In a very interesting turn of events, a former Michigan Football assistant coach is now returning to Ann Arbor just a few months after not being retained by new head coach Kyle Whittingham.
As first reported by Tony Garcia of The Detroit Free Press, former wide receivers coach Ron Bellamy is now coming back to the program to serve in the recruiting department as the director of player personnel.
Josh Henschke of The Maize and Blue Review wrote a report on March 18 that detailed Bellamy’s potential new role, saying it is a “front-office role with specialized responsibilities … the role would be a recruiting and NIL liaison of sorts for high school recruits, allowing (Bellamy) to be on the road recruiting and serve as a major point of contact for recruits across the country … sources compared it to Alabama’s Courtney Morgan, who can be on the road recruiting.”
Bellamy played a big role in recruiting players in the Midwest, specifically, when he was an assistant coach for the Wolverines beginning in 2021. He is listed as one of the recruiters for players like Bryce Underwood, Will Johnson, Elijah Dotson, Avery Gach and Semaj Morgan, to name a few. He also played a big role in Michigan landing Donovan Edwards, who he coached at West Bloomfield High School.
This is a really good move by Whittingham and new general manager Dave Peloquin. While things didn’t exactly work out for Bellamy as the program’s wide receivers coach, he was a vital resource for the Wolverines on the recruiting trail, doing an excellent job over the years connecting with players and their families. Bellamy is tailor-made for a position like this and will pair up nicely with Peloquin and the others in the recruiting department.
Welcome back to Ann Arbor, Coach Bellamy!
