Multiple sources have confirmed with The Michigan Insider that the Michigan football program is expected to hire former Georgia Tech defensive coordinator Nate Woody to an analyst role. Woody, who was previously linked with possible jobs with Army and Georgia State as a defensive coordinator, but has decided to join head coach Jim Harbaugh and the Wolverines instead.

Football Scoop's Doug Samuels first reported the hire.

“In the past several weeks, per reports, Woody had reportedly taken the Army defensive coordinator job and was also set to join the Georgia State staff as of recently,” the report states. “We now understand he’s heading to Ann Arbor and is expected to join Jim Harbaugh’s staff.”

Woody joins the Wolverines' program with over 28 years of collegiate coaching experience under his belt. The role he will be taking in Ann Arbor will be his first non-playcalling role since 1999. Woody spent last season with Georgia Tech and former head coach Paul Johnson as a defensive coordinator. He was not retained when new head coach, Geoff Collins, was hired after Johnson's retirement.



The 58-year-old spent the 2013-17 seasons as a defensive coordinator for Scott Satterfield and Appalachian State.

“After installing an attacking 3-4 scheme, Woody oversaw the transformation of an App State defense that ranked eighth in the nine-team NCAA Division I FCS Southern Conference in total defense the season prior to his arrival (2012) into a unit that led the Sun Belt Conference in total defense three times and ranked among the top 30 in NCAA Division I FBS each of the past four campaigns (2014-17),” according to his introductory press release at Georgia Tech.

On top of his stop at Appalachian State, Woody was a longtime defensive coordinator at Wofford. As he spent 12 seasons (2000-2012) with the program before moving on.

The Wolverines continue to add coaches on and off the field this offseason, as U-M has added Josh Gattis (offensive coordinator), Anthony Campanile (unknown defensive assistant) and Shaun Nua (defensive line coach) after seeing multiple departures once the season ended.

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