3 reasons Denard Robinson is a genius hire for Michigan Football
Michigan football brought back former star quarterback Denard Robinson to work in the recruiting department and here’s why it’s a genius move.
On Wednesday, Michigan football fans got some unexpected news as Ant Wright of The Wolverine reported that “Shoelace” the former U-M QB who was on the cover of NCAA football was returning to Michigan to work in the recruiting department.
Message I just got: "Denard Robinson will be named as Asst Dir Player Personnel. Announcement soon."
— ᗩᑎT ᗯᖇIGᕼT (@itsAntWright) February 23, 2022
It sent a shockwave of excitement through the fanbase as one of Michigan football’s favorite sons will be back in Ann Arbor.
To be blunt, this was a genius move by head coach Jim Harbaugh. Robinson will serve as assistant director of player personnel. Courtney Morgan was the director of player personnel last season and he left for Washington.
Now, Robinson will be working under Tom Gamble, who was previously on Jim Harbaugh’s staff and has over 30 years of NFL experience. He will be the director of player personnel and Robinson is going to have some different responsibilities but his recruiting impact will be huge.
Here are three reasons why this was a great move for the Wolverines.
Denard Robinson unites multiple eras of Michigan football
As Don Thomas pointed out on Twitter, this hiring now means that Michigan football has an assistant coach from the era of every head coach dating back to Bo Schembechler.
The Bo Schembechler era is represented in Harbaugh.
— Don Thomas (@REALDonThomas) February 23, 2022
The Lloyd Carr era is represented in Bellamy and Hart.
The Rich Rod/Hoke era is represented in Denard.
The Jim Harbaugh era is represented in Newsome.
These staff hires are key steps to uniting the Michigan family. #GoBlue
Mike Elston also represents the Gary Moeller era and it’s striking that over the last two offseasons, Jim Harbaugh has hired five former Michigan football players in Mike Hart, Ron Bellamy, Elston, Robinson, and Grant Newsome.
Harbaugh’s interest in the NFL this offseason may have stolen the headlines for a while, but now that he is back and committed, it’s easy to see his work on uniting Michigan football and this is another step in that direction.