There’s a new heavy favourite to change into the subsequent Michigan Wolverines head coach after Kalen DeBoer insisted that he has “no curiosity” in leaving Alabama.
Washington’s Jedd Fisch, who was put in with the third-shortest odds final week by one sportsbook, is now the -175 favourite. The second-shortest odds belong to Kenny Dillingham at +205, though he has stated he is engaged on a brand new settlement with Arizona State.
MICHIGAN NEXT COACH ODDS
Jedd Fisch (-175)
Kenny Dillingham (+205)
Kalen DeBoer (+700)
Biff Poggi (+700)
Jesse Minter (+1400)
Jon Gruden (+2000)
Tommy Rees (+2500)
PJ Fleck (+3300)
Jeff Brohm (+3300)
Marcus Freeman (+3000)
*Odds by an internet sportsbook offered for leisure functions solely.
Fisch opened at +450 final week, however has steadily climbed as DeBoer and Dillingham have proclaimed their happiness at their present packages. Dillingham, an Arizona State alum, stated over the weekend that the college stays “residence” and that one other program could not substitute the household help he has domestically.
Fisch additionally addressed his title being tied to the Michigan job, however wasn’t almost as robust along with his feedback and did little to quiet the rumors.
“I am absolutely targeted on our workforce,” Fisch stated after Washington’s win within the LA Bowl on Saturday. “These lists are made by those that don’t know what is going on on, actually. They do not know what’s occurring in our program. They don’t know how excited I’m concerning the youth in our program.”
Fisch is 15-11 in two seasons since changing DeBoer at Washington, and the 49-year-old frolicked at Michigan as a place coach from 2015-16.
DeBoer stays with the third-shortest odds on the checklist together with interim coach Biff Poggi as a number of different potential candidates have slid down the checklist.
That features Jesse Minter, who opened because the +250 favourite attributable to his ties to Michigan because the defensive coordinator for the 2023 nationwide championship workforce. Nonetheless, there’s a rising perception that the embattled Wolverines athletic division could wish to begin recent somewhat than go along with one other coach from the Jim Harbaugh tree.
For comparable causes, it might be troublesome to ascertain Jon Gruden as the subsequent Michigan coach regardless of his present +2000 odds. Gruden, 62, has a prolonged NFL resume, however has not held a head teaching place in faculty and has not been a head coach wherever since resigning from the Raiders in 2021 attributable to an e-mail scandal.
The following shortest odds belong to Tommy Rees, the 33-year-old offensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns. Rees, who was a quarterback for Michigan rival Notre Dame, returned to the Combating Irish as a quarterbacks coach from 2017-19 and added offensive coordinator to his job description from 2020-22. He then spent a yr as Alabama’s offensive coordinator earlier than leaping to the NFL with Cleveland final yr.
Additionally on the checklist is present Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman, who is taken into account a longshot to go away South Bend for Ann Arbor. He’s being supplied with longer odds than present Minnesota coach PJ Fleck and Louisville’s Jeff Brohm.
–Area Stage Media
