Former North Carolina assistant Chip Lindsey has been hired as Michigan’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
The Wolverines made it official Friday, bringing in Lindsey in an effort to revitalize the team’s struggling offense. Lindsey left UNC while the Tar Heels hired six-time Super Bowl-winning coach Bill Belichick as their head coach. Belichick is expected to reunite some of his former NFL staff in New England.
Lindsey landed at Michigan, where coach Sherrone Moore fired offensive coordinator Kirk Campbell three days after the team’s 13-10 win at Ohio State to end the regular season. Campbell was Michigan’s quarterbacks coach when it won the national title after working as an offensive analyst during the 2022 season.
“I am excited to join Coach Moore’s staff at the University of Michigan,” Lindsey said in a statement. “We share the same vision of offensive football and Coach Moore has put together an excellent staff that is aligned with his goals to help our players succeed. I look forward to leading and serving the young men in this program as I help them achieve their goals on and off the football field. My family and I are excited to join the Michigan family.”
Lindsey brings 27 years of collegiate coaching experience to Ann Arbor. He has led offenses that averaged at least 30 points per game in nine of his 12 seasons as a full-time coach at the collegiate level.
“After spending a significant amount of time together, I knew Chip was the right person to coordinate our offense,” Moore said in a statement. “We share the same philosophy regarding structure, scheme and player development, and I know his leadership on offense will put our players in the best position to succeed.”
Before joining UNC’s staff, Lindsey was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at UCF in 2022. He also spent time at Troy, Auburn, Arizona State and Southern Mississippi.
