The college football transfer portal has officially opened. It will be open from January 2-16. For Michigan football and new head coach Kyle Whittingham, it's a critical moment.
Whittingham said in his opening press conference that player retention was the most important item on his agenda.
The biggest name to know was Bryce Underwood, who has been retained. Many other big names, such as Jordan Marshall, Andrew Marsh, Zeke Berry, Jyaire Hill, Andrew Sprague, Jake Guarnera, Blake Frazier, Evan Link, Jordan Young, and Hogan Hansen, have also been retained.
Michigan's portal activity is picking up, too, with three commitments on Sunday, followed by three more on Monday (January 12th)
Like there is every offseason, there will be additions and subtractions. We'll keep track of them all on the Michigan football transfer portal tracker, which will be updated in real time as things happen.
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Michigan football players leaving (22)
OL Lawrence Hattar
S Brandyn Hillman
CB Jayden Sanders
OL Ty Haywood
DB TJ Metcalf
DB Tevis Metcalf
WR Peyton O'Leary
RB Bryson Kuzdal
OL Ben Roebuck
TE Brady Prieskorn
Defensive back Elijah Dotson
Running back Jasper Parker
Quarterback Jadyn Davis
RB CJ Hester
WR Fred Moore
OL Connor Jones
OL Kaden Strayhorn
QB Davis Warren
EDGE Devon Baxter
DB Jaden Mangham
WR Semaj Morgan
Michigan transfer portal additions (16)
WR/CB Salesi Moa
CB Smith Snowden
LB Cameron Pierce
QB Colin Hurley
LB Max Alford
S Chris Bracy
OL Houston Ka'aha'aina-Torres
WR Jamie French
WR JJ Buchanan
Utah DL Jonah Leaea
P Cameron Brown
K Trey Butkowski
LS Nico Crawford