Grant Newsome

Grant Newsome (born March 2, 1997) is an American college football coach. He is the offensive line coach for the University of Michigan, a position he has held since 2024. He first joined the staff in 2018, as a student-athlete assistant coach and former Michigan Wolverine football player.

Grant Newsome

Newsome in 2015
Current position
Title	Offensive line coach
Team	Michigan
Conference	Big Ten
Biographical details
Born	(1997-03-02) March 2, 1997 (age 28) McLean, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	Michigan (2018)
Playing career
2015–2018	Michigan
Position(s)	Offensive tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2018–2019	Michigan (SA)
2020–2021	Michigan (GA)
2022–2023	Michigan (TE)
2024–present	Michigan (OL)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
CFP national champion (2023)

Playing career

Coming out of high school, Newsome was rated as a four-star recruit where he decided to commit to play college football for the Michigan Wolverines over Penn State.^[1][2] Newsome made his debut on October 31, 2015, against Minnesota.^[3] Newsome played two seasons with Michigan in 2015 and 2016 but during the 2016 season versus Wisconsin, Newsome suffered a career-ending injury where he dislocated his right knee, fractured his tibia, tore three ligaments, damaged three nerves and destroyed his popliteal artery, causing him to never play again and medically retire in 2018.^[4][5] Before the injury, Newsome started the Wolverines first five games of the 2016 season.^[6]

Coaching career

During the 2018 and 2019 seasons, Newsome served as a student assistant for Michigan.^[7][8] In 2020, Newsome transitioned to a graduate assistant role.^[9] In 2022, head coach Jim Harbaugh promoted Newsome to coaching the Wolverines tight ends. In 2023 Newsome helped lead the Wolverines to a national championship.^[10] In 2024, new head coach Sherrone Moore promoted Newsome again, this time to coach the Michigan offensive line.^[11][12]