NCAA transfer portal opens today: Here are four Michigan players to watch

The NCAA transportation portal is now open, paving nan measurement for this year’s flurry of assemblage shot free agency.

Five Michigan players person publically declared their intentions to enter, including a freshman protect backmost who announced precocious Thursday. The portal will stay unfastened done Jan. 16, providing a two-week model for players to trial nan unfastened market.

While galore will find a caller location by then, they aren’t required to motion pinch a schoolhouse earlier nan portal closes. They simply person to state their intentions and motion paperwork seeking a release. New this year, this is nan only model for underclassmen to move schools.

And pinch caller caput coach Kyle Whittingham group to return over, you tin expect immoderate further departures. Here are 4 names to watch complete nan adjacent mates of weeks:

WR Andrew Marsh

Michigan’s champion receiver this year, nan freshman standout emerged aft nan first bye week pinch a four-catch, 80-yard capacity successful a triumph complete Wisconsin. He followed it up a week later pinch an eight-catch, 138-yard crippled astatine USC. There were times this twelvemonth wherever Marsh was nan champion receiver connected nan field, a welcoming show for a Michigan passing onslaught that lacked reliable weapons. With a coaching alteration underway and caller unit group to return over, Marsh is expected to measurement his options and look elsewhere. Does that he mean he leaves? Not necessarily, but Michigan will person to activity difficult to clasp him.

QB Mikey Keene

The seasoned backmost came to Michigan to triumph nan starting job, but enarthrosis issues constricted him successful nan offseason and paved nan measurement for freshman Bryce Underwood to beryllium named QB1. Keene conscionable went done his 5th assemblage season, but a aesculapian redshirt could beryllium connected nan array if he’s willing successful pursuing a sixth year. If he does, we’d expect it to beryllium astatine someplace else, wherever much playing clip would beryllium available.

DB Rod Moore

Speaking of a aesculapian redshirt, nan erstwhile all-Big Ten information was readying to prosecute 1 aft only playing successful 4 games successful 2025. Moore tried to travel backmost from nan torn ACL and meniscus he suffered successful outpouring 2024, sidelining for each of 2024 and overmuch of nan 2025 offseason. If he’s looking for 1 much shot, it mightiness beryllium champion to play elsewhere, particularly pinch nan caller coaching unit coming in.

LB Cole Sullivan

He judge seems for illustration a fresh to play astatine Michigan nether Kyle Whittingham, but Suwllivan’s breakout sophomore play could create a bidding warfare for his services successful nan caller year. Michigan 3 times named Sullivan its protect subordinate of nan week, and his 44 tackles, 5 for a loss, and 3 interceptions will make him a privilege to retain. He besides had a fumble betterment and forced fumble connected typical teams.

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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...