Nearly two weeks after Sherrone Moore was fired as Michigan football head coach, there still isn't a clear favorite as to who will be his replacement.
Jeff Brohm is the latest name that's trending. First, it was Kalen DeBoer. Then, it was Kenny Dillingham, but Dillingham at least signed an extension to stay at Arizona State.
DeBoer is still coaching. Michigan could try to wait for after the Rose Bowl, but that's a risky strategy, especially because he could still say no.
The idea of hiring Brohm, the Louisville head coach, is underwhelming to fans, even though he's had three successful head-coaching stints at Western Kentucky, Purdue, and Louisville.
There's no guarantee that Brohm will even take the job. Louisville is his alma mater. He might take the same route as Dillingham. So, if Brohm does say no, Kyle Whittingham would be my first choice. Beyond that, here are three names Michigan football fans should know.
Glenn Schumann
The Georgia defensive coordinator is going to be a head coach someday, probably soon. He's been the defensive playcaller for the Bulldogs for the past four seasons, including the 2022 national championship season.
Schumann worked under Nick Saban at Alabama. Kirby Smart took him along to Georgia. He's a fast-riser. Some regard him as a defensive genius.
Dan Lanning went from Georgia DC to elite head coach. Kirby Smart was hired by Georgia as a first-team head coach, too.
If you're the right candidate, head-coaching experience doesn't matter that much. And despite not having that on his resume, Schumann should be a serious candidate, not even a dark horse.
Adam Stenavich
Another name that should be on the radar of Michigan is Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator. He's been in that role since 2021. He joined the Packers coaching staff as the offensive line coach in 2019.
Stenavich doesn't call plays in Green Bay. He's well respected in the organization, though. Matt LaFleur is one of the best offensive minds in the NFL. Some of that has surely rubbed off on Stenavich, who Packers' players widely praise, and was interviewed by the Bears for their head coaching job last offseason.
He would be a risk. But he loves Michigan. He played offensive line for the Wolverines and would keep that part of the field strong. He would probably be the play-caller, although not necessarily. He would need to build a strong staff, but as someone with ties to the NFL and Michigan, he should be able to do that.
This feels like a high-risk, high-reward hire, but the fact that the offensive line would probaby be elite mitigates that to an extent.
Jason Eck
Michigan football fans should know Jason Eck; His New Mexico Lobos won nine games this season and played the Wolverines competitively in the first game of the season.
Eck played for offensive line at Wisconsin. He knows the Big Ten and has coached offensive line for much of his career, before becoming an offensive coordinator, and eventually taking over the head coaching job at Idaho.
Idaho made the FCS playoffs in each of its three seasons there, and that program was a disaster before he arrived. Then, he brought most of his players from Idaho with him and won nine games, defeating UCLA on the road.
Eck feels like he'll be a head coach in the Big Ten before long, at a place like Iowa or Wisconsin. Maybe Michigan football should get him first. He might not win the press conference, but he'll win games.