Grace Lahti/Daily. Buy this photo. TAMPA, Fla. — Approaching the end of his first year back coaching college football after 21 years in the NFL, Michigan defensive coordinator Wink Martindale was ...

As defensive coordinators tend to do, Michigan DC Wink Martindale had a hilarious head scratching response to an interview question during Michigan's bowl prep this week. When asked about incoming ...

TAMPA, Fla. -- Everyone was waiting for the 'O.G.' of the Michigan football defense to show up as he had in his previous roles, and as Wink Martindale tells it, things started to click for the ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Michigan’s win over Ohio State may have happened nearly a month ago, but Wink Martindale was over the moon to talk about it Saturday. “I’m so glad,” Martindale quipped ...

The ‘O.G.’ of the defensive system that Michigan installed in 2021, Wink Martindale showed off why he was once one of the best defensive coordinators in the NFL. Despite Mike Macdonald and ...

With his back to Jesuit High School's Alumni Field, standing in his signature cutoff T-shirt and sunglasses, Michigan football defensive coordinator Wink Martindale made sure to thank a reporter ...

Tampa, Fla. — Michigan defensive coordinator Wink Martindale fielded a couple questions about what the defensive line personnel will look like against Alabama in the upcoming bowl game and how ...

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day and offensive coordinator Chip Kelly were at the center of nationwide criticism for their offensive strategy, but Michigan defensive coordinator Wink Martindale and ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Wink Martindale immediately shut down the question Saturday, unwilling to entertain the idea that Michigan’s defensive surge late had anything to do with him changing.

Ann Arbor — Michigan’s defense grew stronger later in the season, and the players said they owe that in large part to defensive coordinator Wink Martindale adjusting to the college game.