Reports: Drevno is Out
Message boards had it last night, Brandon Justice reported it earlier this morning, Sam was talking about it, and now Bruce Feldman has SOURCES:
SOURCES: OC Tim Drevno is stepping down at #Michigan. The Wolverine Lounge first reported the news.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) February 23, 2018
…so there’s enough smoke that we should probably report the fire. Michigan’s embattled offensive coordinator Tim Drevno, by hook or by crook, appears to be leaving the program.
We had high hopes for Harbaugh’s longtime sidekick due to the regular asskickings Drevno’s wards handed out at Stanford, and there was a brief moment last year when it looked like the OL was growing into a similarly ferocious meat grinder.
Alas, nobody’s pass protection has significantly improved in three seasons, and a lot of Michigan’s problems last year and today go back to offensive tackle recruiting, which also goes back to Drevno. He was looking increasingly superfluous last year when Michigan brought in another offensive coordinator type in Pep Hamilton and another offensive line coach type in Greg Frey. With Harbaugh calling the plays, Pep still around, yet another OC type Jim McElwain joining the staff, and OL development guru Ed Warinner with the team in some capacity, “What precisely do you do here?” was slated to remain a valid question.
February 24th, 2018 at 2:53 AM ^
Drevno is a good egg and probably a fine OL coach. Me thinks he got overstretched as OC/OL coach and things went sideways from there.
Crushing expectations likely drove Drevno out. Harbaugh is under immense pressure to win and rightfully so at $7MM per annum. Offensive Coaching needed shaking up and...it's officially shaken.
I wish him the best. My guess is he will move closer to his son, Zach, who is enrolled at Vanderbilt.
February 24th, 2018 at 10:52 AM ^
I'm a buckeye and this scares me a bit....
Ed Warriner is an ok recruiter, and horrible at play calling. However, he's the best damn o-line coach there is. Just look at how poor OSU was playing up until 2012 on the line, and the number of guys from 2012 to 2014 that are in the NFL.
Unfortunately, he tried his hand at playcalling and that got him the boot, but he is adored in cbus for what he did from 2012-2014. Great great coach.
February 24th, 2018 at 1:39 PM ^
Thanks for giving your perspective. UM with a competent O-line will be a lot of fun to watch.
February 25th, 2018 at 10:45 AM ^
Thank you for your efforts here
February 26th, 2018 at 3:47 AM ^
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