<a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/michigan-wolverines/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Michigan</a> is set to hire former <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/vanderbilt-commodores/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Vanderbilt</a> running backs coach <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/coach/jayden-everett-177821/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jayden Everett</a> to its staff, <a href="https://twitter.com/mzenitz/status/1828960366761783438" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">according to a report from Matt Zenitz</a>. He spent one season with the Commodores before <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/vanderbilt-commodores/news/vanderbilt-fires-running-backs-coach-jayden-everett/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">parting ways</a> with the program in January.



Before he arrived at Vanderbilt, Everett served as running backs coach at <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/tulsa-golden-hurricane/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tulsa</a> and <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/akron-zips/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Akron</a>. His move to Michigan brings him back to the state after he served as the RBs coach at <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/central-michigan-chippewas/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Central Michigan</a> from 2017-18 after four years on the staff at his alma mater <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/indiana-state-sycamores/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Indiana State</a>. His role with the Wolverines is unclear.



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Everett was part of a major overhaul at Vanderbilt this offseason. <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/coach/clark-lea-135009/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Clark Lea</a> also made changes at both coordinator spots and will take over defensive play-calling this year as the Commodores look to bounce back from a 2-10 record in 2023.



Now, Jayden Everett will join <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/coach/sherrone-moore-134559/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sherrone Moore’s</a> new-look staff at Michigan. The Wolverines are taking on a different look after winning the national championship last year, and Moore made a splash at running backs coach by hiring <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/coach/tony-alford-133672/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tony Alford</a> to the role. He’ll have the chance to work with <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/donovan-edwards-38163/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Donovan Edwards</a>, who looks to be the heir apparent to <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/blake-corum-10804/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Blake Corum</a> in the Michigan backfield.



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But one of the most notable differences for Michigan will be at quarterback. <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/jj-mccarthy-50402/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">J.J. McCarthy</a> is off to the <a href="https://www.on3.com/pro/category/nfl/news/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NFL</a> as a Top-10 pick in the <a href="https://www.on3.com/nfl/draft/2024/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NFL Draft</a>, and the competition is still going to replace him. <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/alex-orji-3283/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Alex Orji</a> appears to be the favorite to take over as QB1 after getting some run last year in goal-line packages, but <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/davis-warren-32409/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Davis Warren</a> is also in the mix.



As for when a decision could come, Moore said earlier this week the staff was “<a href="https://www.on3.com/news/sherrone-moore-michigan-is-close-to-naming-starting-quarterback/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">close</a>” to making one. It could come down to the wire ahead of Saturday’s opener against <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/fresno-state-bulldogs/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fresno State</a>.



“We’ll just see who practices better these next couple days, and then we’ll make a decision whether it’s Friday, whether it’s right before the game,” Moore said. “We’ll let them know, and then everybody else will find out at the same time.”



Orji is the “<a href="https://www.on3.com/news/alex-orji-named-prohibitive-favorite-in-michigan-quarterback-battle-by-pete-thamel/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">prohibitive favorite</a>” to win the quarterback competition, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. He would allow UM to continue running the offense with an athletic player under center as it did with McCarthy.

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