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 ...

Sherrone Moore and Wink Martindale celebrate Michigan's clinching fourth-down stop to beat Alabama in ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa, Fla. on Dec. 31, 2024.

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.

The “OG” of the defensive system Michigan installed in 2021, Wink Martindale showed why he was once one of the best defensive coordinators in the NFL. Despite Mike Macdonald and Jesse Minter having ...