Michigan assistant Ron Bellamy earns a raise, new title
Michigan Wolverines football wide receivers coach Ron Bellamy is one of four returning assistant coaches under new head man Sherrone Moore. Bellamy, entering his third year with the program, has earned a raise and a new title, now the team’s passing game coordinator.
Moore was Michigan’s offensive coordinator before his promotion. He elevated quarterbacks coach Kirk Campbell to coordinator, and now Bellamy joins him in a higher position. Running backs coach Mike Hart is listed as the team’s run game coordinator, a title he’s held since the 2022 season.
MLive’s Aaron McMann reported the news Friday afternoon, with Bellamy signing a new two-year contract Feb. 15 that pushed his annual pay from $375,000 last year to $600,000 in 2024. He’ll make $650,000.
Bellamy was hired by former Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh ahead of the 2021 season, after he spent 11 years leading the West Bloomfield (Mich.) High Lakers. Bellamy served as the Wolverines’ safeties coach in 2021, before moving over to wide receivers over the last two seasons.
Bellamy was a Michigan wide receiver himself, playing from 1999-2002. He hauled in 67 receptions for 888 yards and 9 touchdowns throughout his career, including 46 catches for 530 yards and 5 touchdowns his senior year.
The Michigan assistant helped send Ronnie Bell to the NFL last season. He was picked by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round. Two Wolverines are at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis this week, likely draft picks this spring in Roman Wilson and Cornelius Johnson.
Michigan will have a new starting quarterback in 2024, after J.J. McCarthy declared for the draft following his junior season. The Wolverines ranked 122nd in the country with just 24.1 pass attempts per game but still won the national championship with a 15-0 season. U-M averaged 213.7 passing yards per contest.
Michigan leaned on its strong run game, and even Bellamy’s wide receivers embraced it, as Wilson described while meeting with reporters at the combine.
“Coach Bell used to say, ‘No block, no rock.’ So it’s just an opportunity for me to not score a touchdown or make a catch, but [still] make a play,” Wilson said. “Go in there and dig out a safety or make a key block to help the running backs became a big deal for me and something I take pride in.”
Michigan loses most of its starting lineup from last season but is seeking to replicate the same success, and Bellamy will be a big part of the reload process with his elevated role.
