Michigan has hired Mike Hart, the Wolverines’ leading rusher, as a coach, the school announced Wednesday.
Hart set Michigan records for running yards (5,040 yards) and carries (1,015) and scored 41 running assists as a four-year starter. He won the Big Ten Newcomer of the Year in 2004 and was a three-time first-team All-Big Ten pick. He was also a two-time finalist for the Doak Walker Award and finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy poll in 2006. Hart set a team record with 28 games with 100 or more racing yards.
“Michigan has always held a special place in my heart,” Hart said in a statement. “This is a place that has always believed in me and a place that I have always believed in. I’m excited to join Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan staff and can not wait to return with a talented running team. do not go. “
Hart, 34, has spent the past four years coaching at Indiana.
Hart was a sixth-round pick of the Indianapolis Colts in 2008 and played three NFL seasons before joining Eastern Michigan as a coach. He later coached rugby matches in Western Michigan and Syracuse before joining Indiana’s staff in 2017. The Hoosiers promoted Hart in 2020 as head coach.
Michigan last week announced a new four-year contract for Harbaugh, who is 49-22 in six seasons but passed 2-4 in 2020.