Don Brown’s firing was a major step for Jim Harbaugh. Now what?
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
Posted Dec 23, 2020
Michigan defensive coordinator Don Brown chats with head football coach Jim Harbaugh on the field during a practice at Ford Field in Detroit in 2016. (Photo: Melanie Maxwell | MLive.com)ANN ARBOR NEWS
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Jim Harbaugh made a move on Tuesday that could signal his return to Michigan in 2021 and beyond, firing close confidant and defensive coordinator Don Brown.
Brown won over the Michigan fanbase early on in his tenure, engineering an aggressive, fun scheme that kept the Wolverines’ defense among the best of the best in college football, at least statistically.