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Report: Former Michigan star Mike Hart will be Indiana’s next running backs coach
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Mike Hart is reportedly coming back to the B1G.
The former Michigan tailback made a name for himself in Ann Arbor, but it’s a different B1G East team that he’ll be a part of.
According to Peegs.com, Hart will be Indiana’s new running backs coach.
https://t.co/34Ol28A8CH has learned that Syracuse assistant coach Mike Hart will be the new running backs coach at #Indiana #iufb
— Matthew Weaver (@MB_Weaver) March 2, 2017
The Indianapolis Star also confirmed that report.
Can confirm IU intends to hire former Michigan Wolverine, Indianapolis Colt Mike Hart as its new running backs coach. #iufb
— Zach Osterman (@ZachOsterman) March 2, 2017
Since his NFL career ended in 2010, Hart has been a college assistant for the last six seasons. He had stints at Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan and most recently, he was the running backs coach at Syracuse.
Indiana suffered a major loss at that position when Deland McCullough left Indiana for USC last week. He had been with the program since 2011.
Hart would inherit a backfield that produced four 1,000-yard rushers the last three seasons. In his one season at Syracuse, the Orange ranked 115th in FBS in rushing yards per game.
The 30-year-old assistant racked up a slew of honors in an illustrious four-year career at Michigan. The three-time First-Team All-B1G selection finished his Michigan career became the fourth player in conference history to surpass 5,000 yards rushing.
Indiana has yet to confirm Peegs’ report.
Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.