Over the seven years of the Jim Harbaugh era in Ann Arbor, the head coach has had to make decision after decision when it comes to filling assistant coaching vacancies.
An Ohio native, Clinkscale attended Ashland University, a private Christian school in the city of Ashland.
He was well-known before his time at Kentucky, but he began recruiting at a high level during his time in Lexington, especially in the state of Michigan.
During his tenure at Kentucky, Clinkscale acquired letters of intent from student-athletes who played in in Oak Park, Detroit, Mount Morris, West Bloomfield, Auburn Hills and Ypsilanti.
The Wildcats’ secondary delivered on all 13 of the team’s interceptions in his first year coaching there in 2016.
Following that season, Mike Edwards, an All-SEC safety for Kentucky, was picked in the third round of the NFL Draft.
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Expectations aren’t high for Michigan’s cornerbacks this season, and rightfully so, because of how poorly they played a season ago.