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The coaching carousel that carried several coaches away from Michigan over the last couple of weeks has finally brought one back home to Ann Arbor. Multiple program sources informed me tonight that Steve Clinkscale informed players and coaches earlier today of his plan to remain in his role as Michigan co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach.

Jim Harbaugh did make a play to take “Clink” with him to the Chargers, but in the end, it just wasn’t strong enough to lure the fourth-year Wolverine assistant away.

The New York Giants lost four-straight games, and second-year safety Xavier McKinney admits missing the Pro Bowl this season perturbed him a bit. The former Alabama star collected 75 tackles and five interceptions in 14 starts with a team-best nine passes defended.

“It played out how it played out. It is what it is,” McKinney said via the Giants’ team site after acknowledging he felt he was snubbed. “Obviously, things haven’t worked out for our team and individually for myself this year, but it is what it is. Like you said, it’s not the only year that I can make the Pro Bowl. I’ve just got to keep working, get back in the lab and find a way to ensure that next year and years to come that I don’t miss it. It is what it is. Just got to go back to work.”

The former All-SEC defensive back won a national championship in 2017 with the Crimson Tide and is doing everything he can to help New York reverse its fortunes at the bottom of the NFC.