The search is on for a new Michigan defensive coordinator, but head coach Jim Harbaugh should have a tremendous group of candidates from which to choose.
Pete Thamel of Sports Illustrated reported that D.J. Durkin officially accepted an offer to become the head coach at Maryland, and the program later confirmed the news.
While Durkin spent a single season leading the Wolverines, moving up to a head coaching position was the logical progression for his career.
Durkin leaves behind a unit primed to finish in the top five nationally in total defense, so Michigan's next defensive coordinator will enter a job with high expectations.