Sherrone Moore got her man, as multiple sources confirmed to The Michigan Insider that Brian Jean-Mary has accepted an offer to return to the job he left after the 2020 season.As Sherrone Moore turned her attention to adding a linebacker, Brian Jean-Mary of Tennessee was the best. 1 item on his list. Today, Moore got his man. Multiple sources have confirmed to The Michigan Insider that Jean-Mary has accepted an offer to return to Michigan as a Wolverinesand#039; Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.
Three years ago, Jean-Mary was among the coaches that Jim Harbaugh hoped to keep on his revamped staff after the 2020 season, but a series of difficult events led Harbaugh to make some adjustments and hire Matt Weiss for the new position. quarterback to Coach and Jean-Marie on the way to Knoxville. Although his stay in Ann Arbor was short, he earned the immense respect of his colleagues, including Moore..
During Jean-Mary’s 24-year coaching career, she has developed a reputation as both a developer and a motivator. In Tennessee, he was recognized for being an integral part of the program’s defensive development. According to his bio: “In Jean-Mary’s first season at Rocky Top in 2021, the Volunteers forged an offensive-defensive identity despite a lack of depth and multiple injuries at linebacker.
Tennessee finished the year tied for eighth in the nation and second in the nation SEC in tackles for loss with 108, which is nearly double from a year agoBefore stops at Tennessee and Michigan, Jean-Mary worked on three different staffs under Charlie Strong, his first as an assistant head coach at Louisville (2010-2013). ) and linebackers coach, his second stint at Texas (2014-16) as linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator and most recently at USF (2017-19) as head coach/defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.Jean-Mary broke into the coaching ranks as the secondary coach at North Alabama in 2003, but his big break came as the linebackers coach at Georgia Tech.
According to his biography, “Jean-Mary coached six straight seasons at Georgia Tech from 2004-2009, leading the defense to top-30 seasons in rushing defense, winning defense and total defense in five of his six years on the job.”.
It’s that record that led former Michigan assistant (and Oklahoma State, Louisville and Texas defensive coordinator) Vance Bedford to welcome Jean-Marie to Jim Harbaugh’s rental house in the winter of 2020.”When you talk to the guys who I coached at Michigan, they tell you, “Coach Bedford is crazy,” Bedford told The Michigan Insider at the time. “He’s on me all the time. Give me a break!” But at the same time they’re saying, ‘I’m so glad Coach Bedford was there. He’s a guy I can talk to, a guy I can trust, (and) a guy who has my back. He is coach BJ. They have a BJ!. When they walk on that football field, he is with them. In this classroom, he is above them. But he is the first man to invite them into the house.
He puts his arms around them. His family is there. He will be part of their family. And that’s why people respect and love BJ as a football coach. I think that’s what young men are looking for. Sometimes you forget that. They say, “Kids are different now.” No they are not! They want what the players wanted 30 years ago when I started coaching.
They want you to be tough on them, but at the same time they want a relationship and that trust factor, and I think BJ brings that to the table.”Jean-Mary also brings recruiting to the table. She’s not just a good recruiter , she’s a great recruiter. Michigan saw it firsthand… as Jean-Mary won controversial battles over Ja’Den McBurrows, Jaydon Hood and, especially, Junior Colson, his all-time commitment list is littered with wins that are equal to or more impressive. than those..
