Partridge to Coach Michigan's Linebackers During Bowl Season
12/3/2015 12:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 3, 2015
Chris Partridge
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Head Football Coach Jim Harbaugh announced Thursday (Dec. 3) that Chris Partridge has been added to the coaching staff for the bowl season as the team's linebackers coach. Partridge has served as the team's director of player personnel in recruiting since joining the staff in January 2015.
"Chris has a proven track record as a successful coach," said Harbaugh. "He brings a lot of energy and enthusiasm to his work as our director of player personnel. I know that same passion will be exhibited on the field."
Partridge arrived in Ann Arbor after serving as the head coach at New Jersey's Paramus Catholic High School, a position he held for five seasons (2010-14). While at the helm of the Paladin program, Partridge grew a football program listed 4,250th nationally and 112th in state of New Jersey to the top-ranked team in the state and No. 4 nationally by USA Today. He coached and mentored more than 30 Division I football players during that time, as well as various All-America players.
Prior to his stint at Paramus, Partridge served as the defensive line coach and assistant to the special teams at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina.
Partridge coached at his alma mater, Lafayette College, in Easton, Pennsylvania, as the secondary coach and assistant to the special teams coordinator.
Partridge earned his bachelor's degree in government and law from Lafayette College in 2003.
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