One of the most important hires Michigan football head coach Jim Harbaugh made in the offseason leading up to his inaugural season in Ann Arbor was defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin.
Durkin, who played defensive end and outside linebacker at Bowling Green, spent four years at Florida in a number of positions before being lured away by Harbaugh to join his staff. One of the titles he earned at Florida: interim head coach.
Durkin took over for Will Muschamp, who stepped down after the regular season, and coached the Gators to a 28-20 win over East Carolina in the 2015 Birmingham Bowl.