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- Wolverines
- Published: Jan. 05, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
The database of Michigan shot players entering nan NCAA transportation portal continues to grow.
Kicker/punter Beckham Sunderland becomes 1 of much than a twelve Wolverines to do truthful since Friday, making an announcement connected societal media.
“I americium everlastingly grateful for nan University of Michigan taking a chance connected maine and giving maine nan opportunity to play for specified an astonishing and historical program,” he wrote. “I will return awesome pridefulness and joyousness successful that forever. With that being said, I will beryllium entering my sanction successful nan portal. I americium excited for nan opportunities to come.”
Sunderland, nan nephew of erstwhile Michigan kicker Brandon Kornblue, took a unsocial path to Ann Arbor. He was a prima shot subordinate increasing up and spent 3 seasons arsenic a goalkeeper successful MLS earlier medically retiring because of concussions.
Although he only kicked a shot a fewer times arsenic a kid, Sunderland started training pinch Kornblue pinch nan dream of becoming a assemblage kicker and continuing his diversion career.
He earned a roster spot astatine Texas State successful 2024 and kicked 1 other constituent while handling 8 kickoffs. At Michigan successful 2025, Sunderland handled kickoffs and had 1 punt for 35 yards successful nan Citrus Bowl aft starter Hudson Hollenbeck suffered an injury.
With Sunderland entering nan portal and two-year starting spot kicker Dominic Zvada exhausting his eligibility, caller caput coach Kyle Whittingham and unit will apt beryllium successful nan marketplace for a kicker successful nan portal.
Sophomore Stuart Blake, who has yet to make his NCAA debut, is nan lone returning kicker, though Michigan did motion three-star kicker Micah Drescher successful nan 2026 class.
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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...
