Michigan tight ends coach Grant Newsome named a 'rising star' by On3
Michigan Wolverines football has a coaching staff chock-full of future head coaches. In fact, head man Jim Harbaugh has said he believes all 10 of his assistants will run their own programs one day.
Last year, Michigan’s Sherrone Moore was named by On3 a ‘rising star assistant coach you need to know.’ Since then, Moore has been promoted from co-offensive coordinator and line coach to sole O.C. (and has retained his duties working with the O-line), considered next in line to be a head coach.
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This season, On3’s Matt Zenitz has listed one of Moore’s proteges, tight ends coach Grant Newsome, as a ‘rising star.’ Newsome is just 26 years old, born March 2, 1997, and entering his second season as a position coach after serving as a graduate assistant in years prior. He got a jump start on coaching after suffering a career-ending knee injury against Wisconsin in October 2016.
“After an unfortunate and premature end to a promising playing career at Michigan, Newsome is now instead shining for the Wolverines as a coach,” Zenitz wrote.
“In his first season as an assistant coach, Newsome helped Michigan overcome the loss of standout tight end Erick All [to injury] and contributed to previously overshadowed senior Luke Schoonmaker emerging as an All-Big Ten selection and a second-round pick in this year’s NFL draft. In addition, a young member of the Wolverines’ tight end unit, then-freshman Colston Loveland, became a late-season contributor under Newsome and had touchdowns in two of Michigan’s final three games.
“Also, in April, Newsome led the way as the Wolverines landed a commitment from highly ranked four-star tight end Brady Prieskorn, who ranks as the 85th-best overall prospect in the 2024 recruiting class according to the On3 Industry Ranking.
“Prior to being promoted to tight ends coach, Newsome was an offensive line graduate assistant for the Wolverines for two seasons, which came after two years as a Michigan student assistant.”
Newsome may have more opportunities in the future, but he told Jon Jansen on the ‘In The Trenches’ podcast this summer that he’s perfectly happy working at his alma mater under his former college head coach. Heading into his second year as a position coach, Newsome will work with two Mackey Award watch list honorees in Loveland and senior AJ Barner.
