Football v Indiana

The Indiana Hoosiers run onto the field before the match between between the Michigan Wolverines and the Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Stadium on Saturday, November 19, 2016. Michigan beat Indiana 20-10. Matt Weigand | The Ann Arbor News

(Matt Weigand)

Western Michigan will hire former Indiana offensive coordinator Kevin Johns as its new leader on offense.

Rittenberg said the move was first reported by FootballScoop.com.

Johns has been with Indiana since 2011 and has served in a variety of roles all centered around the offense: co-cordinator, coordinator, wide receivers and quarterbacks coach.

Before that he spent seven years as a specialty coach at Northwestern.

New Western Michigan coach Tim Lester, who was hired less than a week ago, is working on filling assistant jobs on his staff but hasn't made any official announcement yet.

Another interesting development is the abrupt resignation of Davenport University head football coach Lou Esposito on Monday.

Esposito is a former Bronco defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator (2010-12) and could be Lester's pick to lead the defense into the future.