Michigan's Steve Casula named co-offensive coordinator, 6 coaches get contract extensions

Michigan's Steve Casula named co-offensive coordinator, 6 coaches get contract extensions
The Sherrone Moore era is entering year two and while there haven't been many changes to the coaching staff (the only departure has been offensive coordinator Kirk Campbell, who was replaced by Chip Lindsey this offseason), that doesn't mean there aren't still some changes happening.
The entire defensive staff returns intact, and outside of the Campbell-to-Lindsey changeover, there are no other changes to the offensive staff. That consistency is being rewarded in multiple ways, with several coaches getting another year added to their contracts while one offensive coach is adding a title to their job description, according to MLive's Aaron McMann.
Steve Casula adds co-offensive coordinator title
In 2021, after then-head coach Jim Harbaugh dismissed offensive line coach Ed Warinner and elevated Moore from tight ends to that role, he also added the co-offensive coordinator title -- which he held the next year, even as the bona fide coordinator, sharing duties with then-quarterbacks coach Matt Weiss. In 2023, Moore became the sole offensive coordinator, while retaining the offensive line duties.
Previously an offensive coordinator at Davenport, Ferris State, and UMass, Michigan tight ends coach Steve Casula has added the co-offensive coordinator title to his duties, not unlike Moore had before him.
Via McMann and MLive:
Head coach Sherrone Moore offered contract extensions to six of his assistants ahead of the upcoming season, The Ann Arbor News/ MLive has learned, including a promotion for tight-ends coach Steve Casula.
Casula, who is set to enter his second season on Moore's staff, signed a new two-year contract on April 11 that added co-offensive coordinator to his title and will pay him $500,000 annually, a 25-percent pay bump over what he was tabbed to make in 2025 under his original deal.
Casula acted as the offensive coordinator in the ReliaQuest Bowl against Alabama, a game that the Wolverines won, 19-13.
Coaches who received contract extensions
Additionally, several coaches who were on two-year contracts have added another year to their stay in Ann Arbor, as well as some pay bumps. Running backs coach Tony Alford, wide receivers coach Ron Bellamy, Casula, defensive line coach Lou Esposito, defensive backs coach LaMar Morgan, and offensive line coach Grant Newsome all were extended by a year.
Linebackers coach Brian Jean-Mary originally received a three-year contract and still remains in that agreement. The same can be said of special teams coach J.B. Brown, who is in the final year of his original two-year contract.

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