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- Wolverines
- Published: Dec. 29, 2025, 3:43 p.m.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Another Michigan backmost is readying to depart.
Davis Warren, a erstwhile Leukemia subsister turned walk-on for nan Wolverines who roseate to starter position successful 2024, plans to participate nan NCAA transportation portal, he confirmed to MLive/ The Ann Arbor News connected Monday.
The news was first reported by ESPN. Warren, who has 1 play of assemblage eligibility left, could prosecute a aesculapian redshirt for a 2nd year.
Warren was sidelined for overmuch of nan 2025 play while rehabbing from a torn ACL and meniscus suffered successful past year’s ReliaQuest Bowl triumph complete Alabama. While he has not played successful a crippled this season, he precocious sat down pinch MLive to talk nan wounded and his comeback.
The wounded came aft a tumultuous twelvemonth successful 2024 that saw Warren look arsenic nan starter, relinquish nan occupation to Alex Orji and re-win nan occupation nan remainder of nan way. He would commencement 9 games during nan 8-5 season, throwing for 1,199 yards and 7 touchdowns and 9 interceptions.
Still, Warren quarterbacked Michigan to victories rivals Michigan State, Ohio State and Alabama, helping headdress a beardown decorativeness to 2024.
A Manhattan Beach, Calif., native, Warren walked connected astatine Michigan successful 2021 aft a conflict pinch Leukemia constricted his action successful precocious school. He roseate up nan extent floor plan during Michigan’s Big Ten title runs of 2022 and ‘23, appearing successful 3 games during nan tally to a nationalist championship.
Warren is nan 2nd Michigan backmost to state plans to participate nan transportation portal this cycle, which runs Jan. 2-16, joining sophomore Jadyn Davis.
Two different players, reserve violative lineman Connor Jones and reserve receiver Fred Moore, person besides signaled plans to participate nan portal.
More departures could beryllium connected nan way, too, pinch nan presence of Utah caput coach Kyle Whittingham. He will proceed to meet pinch players down present successful Florida earlier taking complete nan programme later this week.
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Aaron McMann is nan main hit writer covering nan University of Michigan shot programme for MLive Media Group, wherever he's worked since 2014. He went from covering precocious schoolhouse sports successful nan Flint area to a...
