Michigan Wolverines Reportedly Set to Hire Former Ravens DC Wink Martindale

Former Ravens defensive coordinator Don "Wink" Martindale is set to take over the defense of the Wolverines after the departure of Jim Harbaugh to the NFL.

The departure of former Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh back to the NFL continues to shake up coaching staffs in both Michigan and the NFL. New University of Michigan coach Sherrone Moore is reportedly set to hire former Ravens defensive coordinator Don "Wink" Martindale to serve in that capacity for the Wolverines, per NFL Network's Adam Schefter.

Martindale, 60, is set to take over for Jesse Minter, who left with Harbaugh to become the defensive coordinator for the Chargers.

Martindale spent the past two seasons in New York as the defensive coordinator for the Giants after spending 2018 through 2021 with the Ravens. He also served as the Ravens' linebackers coach before being promoted.

The Defiance College product helped develop the defense both the Ravens and Wolverines still run and would allow for a somewhat seamless transition between personnel and coaching staffs.

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Martindale also spent time with the Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, Western Kentucky - where he worked under Jack Harbaugh, father to Jim and John, Western Illinois, Cincinnati, Notre Dame, and his alma mater, Defiance College.