Sources: Lindsey accepts deal to be Michigan OC
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Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior Writer
Chip Lindsey has agreed to a deal to become the new offensive coordinator at Michigan, sources told ESPN on Tuesday night.
The Wolverines had been targeting Lindsey in the wake of last week’s firing of Kirk Campbell, with sources telling ESPN’s Pete Thamel and Max Olson earlier Tuesday that a deal with the longtime coach was expected.
Lindsey, who went 15-19 as Troy‘s coach from 2019 to 2021, has spent the past two seasons as offensive coordinator at North Carolina. He also has coordinator experience from stints at UCF, Auburn, Arizona State and Southern Miss.
The 50-year-old, who started his career as a high school coach in his native Alabama, replaces Campbell, who was fired last week after his first season running the Wolverines’ offense.
North Carolina had the nation’s No. 7 offense in 2023, when Lindsey coached quarterback Drake Maye, who went to the New England Patriots with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. Lindsey also coached Jarrett Stidham, a fourth-round NFL draft pick out of Auburn.
Lindsey is set to inherit quarterback Bryce Underwood, ESPN’s No. 1 recruit in the 2025 class, who signed with Michigan last week after flipping his commitment from LSU. After losing NFL first-round draft pick J.J. McCarthy from the 2023 national championship team, Michigan started three different quarterbacks this fall and slipped to 129th nationally in passing and 112th in scoring.
Michigan coach Sherrone Moore served as the team’s offensive coordinator in 2023. He then promoted Campbell, the team’s quarterback coach, to take his place. Moore has not worked previously with Lindsey.
The Wolverines are set to lose top senior running backs Kalel Mullings and Donovan Edwards, and their leading wide receiver, Tyler Morris, entered the transfer portal. Tight end Colston Loveland, who led Michigan with 56 receptions for 582 yards, is projected as a top NFL prospect if he chooses to skip his final college season.
The Pittsburgh Steelers and safety DeShon Elliott have agreed to a two-year, $12.5 million extension with $9.21 million guaranteed, a source confirmed to ESPN.
Elliott, 28, was one of the Steelers’ best run defenders last year with 2 forced fumbles, 3 fumble recoveries, 4 tackles for loss and 108 combined tackles.
NFL Network first reported the deal.
A former sixth-round pick, Elliott spent his first four seasons in the league with the Baltimore Ravens and Detroit Lions before joining the Miami Dolphins for one year.
The Steelers signed Elliott as a free agent to a two-year deal before the 2024 season.
He has 395 tackles in 72 career games.
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Tisha Thompson
Ippei Mizuhara, the disgraced former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, is in federal prison in Pennsylvania, a spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons told ESPN on Monday.
Mizuhara, 40, was ordered to surrender to federal authorities by Monday. He is in custody at Federal Correctional Institution Allenwood Low, a low-security facility, after being sentenced to 57 months in prison for stealing nearly $17 million from Ohtani.
Mizuhara was initially ordered to report to prison in March, but a federal judge granted the delay. The reasons for the delay remain under seal.
Mizuhara’s attorney declined ESPN’s request for comment, but previously stated that he expects Mizuhara, a Japanese citizen, to eventually be deported.
The Dodgers fired Mizuhara in March 2024 after an ESPN investigation revealed he sent millions in wire transfers from Ohtani’s account to an illegal bookmaker. He pleaded guilty to bank fraud and filing a false tax return in June 2024, admitting that he placed about 19,000 bets with the bookie over a two-year period and accumulated over $40 million in debt.
The bookmaker, Mathew Bowyer, pleaded guilty in August to running an illegal gambling business, money laundering and subscribing a false tax return. He is awaiting sentencing.
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