Shocking news as Lou Esposito Charge huge to take over after Greg Scruggs resigned

After the unexpected

resignation of Greg Scruggs, Sherrone Moore has hired a new defensive line coach and once again has a complete staff. The entire release can be read below.

J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Head Football Coach Sherrone Moore announced Friday (March 29) the hiring of Lou Esposito as the team’s defensive line coach. Esposito brings 21 years of collegiate coaching experience to Ann Arbor.

“I am excited to welcome Lou to our Michigan Football family and look forward to having his leadership and experience directing our defensive linemen,” said Moore. “Lou is a great defensive mind that has developed outstanding players and produced top units at the line of scrimmage throughout his coaching career. He will be a great asset and mentor for the young men in our program.”

Esposito joined the University of Memphis as co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach this offseason after having spent the prior 14 seasons in the state of Michigan. Most recently, Esposito served as defensive coordinator and defensive line coach at Western Michigan for seven seasons (2017-23), working with the defensive line (2017-19) and ends (2020-23). It was his second stint with the Broncos where he first coached the defensive line from 2010-12.