Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh is set to hire former Vanderbilt defensive coordinator Jesse Minter for the same position with the Wolverines, sources told ESPN on Tuesday.
The two sides are in the process of finalizing the deal that would bring Minter to Michigan after just one season at Vanderbilt. Previously, Minter worked four seasons in the NFL for the Baltimore Ravens under Harbaugh’s brother, John Harbaugh.
Minter, 38, was a defensive assistant for three seasons in Baltimore before coaching the team’s defensive backs in 2020. He then joined Clark Lea’s staff at Vanderbilt as defensive coordinator and safeties coach.
This will be Minter’s fourth different stint as defensive coordinator following stops at Georgia State and Indiana…