With a year under his belt in the Big Ten, Michigan defensive coordinator Wink Martindale is ready to develop a new crop of players under his scheme to be even better than he was in 2024: ...

Defensive coordinator Wink Martindale, who’s in his first season at Michigan with all new position coaches around him, discussed how the season has played out compared to his expectations coming in.

Michigan football's Wink Martindale not worried about transition: 'OG of this system' Tony Garcia. Detroit Free Press. After more than 40 years in the industry, Don "Wink" Martindale has pretty ...

Martindale comes to Ann Arbor off a recent rough stretch, spanning from the end of his time in Baltimore, where his team ranked 19th in yards per play in 2021, to two years in the Big Apple, where ...

Blue Team head coach Wink Martindale watches a play during the second half of the spring game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, April 20, 2024.

Michigan football DC Wink Martindale doesn't like the direction college football is heading as a sport, but he likes being a Wolverine.

Ann Arbor — For the last 20 years, Michigan defensive coordinator Wink Martindale worked in the NFL, a business where the players have contracts.. Now he’s part of the changing landscape of ...

Michigan’s defense is ranked No. 55 nationally, yielding an average 323 yards, is 55th in scoring (20.8 points per game) and 11th against the run (76.5) while giving up an average 246.5 yards ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Wink Martindale is here at Michigan, coaching college football for the first time in two decades, because his defense is the one that finally beat Ohio State. Hiring ...

Michigan defensive coordinator Wink Martindale discussed playing man vs. zone coverage and why he's glad the Wolverines have cornerback Will Johnson heading into 2024 season ON SI SI.COM ...