With the 2026 Michigan high school football season a little more than a month away, now’s the perfect time to revisit this offseason’s coaching carousel.Plenty of metro Detroit programs made changes after the 2025 season ended in November. Here’s a look at most of the schools with new head coaches.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMacomb Lutheran North promoted assistant Brad Morris to head coach after Garrett Wenzelburger stepped down to become the school’s principal.University Liggett coach Andre Rison goes through the handshake line following a football game on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Joseph P. Healey Field.Detroit Loyola picked boys basketball coach and principal Dennis Morey II to replace Tony Blankenship, who led the football program for one season.Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett hired Vincent Phillips Jr. to replace former Michigan State and NFL receiver Andre Rison. Phillips spent the past seven seasons as head coach at St. Clair Shores South Lake and Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse.Hamtramck is still looking for a head coach.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementFormer Lincoln Park assistant Dennis-Denero McDonald takes over at Detroit Osborn.Detroit University Prep Math and Science has not publicly named a replacement for Calvin Griggs, who left after one season to take over Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse.Westland John Glenn’s Milton Jones previews the upcoming season during Kensington Lakes Activities Association Football Media Day on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, at Genitti’s Hole-In-The-Wall in Northville.Michael Pintar replaces David Mifsud at Brownstown Woodhaven after Mifsud left for Temperance Bedford.After being let go by Westland John Glenn, Milton Jones lands at Southgate Anderson. He replaces Bobby Marten, who coached the Titans for three seasons.Pontiac Notre Dame Prep head coach Pat Fox hugs WR Joseph Decasas in celebration of their win against Frankenmuth 42-7, during the MHSAA Division 5 football finals at Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024.Marlon Nabors replaces John Pittman at Mount Clemens after Pittman spent one season leading the Bathers.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPontiac Notre Dame Prep promoted assistant Jason Whalen after state-championship coach Pat Fox left for South Marion in Florida following 12 seasons with the Fighting Irish.Westland John Glenn coach Charles Searcy talks to his players during a 7-on-7 football scrimmage on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.Dearborn hired alumnus Michael Bustamante to replace Matt Giarmo, who stepped down midway through the 2025 season. Bustamante previously worked under former coach Alex Grignon.Assistant Osama Abulhassan takes over at Dearborn Fordson after Mohamed Chaytou coached the Tractors for one season.Hass Beydoun left his seat on the Board of Education to become the new coach at Dearborn Heights Crestwood. He replaces Mike Grucz.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementNovi promoted assistant Logan Pawloski after Jim Sparks stepped down
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