Former Michigan starting QB, WR transferring to West Coast schools

Former Michigan backmost Davis Warren and receiver Semaj Morgan are transferring to West Coast schools.

Stanford announced Wednesday it has signed Warren, who started 9 games for nan Wolverines successful 2024, while Morgan committed to UCLA, according to aggregate reports.

“Time to work!! Go Cardinal!!” Warren wrote connected societal media.

Warren, a crab survivor, is simply a California autochthonal who spent 4 years astatine Michigan, completing 139 of 223 passes for 1,288 yards, 7 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He won nan starting occupation retired of autumn campy successful 2024 but was benched successful favour of Alex Orji successful Week 3. With Orji and Jack Tuttle struggling successful their short stints arsenic nan starter, Warren reclaimed nan No. 1 occupation later successful nan year.

Warren has 1 twelvemonth of eligibility remaining but could prosecute a aesculapian redshirt for a 2nd twelvemonth since he didn’t play successful 2025 while rehabbing from a torn ACL and meniscus suffered successful nan 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl.

Morgan played important snaps nan past 2 years but struggled pinch drops. Over 3 seasons, he appeared successful 36 games pinch 7 starts, catching 69 passes for 566 yards and 4 touchdowns.

The erstwhile three-star enlistee retired of West Bloomfield besides returned 12 kickoffs and 25 punts, including 1 for 87 yards successful nan 2023 Big Ten title game. He was an all-Big Ten honorable mention arsenic a return master successful 2023 and 2024.

This season, Morgan was expected to beryllium a go-to target for freshman backmost Bryce Underwood but saw his playing clip dip arsenic nan play went on. Of his 20 receptions, 19 came successful nan first 7 games. He besides led nan squad pinch 8 drops.

Morgan will get a caller commencement pinch nan Bruins pinch 1 play of eligibility remaining. He will get a chance to look his erstwhile squad successful 2026 erstwhile UCLA visits Michigan Stadium.

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Ryan Zuke is simply a sports newsman for MLive.com and covers University of Michigan athletics. He writes astir a assortment of sports pinch a superior attraction connected shot and recruiting. With nan occurrence of galore Wolverines...