Within the brief time he is spent with Michigan soccer, Maurice Linguist generated a whole lot of buzz with the constructive impact he has had on the recruiting path.

However the newly appointed co-defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach’s tenure in Ann Arbor lasted solely 107 days. A supply advised the Free Press that Linguist will change into the following head coach on the College at Buffalo, a MAC college the place he served as an assistant for 2 seasons. When contacted Friday, Linguist’s agent declined to remark. This system later introduced his appointment.

The opening materialized when Lance Leipold, Buffalo’s coach from 2015-2020, left for Kansas final month to interchange Michigan alum (and former assistant coach) Les Miles, who was dismissed after the particulars of an investigation at LSU got here to gentle and revealed inappropriate conduct when Miles was the Tigers’ coach.

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Linguist, 37, was employed by Michigan on Jan. 20 and joined this system throughout a serious workers shakeup this offseason following the completion of head coach Jim Harbaugh’s contract extension. He is one in every of six new assistants who’re all beneath the age of 40.

Earlier than coming to Michigan, Linguist had beforehand spent one season because the defensive backs coach for the Dallas Cowboys.

With Linguist headed to Buffalo, he is not going to owe any cash to U-M, per the phrases of his contract. The settlement stipulates that no buyout can be required if Linguist takes a head teaching place at one other college or a coordinator function outdoors the Large Ten East Division.

This 12 months, Linguist was scheduled to make $680,000 at Michigan.

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