Michigan football is set to lose one of its veteran coaching hands in the offensive line room.

Juan Castillo, the Wolverines’ senior assistant offensive line coach in 2025, is finalizing a deal to become the next offensive line coach at Syracuse, according to a Saturday afternoon report from ESPN .

Last week, veteran offensive line coach Dale Williams was one of four assistant coaches let go by Syracuse.

Castillo, 66, is a veteran offensive line coach with extensive NFL experience. He came to Michigan to help 28-year-old offensive line coach Grant Newsome build up a young, inexperienced unit, a job that paid him an annual base salary of $45,000.

The group started three redshirt freshmen in 2025 and blocked for the 16th-ranked rushing attack in the country, averaging more than 213 yar

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