Michigan is reportedly narrowing down its options to fill its defensive coordinator vacancy.
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Wolverines are planning to hire Wink Martindale as their next defensive coordinator.
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The contract and agreement between Michigan and Martindale “still is being finalized but it is not expected to be an issue,” according to Schefter. He’ll join Sherrone Moore’s coaching staff after Moore was named head coach in January.
Martindale spent the past two seasons with the New York Giants as their defensive coordinator. He arrived in New York after four seasons in the same role with the Baltimore Ravens.
Martindale first started in the NFL with the then-Oakland Raiders as inside linebacker coach in 2004.
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His first job as defensive coordinator came with the Denver Broncos in 2010, and then later Martindale joined the Ravens in 2012 where he coached linebackers for six years.
Martindale also has pervious college coaching stops at Cincinnati, Defiance College, Notre Dame, Western Illinois and Western Kentucky according to Michael Baca of NFL.com.
Martindale replaces Jesse Minter at Michigan, as Minter took the defensive coordinator position with Jim Harbaugh and the Los Angeles Chargers.
