- Wolverines
- Published: Jan. 07, 2026, 12:50 p.m.
Linebacker Cole Sullivan is readying to time off Michigan, committing to Oklahoma connected Wednesday according to a study from ESPN.
Sullivan entered nan NCAA transportation portal connected Friday, testing nan waters of assemblage free agency aft a beardown decorativeness to nan 2025 season.
As a backup, nan 6-foot-3, 230-pound came connected strong, totaling 44 tackles (five for a loss), 3 interceptions and a fumble betterment for nan Wolverines, paving nan measurement for a large 2026.
He conscionable won’t person it successful Ann Arbor. Sullivan has committed to play for Brent Venables astatine Oklahoma, which is group to recreation to Ann Arbor for a Week 2 matchup against Michigan connected Sept. 12.
The Pittsburgh autochthonal is 1 of six Michigan players to participate nan transportation portal and find a caller location since Friday, and nan biggest sanction to date. Offensive lineman Andrew Sprague is still successful nan portal and weighing his options, though a return would beryllium a astonishment astatine this point.
Michigan has worked difficult successful caller days to person respective cardinal players to instrumentality astir for nan first play pinch caput coach Kyle Whittingham, including backmost Bryce Underwood, receiver Andrew Marsh, protect backmost Zeke Berry and 4 violative linemen.
There are others still pending, including chap linebacker Jimmy Rolder. In nan meantime, Sullivan is Michigan’s astir consequential portal nonaccomplishment to date.
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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...