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9 candidates if Michigan Football needs to replace Matt Weiss

By Kyler Kregel

Nov 12, 2022; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Stanford Cardinal head coach David Shaw looks for a play against the Utah Utes in the second quarter at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 12, 2022; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Stanford Cardinal head coach David Shaw looks for a play against the Utah Utes in the second quarter at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports /
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ANN ARBOR, MI – AUGUST 30: Quarterback Nick Sheridan #8of the Michigan Wolverines warms up before the game against the Utah Utes on August 30, 2008 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
ANN ARBOR, MI – AUGUST 30: Quarterback Nick Sheridan #8of the Michigan Wolverines warms up before the game against the Utah Utes on August 30, 2008 at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

Washington TE coach Nick Sheridan

A former Michigan football quarterback himself, Sheridan does not have any specific ties to Jim Harbaugh, but like RB coach Mike Hart, could simply find himself in a case of being a solid assistant with significant enough ties to the university that he gets consideration.

He got his coaching start at Western Kentucky under former Harbaugh assistant Willie Taggart, and then quickly rose up the ranks, joining the Big Ten ranks in 2017 as the QB coach of the Indiana Hoosiers, when his former offensive coordinator at Michigan, Mike DeBoard, was the Hoosiers OC/TE coach.

Sheridan remained on even after DeBord was replaced, and eventually replaced Kalen DeBoer as offensive coordinator himself, coaching QB Michael Penix Jr. to his best season in Indiana, a 14-touchdown season in the shortened 2020 year.

However, Sheridan was let go after the offense faltered in 2021, with his play-calling garnering some criticisms. DeBoer, in the meantime, eagerly reunited with Sheridan, bringing him to Washington to take over as tight ends coach. Sheridan would be a fine option as a QB coach, where he has done solid work with quarterbacks like Penix Jr., Richard Lagow, and Peyton Ramsey.

If Jim Harbaugh is looking for a co-OC/play-caller to go along with Moore, Sheridan’s issues at Indiana make him uninspiring, but as a solely QB coach, he projects as a much better fit.

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