Following the departure of Michigan running backs coach Mike Hart last week, Sherrone Moore has acted quickly to tab his replacement. As first reported by Football Scoop and confirmed by various other media outlets, Tony Alford is set to become Michigan’s new running backs coach.
Alford comes to Ann Arbor directly from Columbus, as he was Ohio State’s second-longest tenured coach behind only defensive line coach Larry Johnson. Alford has coached at Ohio State since 2015, serving under both Urban Meyer and Ryan Day. While with the Buckeyes, he coached several prolific running backs such as Ezekiel Elliott, J.