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- Wolverines
- Published: Jan. 02, 2026, 8:37 a.m.
One of Michigan football’s up-and-coming linebackers is readying to participate nan NCAA transportation portal.
Sophomore Cole Sullivan, a disruptor who started 3 games down nan agelong for nan Wolverines, will participate his sanction into nan precocious opened transportation portal, according to ESPN.
Sullivan is coming disconnected a seven-tackle crippled against Texas successful nan Citrus Bowl that besides saw him break up a walk and unit a fumble connected typical teams. It was his 3rd consecutive commencement astatine mediate linebacker, a position he was expected to move into successful 2026.
Even arsenic a backup, nan Pittsburgh autochthonal turned successful a productive season, totaling 44 tackles (five for a loss), 3 interceptions and a fumble recovery.
Sullivan recorded his first profession interception successful a Week 1 triumph complete New Mexico. He followed up it a week later pinch a large crippled against Oklahoma, notching 3 tackles, a sack connected backmost John Mateer and fumble betterment connected typical teams.
Michigan’s Big Ten opener against Nebraska saw nan 6-foot-3, 220-pound Sullivan intercept a walk from Dylan Raiola. He continued pinch multi-tackle games against Wisconsin and USC and intercepted a walk against Washington.
Sullivan appeared successful 12 games arsenic a existent freshman and was named Michigan’s rookie of nan twelvemonth connected typical teams.
A erstwhile four-star recruit, Sullivan was recruited to Michigan by erstwhile linebackers coach Chris Partridge and violative statement coach Grant Newsome. Partridge was fired successful 2023 and now coaches successful nan NFL, while Newsome is not expected to beryllium retained connected caller Wolverines caput coach Kyle Whittingham’s staff.
Sullivan is nan 2nd Michigan subordinate to awesome plans to participate nan transportation portal since nan conclusion of nan season, joining freshman protect backmost Elijah Dotson.
After nan Citrus Bowl, Sullivan said he couldn’t foretell to his early astatine Michigan.
“I had a awesome gathering pinch coach Whittingham. I really for illustration him and what he’s bringing to this squad and this program,” Sullivan said. “As acold arsenic my future, it’s excessively difficult to say. There’s excessively galore uncertainties astatine this point, but I emotion this university.”
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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...
