Back to the Michigan Wolverines Newsfeed

Michigan Tuesday: Luke is Getting A Head Coaching Job

Reports are that former Michigan assistant and current Texas assistant Luke Yaklich will be named the next head coach at the University Illinois - Chicago which is commonly known as UIC. As you know, Luke was credited for changing Michigan's defense under Coach B that went 63-15 in his two years in Ann Arbor.

Luke also coached as an assistant at Illinois State his alma mater before coming to Ann Arbor. Luke replaces Steve McClain who went 71-68 in his last 4 years at UIC. The Flames did make the Horizon League Championship Game losing to Northern Kentucky.