‘Malfunctioning’: Michigan interim coach Biff Poggi crushes prior leadership, and he’s spot-on

Michigan interim football head coach Biff Poggi lambasted the program’s previous two regimes during a news conference Monday — an assessment that is spot-on. Poggi, who has interviewed for the team’s permanent head-coaching position, said the program has been a “malfunctioning organization” for the past five years. “It’s been five years of a malfunctioning organization,” Poggi said.”Let’s call it what it is: It’s happened every year.” Michigan is a Big Ten Conference powerhouse and a heavyweight in college football, winning the national championship in 2023. But, in recent years, the team has been embroiled in several high-profile controversies and scandals under former head coaches Jim Harbaugh and then Sherrone Moore. There was the sign-stealing scandal involving a former staff member, Connor Stalions, that resulted in Harbaugh being suspended for three regular-season games. Stalions resigned in November 2023. In March, the federal government indicted former offensive coordinator Matt Weiss for allegedly hRead More