GRANT NEWSOME

Michigan’s commitment drought is over following its most important recruiting weekend of the summer. 2023 three-star tight end Deakon Tonielli was one of double-digit official visitors for “Victor’s Weekend” and announced his verbal pledge to the Wolverines on Sunday. “BOOM!” Tonielli wrote in a tweet. Will grow into a tight end in college but his experience being unattached offers a lot of possibilities. The Wolverines did have a verbal pledge from a tight end in the 2023 class, but four-star Andrew Rappleyea decommitted in April.

Not only did he catch the football, but he darted up field more than 40 yards for a touchdown, outrunning everyone after him. “I mean, he was two weeks off a high-ankle sprain and he was doing that,” Michigan tight ends coach Grant Newsome, a graduate assistant coach at the time, recently recalled. It was offensive line coach (formerly in charge of the tight ends) Sherrone Moore who just a couple of years ago set the expectation high for the Fairfield, Ohio, native. “We have to try and pull him back sometimes, because he just wants to kill everything,” Newsome said. While it wasn’t some astronomical number in terms of production, Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan teams have shown a willingness to utilize the tight ends.

ANN ARBOR – For the first time in three years, Michigan’s annual spring football game will be open to the public. Kickoff is at noon, Saturday, and MLive will be providing live updates throughout the scrimmage at Michigan Stadium. With McCarthy limited this spring, there has been more reps for graduate transfer Alan Bowman and walk-on Davis Warren, who are battling for the No. Continue to refresh this page for live updates from Michigan Stadium. Read more Michigan football spring coverage from MLive:A.J.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Grant Newsome still caries a limp from that tragic day in 2016, one that bucked grand visions the former Michigan offensive lineman once had. Newsome, at just 25 years old, was hired in February as the program’s new tight ends coach, full salary and everything. “It was something coach (Harbaugh) and I had been talking about, and what my next steps in the profession would be,” Newsome said. “Coach has always been really, really good to me. Melanie Maxwell | The Ann Arbor News ANN ARBOR NEWSANN ARBOR NEWSNewsome admits to being “bitter” and “angry” during the aftermath.

For the first time in the Jim Harbaugh era, Michigan plans to enter a season with two coaches in charge of the play calling. The role of offensive coordinator has been murky in previous years. “Co-coordinators, and we’re going to split the play-calling duties,” Harbaugh said last week on the “In the Trenches” podcast, confirming his plan unveiled earlier this month. More: Michigan football sets date for spring game; practice begins today“Sherrone is going to be, really, dedicated to still coaching the offensive line, which is a huge undertaking,” Harbaugh said. “The fortunate thing is, we’ve got Sherrone Moore, Matt Weiss, Mike Hart, Ron Bellamy — and adding Grant Newsome, who was also here last year,” Harbaugh said.

Jesse Minter agreed to a three-year contract on Feb. 8 that will pay him $2.75 million over the life of the deal, beginning with a $900,000 base salary in 2022, according to a memorandum of understanding obtained by MLive. His base salary is set to increase to $925,000 in 2023 and $950,000 in 2024. Macdonald collected a $1 million base salary plus $475,000 in bonuses in 2021. More: Jim Harbaugh praises new Michigan DC as ‘seamless fit’A strict buyout is included in Minter’s deal, which calls for him to pay Michigan $900,000 if he was to leave in Year 1 or Year 2 of his contract. Mike Hart — $430K salaryLB coach George Helow — $430K salaryWR coach Ron Bellamy — $250K salaryTE coach Grant Newsome — $250K salary

Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan football staff appears set for the 2022 season. The Wolverines’ head coach announced two new additions last week in defensive coordinator Jesse Minter and tight ends coach Grant Newsome while also doing some reshuffling of his current staff. On the latest episode of “Wolverine Confidential,” MLive’s Ryan Zuke and Aaron McMann discuss the latest changes and what it means for the program moving forward. Listen to the latest episode via the embedded player below (click here if you’re unable to see it), or search for “Wolverine Confidential” on your preferred podcasting platform. Buy Wolverines gear: Fanatics, Nike, Amazon, LidsBuy Wolverines tickets: StubHub, SeatGeek, TicketmasterStream Wolverines games live: fuboTV, ESPN+, Sling

Jim Harbaugh has announced two new hires and several role adjustments for the 2022 Michigan football coaching staff.