Michigan football has parted ways with offensive coordinator Kirk Campbell, effective immediately, head coach Sherrone Moore and the program announced Tuesday evening.

“After a thorough assessment of our offense, I made the decision to relieve Kirk Campbell of his duties and move in a different direction,” Moore said in a release. “This was a decision that I felt was in the best interest of our football program. I want to thank Kirk for his hard work and dedication to the university, Michigan Football and our student-athletes. I wish him well in his future coaching endeavors.”

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Though the Wolverines come off the high of a 13-10 win over Ohio State, however it was in spite of the offense, not because of it. U-M scored just one touchdown, and that came when the defense set it up with first-and-goal after an interception.

Tight ends coach Steve Casula will serve as the program’s interim offensive coordinator on an interim basis, according to the program. Moore will conduct a national search for Campbell’s replacement.

The dismissal of Campbell is not exactly surprising, given the Wolverines’ offensive shortcomings in 2024. Michigan did not have a wideout reach even 250 receiving yards or three touchdowns, didn’t have any games with 225 passing yards and finished with fewer passing touchdowns (11) than interceptions (12).

It was a far cry from what Campbell promised after a spring game that saw both sides held under 17 points, following an offseason in which Michigan lost 10 of 11 starters on offense: “I think we’re going to be an extremely explosive offense,” he said in April.

Instead, U-M finished No. 128 out of 133 FBS-level teams in passing offense (133.6 yards per game), barely topping Iowa (131.7) for the worst among Power Four teams. Even with a 50-point outing against Northwestern in its penultimate game, U-M finished No. 112 in the country in scoring (22.2 points per game) and No. 128 in total offense (294.2 yards per game), ahead of only Northwestern and Florida State among Power Four teams.

“The blue-collar, physical offense, that’s not going to change, that’s going to be our identity, but the players are explosive,” Campbell told ESPN over the summer. “Any time those guys touch the football, that’s what their traits do. My job as a coordinator is to get them the football, because they’ll take care of that explosiveness. They’re playmakers.”