Report: Sherrone Moore, Michigan expected to promote QB coach Kirk Campbell to offensive coordinator
Sherrone Moore has made one of his first major decisions since taking over the Michigan Wolverines, and is has to do with the program’s offensive coordinator.
Moore has reportedly decided on who will replace him as the team’s leader on offense, choosing Michigan quarterbacks coach Kirk Campbell to takeover the gig in 2024, as Moore moves into the full-time head coaching role for the Wolverines.
“Michigan is expected to name Kirk Campbell as its new offensive coordinator, sources tell @247sports,” Matt Zenitz reported. “Campbell was Michigan’s QB coach in 2023 and helped JJ McCarthy emerge as a potential first-round pick. Was also interim OC for the team’s win over ECU.”
In 2023, Moore was the team’s offensive play-caller, and many have been wondering who will takeover. During his introductory press conference, Moore spoke on that. He evidently had a good idea who his offensive coordinator would be, but he hasn’t confirmed whether or not Campbell will call the plays.
“I haven’t decided yet. Probably not,” Moore said, asked if he’d continue calling plays. “We’ll take it from, you know we’ll see where we go, but we’ve got a good idea who we’ll put in that position.”
Regardless, Michigan and Sherrone Moore have their offensive coordinator in Kirk Campbell, and it’ll be fascinating to see if the Wolverines continue their success in 2024.
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Moreover, Sherrone Moore was named the new Michigan football head coach after Jim Harbaugh’s departure for the NFL. Harbaugh accepted the job as the Los Angeles Chargers’ new head coach on January 24.
Moore, who went 5-0 as acting head coach this past season, is the next man up in Ann Arbor. He oversaw the Wolverines offense as the OC and helped lead Michigan to a national title in 2023. Now, he’ll attempt to build upon Harbaugh’s nine seasons of success as the new man in charge of the Big Ten’s top program.
“Tremendous,” Harbaugh said when asked what to expect of Moore as a head coach ahead of the national championship. “We’ve already seen it, right? You’ve already got a glimpse of the shining star that he is. He’s just phenomenal, so smart, works so hard at it. He knows what it’s like to be a player … he was a player. And he’s really, really composed. Something goes wrong, three, two, one, let it go. He’s tremendous at that.”
Harbaugh made sure to mention Moore was at his best during the College Football Playoff semifinal against Alabama.
“He was never better than he was in that two-minute drive in the Rose Bowl and in overtime,” Harbaugh said. “Knew he had to call the game, the drive of his life, and he did. We saw the same thing when he’s coaching against Ohio State in the Big House.
“The same thing when he went to Penn State. How about that? You’ve got to go to Penn State, you find out the day before the game, In addition to your offensive line coaching duties, your offensive coordinating play duties and your play-calling duties, you’re also going to make the head coach decisions as well.”
On3’s Nick Kosko contributed to this article.