Wink Martindale was hired to replace Minter, and the Wolverines ended up with one of the best defenses in college football despite a shaky start. However, Martindale almost went back to the NFL ...

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The defense had shown cracks through the first nine games under first-year coordinator Wink Martindale, who took over a unit that lost a plethora of cornerstone players to the NFL. Martindale ...

Michigan Defensive Coordinator Wink Martindale interviewed with multiple NFL teams but decided to stay with the Wolverines. Martindale believes the Michigan defense can maintain its high level of ...

Wink Martindale, 61, took interviews in the offseason with multiple NFL teams such as the Atlanta Falcons and Indianapolis Colts, for their defensive coordinator opening but ultimately did not ...

Having spent the previous two decades in the NFL, it came as no surprise that Michigan defensive coordinator Wink Martindale entertained a couple of NFL interview opportunities in the offseason.

But by the end of the year, despite a Nov. 9 loss to Indiana, it appeared as if Wink Martindale's unit had turned the corner. That became that much more clear in Week 14 when Michigan held Ohio State ...

Around this time in 2024, the question when Michigan football landed defensive coordinator Wink Martindale would be how long could it keep him? Could he be a long-term solution at the position or was ...

On an episode of the podcast "Michigan Football in the Trenches with Jon Jansen" this Wednesday, Don "Wink" Martindale appeared as a guest. Martindale is the defensive coordinator for the Michigan ...

Michigan Wolverines defensive coordinator Wink Martindale has been linked to NFL jobs after his first year at Michigan. Martindale joined UM after leaving the New York Giants. The Wolverines had a ...