Chip Lindsey‘s stay at Michigan football lasted one year.
Michigan, already in the market for a new coach, is now adding offensive coordinator to that list.
Lindsey, the Wolverines‘ offensive play-caller in 2025, confirmed to the Free Press on Sunday, Dec. 21, he has accepted the OC job with Missouri under coach Eli Drinkwitz.
Michigan will now be on its fifth offensive coordinator in five years − following Matt Weiss in 2022 (fired), Sherrone Moore in 2023 (promoted to coach), Kirk Campbell in 2024 (fired) and Lindsey, who is headed to Columbia, Missouri.
Lindsey, 51, was hired by the Wolverines in December 2024 after two seasons as OC at North Carolina. His lone head-coaching job came at Troy in 2019-21, going 15-19.
The Wolverines’ attack was improved in 2025 from the year prior, but still wasn’t elite. Michigan was No. 57 in total offense − buoyed by the No. 15 rushing attack − but ranked No. 107 in passing offense.
The expectation was Lindsey would create more explosive plays, which he did, but the lack of development for No. 1 recruit Bryce Underwood was clear: Michigan threw just nine passing touchdowns in 12 games.
In Michigan’s three biggest games − Oklahoma, USC and Ohio State − Michigan averaged 12.3 points and lost all three contests by 11 points or more. Michigan averaged 255.7 yards per game and 4.9 yards per play in those matchups, with just three total touchdowns.
Michigan co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Steve Casula will be the offensive play-caller in the Citrus Bowl on Dec. 31 against Texas, according to CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz. Biff Poggi is Michigan’s interim coach.
Michigan coach Sherrone Moore was fired Dec. 10 for an inappropriate relationship and jailed for breaking into his ex-assistant’s house.
Michigan is conducting a coaching search, and has seen a few potential top candidates remain elsewhere. Names for next Michigan coach thrown in the mix have included Louisville’s Jeff Brohm and former Utah coach Kyle Whittingham.