Chad Johnson Says He Wants To Be Next Head Coach At Michigan

Former NFL receiver Chad Johnson has thrown his hat into the ring for the vacant Michigan head coaching job.

Michigan announced on Tuesday that it had fired coach Brady Hoke after four seasons.

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While they have gone just 20-18 in the past three seasons, Michigan is one of the best college football programs in the country and surely the school will have little trouble finding those interested in taking the vacant head coaching position.

Among those wanting to be considered: former NFL receiver Chad Johnson. Yes, Ochocinco is telling the world that he wants to the maize and blue’s next coach.

Can I be the head coach at Michigan...
— Chad Johnson (@ochocinco) December 2, 2014

I’m going to go out and limb and say that Johnson will not be Michigan’s next head coach. Still, it’s pretty hilarious to imagine Johnson patrolling the sidelines as the head coach of a major college football team.

However, possibly after realizing he had little shot of getting such a gig, Johnson began lobbying for a position’s coach job.

I just want to coach receivers, defensive backs should NEVER have the audacity to call us out, the art of route running must return...
— Chad Johnson (@ochocinco) December 2, 2014

It's more than just a straight line, you gotta paint like no other within the skill set God has blessed you with...
— Chad Johnson (@ochocinco) December 2, 2014

It actually would be interesting to see Johnson coach receivers. While that surely won’t happen at Michigan right now, Johnson could be effective for a smaller school. The fact of that matter is that Johnson was once of the league’s best receivers and surely has a lot of wisdom that could be passed on to younger players.

In 12 NFL seasons, Johnson caught 766 passes for 11,059 yards and 67 touchdowns.

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