NCAABy Sean Keeley on

The Michigan Wolverines and head coach Jim Harbaugh made some history on Tuesday when they announced that Milan Bolden-Morris would be added to their football staff as a graduate assistant. Bolden-Morris will now become the very first female graduate assistant coach in Big Ten history, according to Nicole Auerbach.

Bolden-Morris, who was a member of the Georgetown Hoyas women’s basketball team after previously attending Boston College, will work with the quarterbacks at Michigan.

“I have always believed in providing opportunities for individuals who are passionate about football and Mimi is someone who has shown that drive to become a football coach,” Harbaugh said in a statement. “Mimi reached out and expressed an interest in our graduate assistant positions when we had multiple openings this spring. We had some great conversations and I came away extremely impressed with her desire and ideas for coaching, and for making us better as a team. Mimi is a very bright, intelligent, and competitive young woman who will be a great addition to our program and offensive coaching staff. We look forward to having Mimi transition into this role working with our quarterbacks. We can’t wait to see the new perspective she brings to our team.”

Bolden-Morris is the sister of Michigan defensive end Mike Morris.

“The opportunity to be the first female GA in the Power 5, especially the Big Ten, is an absolute honor,” Bolden-Morris said in a statement. “It speaks volumes to the efforts that Coach Harbaugh has made to create an environment of inclusion. These opportunities have been an anomaly for a black woman until recently. Growing up watching my dad coach my brother, it has always been my dream to be a part of a football team in some form, so this opportunity is allowing me to live out a dream of mine, especially working with quarterbacks.”

Naturally, there were a lot of positive reactions around the college football world regarding the hiring decision.

Bolden-Morris will be working under Matt Weiss, who was recently promoted to Co-Offensive Coordinator where they’ll be working with Cade McNamara, JJ McCarthy, and the rest of the Michigan QBs.

[Nicole Auerbach]

About Sean Keeley

Along with writing for Awful Announcing and The Comeback, Sean is the Editorial Strategy Director for Comeback Media. Previously, he created the Syracuse blog Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician and wrote 'How To Grow An Orange: The Right Way to Brainwash Your Child Into Rooting for Syracuse.' He has also written non-Syracuse-related things for SB Nation, Curbed, and other outlets. He currently lives in Seattle where he is complaining about bagels. Send tips/comments/complaints to sean@thecomeback.com.

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