Mark Snyder

Detroit Free Press

Michigan's football staff appears to be changing.

U-M running backs coach Tyrone Wheatley is leaving for the same position with the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars, according to The Sporting News.

The Jaguars just hired Doug Marrone as their head coach and Wheatley worked for him as a running backs coach at Syracuse and then at the Buffalo Bills before Marrone quit and Wheatley came to Michigan in January 2015.

Sam Webb, editor of TheMichiganInsider.com, reports the move to Jacksonville may not be a done deal and they Wheatley may not be limited to one team -- or school -- and that Wheatley is in high demand.

Wheatley returned to his alma mater and guided the running backs for coach Jim Harbaugh. He revived the position, which was at a low point before he arrived following one of the lowest rushing seasons in modern history.

His son Tyrone Jr. is a tight end for U-M and has been there the same two seasons as his father.

Wheatley is a Michigan legend as one of the program's all-time leading rushers as a three-time first team All-Big Ten selection and had a 10-year NFL career.

247Sports ranked Wheatley as the No. 6 recruiter in the nation.

He was discussed as a Western Michigan candidate by his former running back at Michigan, De'veon Smith last week but the school never confirmed if he was interviewed.

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