Tate Forcier's future with Michigan remains up in the air.
Forcier was the starting quarterback as a freshman in 2009 and backup to Denard Robinson last season, but two days before the Jan. 1 Gator Bowl, Forcier was declared ineligible to play and sent back to Ann Arbor.
On Wednesday, after announcing Michigan's new head coach, Brady Hoke, athletic director Dave Brandon said Forcier is no longer with the program. Hoke, when asked if Forcier would be back with the team, said he did not know.
Forcier's father, Mike, insists his son has not flunked out of Michigan.
"He has incompletes that need to be taken care of," Mike Forcier, who is in Ann Arbor, said Friday. "He's turned in everything and there is one more thing that needs to be improved -- a paper. It wasn't quite up to standards. When it's turned it, who knows?
"I know he would like to stay (at Michigan). At the same time, you have to know if you're wanted. You have to gauge if the new staff wants you, too. You don't want to force a square peg down a round hole. If we sense they don't want Tate, we have to make a decision."Mike Forcier said he tried to meet with Hoke on Friday, but that never transpired.
Forcier played in eight games last season and completed 64.3 percent of his 84 attempts. He threw four touchdowns and four interceptions.
Hoke is assembling his staff of assistants, and that includes running backs coach Fred Jackson, who is returning for his 20th season at Michigan and offensive coordinator Al Borges, who is joining Hoke from San Diego State.
"He's a guy who knows offense," Hoke said of Borges during a Friday morning radio interview on WDFN-1130 AM. "He's coordinated in the SEC, in the Big Ten, the Pac-10. He's a guy with a tremendous amount of experience, a tremendous amount of detail. He's always gone into every situation to use the personnel in the best way -- the playmakers have got to get the football on offense, and you've got to use the personnel you have so you can do the right things for your football team."
Hoke and Jackson worked under former head coach Lloyd Carr for eight seasons.
"Fred is just a tremendous football coach," Hoke told WDFN. "He's a tremendous human being and character. Being with Fred for eight years and knowing the integrity of the man and knowing how he recruits and how he coaches our backs … I always thought Fred's guys always played at a high level for him, so I'm really excited about Freddie sticking around."Strength coach Aaron Wellman, who worked with Hoke at Ball State and then San Diego State, also is joining his Michigan staff.
Also thought to be joining Hoke's staff from San Diego State are Jeff Hecklinski, who was running backs coach and recruiting coordinator for the Aztecs, offensive line coach Darrell Funk and linebackers coach Mark Smith, who also coached at Ball State with Hoke.
Hoke left San Diego State after two seasons to take the job at Michigan.
And that might make for an interesting game on Sept. 24 when the Aztecs play at Michigan. The Aztecs will receive $1,016,800 to play in that game, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
"That will be a fun one," SDSU athletic director Jim Sterk told the paper.
Hoke was asked Wednesday about that game, and he joked that maybe he could convince Brandon to buy out San Diego State's contract to avoid the matchup.
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