After the Michigan Wolverines parted ways with former head coach Sherrone Moore, the program named Biff Poggi as the interim HC.
Now, just a handful of days into the job and just a few months after being named the team's associate HC, Poggi is vying to make his temporary role a permanent one.
Earlier this week, the Wolverines' interim leader gave his own pitch for why he should get the job, or more specifically, why he wants the job.
"I know what the hell I’m doing," Poggi said. "Before I smoke myself to death with cigars, I want to fix it."
Michigan should keep Poggi but not as a head coach
Poggi is incredible for sound bites, unique sideline pictures, and supporting a leading man who is in the head coaching role. However, he doesn't exactly fit the mold for what the Michigan football team needs as its next head coach.
In a recent video statement from the school, University President Domenico Grasso said that the team intends to hire someone who will "represent the highest values" that the Wolverines are proud to claim.
Poggi isn't a bad guy, don't get me wrong, and he hasn't been tied to a scandal anywhere near the level of those that have recently been associated with Michigan football, which Poggi even went as far as to call a "malfunctioning organization."
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While Arizona State's Kenny Dillingham and Alabama's Kalen DeBoer have made their stances clear on not taking the job in Ann Arbor, the Wolverines should still target a handful of highly-qualified candidates, including Vanderbilt's Clark Lea and Louisville's Jeff Brohm.
Poggi is set to coach Michigan in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, which could be a great chance for him to prove his worth as a permanent head coach, as the Wolverines take on the Texas Longhorns.
No. 18 Michigan and No. 13 Texas are scheduled to kick off at 3 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 31, and the game will be broadcast on ABC.