Michigan Wolverines news: Team awards, commitments and transfers

The Michigan football team handed out its own team awards on Sunday night, plus we catch you on all the Michigan Wolverines news from the weekend. 

It was a busy weekend for the Michigan Wolverines, especially when it comes to Michigan football recruiting as the Wolverines landed a trio of transfer portal commitments.

On Saturday, former Stanford offensive lineman Myles Hinton was the latest to join Michigan football from the transfer portal.

The former top-100 recruit who is ranked No. 41 in the 2023 transfer portal rankings according to 247 sports, announced his commitment over the weekend and is expected to come in and compete for a job at right tackle, where he has started the past two seasons for Stanford.

However, the Michigan Wolverines weren’t close to being done in the transfer portal as Josaiah Stewart, an EDGE from Coastal Carolina also committed on Sunday, as did former Stanford center Drake Nugent, who is ranked third among interior offensive linemen in the transfer portal.

The Michigan Wolverines also added a 2023 recruit to the mix on Sunday as three-star DJ Waller out of Youngstown, Ohio committed, giving Michigan football 20 verbal commitments now in the 2023 recruiting class with Early Signing Day approaching on Wednesday.

Beyond that, Michigan football landed a four-star commitment from a top-100 cornerback on Friday in Chis Ewald. Yes, it’s early to take a commitment in 2025, but Ewald is tight with Steve Clinkscale and Denard Robinson, so I feel good about this one for U-M.

Michigan football team awards

The Michigan football team handed out its own awards on Sunday night and according to The Wolverine, here is the list of honorees:

Bo Schembechler Most Valuable Player: RB Blake Corum

Toughest Player: RB Blake Corum

Blue Collar: RB Blake Corum

Defensive Player of the Year: DT Mazi Smith

Defensive Skill Player of the Year: DB Mike Sainristil

Roger Zatkoff Award: LB Junior Colson

Richard Katcher Award: EDGE Mike Morris

Offensive Player of the Year: QB J.J. McCarthy

Offensive Skill Player of the Year: WR Ronnie Bell

Hugh H. Rader Award: OL Olu Oluwatimi

Special Teams Player of the Year: WR AJ Henning

Specialist of the Year: K Jake Moody

Robert P. Ufer Bequest: P Brad Robbins

Dr. Arthur D. Robinson Scholarship Award: DB Caden Kolesar

Most Improved Player Offense: OL Karsen Barnhart

Most Improved Player Defense: LB Mike Barrett

Most Improved Player Special Teams: TE Matthew Hibner, WR Eamonn Dennis

Rookie of the Year Offense: TE Colston Loveland

Rookie of the Year Defense: CB Will Johnson, DT Mason Graham

Rookie of the Year Special Teams: LB Jimmy Rolder, TE Colston Loveland

Scout Team Player of the Year: WR Zach Peterson (Offense), DB Jesse Madden (Defense), LB Joel Metzger (Special Teams)

Michigan wins Joe Moore award again

Michigan football also won the Joe Moore Award for having the best offensive line in college football for the second straight year.

Michigan Wolverines win in hoops

Both Michigan basketball teams won over the weekend. The men defeated Lipscomb on Saturday by a score of 83-75. It wasn’t easy but the Wolverines survived.

The Michigan women didn’t have any problems in a 77-49 win over App State. Emily Kiser poured in 18 points. Leigha Brown pitched in with 16 points, six rebounds, and eight assists.

Both Michigan teams will head to Charlotte for the Jumpan Invitational this weekend as both teams will square off against North Carolina. The women play Tuesday. The men on Wednesday.