive Coordinator! Not bama!
January 2nd, 2017 at 3:27 PM ^
Bama has Steve Sarkisian. They are just fine.
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January 2nd, 2017 at 3:33 PM ^
Sometimes recruits are particular about their position coach or OC. The Lane Kiffin drama cannot help bama in recruiting Harris. It may not hurt in the end, but there is risk with the Kiffin drama.
January 2nd, 2017 at 4:30 PM ^
Sarkisian and Harris have a very good relationship:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.seccountry.com/alabama/alabama-recruit…
January 2nd, 2017 at 4:44 PM ^
Isn't that special. More bad news. Harris was probably waiting and hoping for Sark after Dark to get the job.
January 2nd, 2017 at 4:22 PM ^
I mean...he did show up to work drunk a few times.
January 2nd, 2017 at 4:25 PM ^
That is a very fine shot below the belt! LOL
January 2nd, 2017 at 4:46 PM ^
I mean...he did show up to work drunk a few times.
January 2nd, 2017 at 5:45 PM ^
Indeed.
January 3rd, 2017 at 1:02 AM ^
They're just fine if you think 2pm Happy Hour is truly livin' - I'm not seeink Saban & Sark being a long lasting marriage.
January 2nd, 2017 at 3:16 PM ^
Presumably, Michigan will need to find someone to handle that responsibility. Maybe Soup Campbell? Harbaugh could then handle QB'S and he/Drevno share the play calling.
January 2nd, 2017 at 3:22 PM ^
Good for Fisch, but is it really a good situation for him to step into? I feel like Mora is one mediocre year from being canned. Hopefully Jedd got a multiyear contract to get paid even if he isn't at UCLA the year after next.
January 2nd, 2017 at 10:35 PM ^
Mora's seat has to be getting warm.
January 2nd, 2017 at 3:22 PM ^
TJ Weist - passing game coordinator USF, Co-Offensive Coordinator, age 51
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._J._Weist
Sounds like boomeranging back to UM for probably $400K more a year would be a good fit for him too.
http://www.sportstalkflorida.com/college/usf-bulls/t-j-weist-quinton-fl…
January 2nd, 2017 at 3:58 PM ^
You're right, alum96, that does seem like a great fit
January 2nd, 2017 at 3:23 PM ^
Will this affect Najee?
January 2nd, 2017 at 3:26 PM ^
This is way better! We still have our Offensive Coordinator! Bama doesn't! Please Come to Meechigan!!!
January 2nd, 2017 at 4:54 PM ^
Lane Kiffin leaving was probably good news for Najee.
January 2nd, 2017 at 5:01 PM ^
Although Kiffin and Harris both seem very laid back, and seem compatible. Also, a seed of doubt could be planted whether Sark after Dark will last as long as Kiffin. But as someone already posted, Harris has a very good relationship with Sark after Dark.
January 2nd, 2017 at 3:27 PM ^
This is way better! We still have our Offensive Coordinator! Bama doesn't! Please Come to Meechigan!!!
January 2nd, 2017 at 3:24 PM ^
Noooooooooo!
January 2nd, 2017 at 3:27 PM ^
Any recruiting impacts?
January 2nd, 2017 at 3:40 PM ^
DTR from 2018 named UCLA his leader immediately after the news broke
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January 2nd, 2017 at 5:08 PM ^
DTR?
January 2nd, 2017 at 5:44 PM ^
Las Vegas QB
January 2nd, 2017 at 7:08 PM ^
I think this played a huge part in Mora coming to take Fisch.
January 2nd, 2017 at 3:30 PM ^
Bring back Soup.
January 2nd, 2017 at 3:33 PM ^
He was more than worth his salt. gl to him.
January 2nd, 2017 at 3:53 PM ^
Definitely not the best news of the day.
Best of luck to Jed.
January 2nd, 2017 at 4:04 PM ^
If you don't let the chicks leave the nest and learn to fly on their own.
Good luck to Jedd Fisch and Thank You.
January 2nd, 2017 at 4:19 PM ^
Thanks and good luck, Jedd. Josh Rosen seems like a Ryan Leaf-sized a-hole. Good luck with that.
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January 2nd, 2017 at 4:21 PM ^
Maybe dumb question, but Ill ask anyways. What is the consensus/overall feel of a possible Greg Roman hire?
I've heard a lot of questionable things, such as not very creative/predictable play calling.
January 2nd, 2017 at 7:35 PM ^
Idk. I think he will do fine for what we want to be
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January 2nd, 2017 at 4:28 PM ^
would they hired Roman and let him be the primary OL coach so Drevno can focus more on coordinating the offense.
January 2nd, 2017 at 7:08 PM ^
That's what I'm hoping for....we need a full time OL coach RIGHT NOW. And it seems like Drevno is more interested in being OC.
January 2nd, 2017 at 7:08 PM ^
That's what I'm hoping for....we need a full time OL coach RIGHT NOW. And it seems like Drevno is more interested in being OC.
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