Michael McHugh begins his Tenth season as the recruiting, offensive line, and run game coordinator for Blugold Football in 2025.
As the recruiting coordinator, McHugh manages all aspects of prospective student campus visits and is responsible for the all recruitment efforts in the state of Illinois. In addition to coordinating the offensive run game, including scouting, installation and game planning, McHugh also coordinates the extra points/field goal unit and oversees the academic progress of all student-athletes on the offensive line.
McHugh came from the University of Minnesota-Duluth and also serves as the Blugolds' offensive line coach. While at Duluth, McHugh served as the Bulldogs' tight end coach and was a part of both coaching staffs that produced both of Duluth's two NCAA Division II national championship teams in 2008 and 2010.Â
In addition to coaching at UMD, McHugh has coached at Carleton College, Concordia University-St. Paul, Eureka College and Loras College. The Illinois native played on the offensive line at Loras before starting his coaching career as a student assistant in 2007. McHugh was the recruiting coordinator and oversaw kickoff returns and the extra point/field goal units at both Carleton and Concordia. At Carleton and Eureka, he was also the offensive coordinator and while at Concordia, he served as the offensive line coach for a season and offensive backs coach the season prior.
McHugh earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise science along with a minor in coaching from Loras in the spring of 2007 and later earned a master’s degree in education at UMD. He and his wife, Amy, have two sons, Callan and Hayes.
