In a move that most folks expected, Sherrone Moore has reportedly promoted Grant Newsome to offensive line coach. After his playing days came to an end, Newsome joined the staff as a graduate assistant in 2018 working with the tight ends, then transitioned to working with the offensive line in 2020-21. In 2022, Newsome officially became the tight ends coach as part of Harbaugh’s staff in Ann Arbor. Now, after two seasons in that role, Newsome is expected to take over for Moore as he focuses on his new head coaching duties.

Here’s a closer look at Newsome’s coaching role, via MGoBlue.com:

Newsome was a major contributor to an offensive line that yielded just 22 sacks and 61 tackles for loss in 1,354 offensive plays across two seasons (2020-21). In 2021, the Wolverines led the nation in fewest tackles for loss allowed per contest (2.43 avg.) and ranked fifth in fewest sacks allowed (1.0 avg.). Michigan listed 17th in the NCAA in tackles for loss allowed (4.5 avg.) and was 18th nationally in fewest sacks allowed per game (1.5 avg.) during the 2020 season.
 
Newsome was a key factor in helping the unit win the 2021 Joe Moore Award as the nation’s most outstanding offensive line. All five position players earned all-conference honors, with four of the five starters earning first- or second-team accolades. The offensive line helped the offense rank as one of the nation’s most balanced during the 2021 season, averaging 214.4 rushing yards and 228.7 passing yards per contest. Michigan gained 6,203 offensive yards which ranked as the second most in school history and the team’s 501 points scored were the sixth-highest total in Michigan history.
 
Newsome was an assistant tight ends coach for two seasons (2018-19). Along with Coach Sherrone Moore, Newsome helped develop three tight ends that went on to earn All-Big Ten honors and play in the NFL: Zach Gentry, Sean McKeon, and Nick Eubanks. The crew accounted for 98 receptions for 1,366 yards (13.9 avg.) and 12 touchdowns over the two seasons that Newsome worked with the unit.
 
A former Wolverine offensive tackle, Newsome moved into coaching after his playing career ended prematurely due to a serious injury that forced him to medically retire. He was a two-year letterman (2015-16), earning those letters as a true freshman and sophomore while appearing in 10 contests. Newsome made one start in five appearances his first year, lining up as the sixth lineman at Minnesota in his collegiate debut. He made five more starts at left tackle as a sophomore, earning the team’s Offensive Lineman of the Game honors twice before sustaining an injury in the fifth game of the year.
 
Newsome earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in both of his two eligible seasons. Following the 2016 season, he was named the Dr. Arthur D. Robinson Scholarship Award as the team’s top student-athlete and was the recipient of the Robert P. Ufer Bequest, given to the player that shows the most love and enthusiasm for Michigan.
 
Newsome earned two degrees from the University of Michigan, a bachelor’s in American Culture (2018) and master’s in Public Policy (2020).
 
Newsome and his wife, Caroline (Coco), reside in Ann Arbor.