Weist's promotion culminates a journey that began when he decided to attend the University of Alabama as a walk-on wide receiver at 6-foot-3, 130 pounds.
"I doubted all his moves," said his father, Dan Weist, who still resides in Bay City. "I know that's terrible for a parent to say, but to say he's going to play at Alabama? To say he's going to coach at Michigan? Who would believe it? But he always had that passion."
Weist played in just two games with the Crimson Tide, but he remained part of one of the nation's elite programs for all four seasons. After a short stint as a volunteer assistant at Alabama, he made the move to Michigan in the days following the retirement of Bo Schembechler.
Now the youngest of Dan and Mary Lu Weist's eight children has his first opportunity to craft his own head coaching legacy.
"We're getting calls from all his old college teammates and guys who played for him saying 'They're getting the best man ever,'" Dan Weist said. "Whether he wins or loses is not part of his agenda. He's there to coach and show what kind of person he is."
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"I doubted all his moves," said his father, Dan Weist, who still resides in Bay City. "I know that's terrible for a parent to say, but to say he's going to play at Alabama? To say he's going to coach at Michigan? Who would believe it? But he always had that passion."
Weist played in just two games with the Crimson Tide, but he remained part of one of the nation's elite programs for all four seasons. After a short stint as a volunteer assistant at Alabama, he made the move to Michigan in the days following the retirement of Bo Schembechler.
Now the youngest of Dan and Mary Lu Weist's eight children has his first opportunity to craft his own head coaching legacy.
"We're getting calls from all his old college teammates and guys who played for him saying 'They're getting the best man ever,'" Dan Weist said. "Whether he wins or loses is not part of his agenda. He's there to coach and show what kind of person he is."
http://www.mlive.com/sports/bay-city/index.ssf/2013/09/bay_city_native_and_former_uni.html