4 months ago
- Wolverines
- Published: Jan. 05, 2026, 7:16 p.m.
Michigan’s apical action down nan agelong astatine moving backmost is nan latest subordinate to awesome a planned departure.
Bryson Kuzdzal, a erstwhile walk-on moving backmost turned No. 3 action this year, entered his sanction into nan NCAA transportation portal connected Monday, a squad spokesperson confirmed to The Ann Arbor News/ MLive.
Kuzdzal, a junior, has 2 years of assemblage eligibility remaining. He appeared successful 7 games this season, rushing for 326 yards and 4 touchdowns while filling successful for Michigan’s injury-ravaged moving backmost room.
The Grand Rapids, Mich., autochthonal saw constricted action successful 2025 until nan Nov. 15 triumph astatine Northwestern, erstwhile Jordan Marshall went down pinch a enarthrosis injury. Kuzdzal was called into extended duty, turning 15 carries into 53 yards.
He followed it up a week later pinch a profession game, rushing 20 times for 100 yards and 3 touchdowns successful a triumph astatine Maryland.
A ft wounded sidelined Michigan’s apical moving back, Justice Haynes, midway done nan regular season.
Kuzdzal appeared successful 15 games during his Michigan career, including six games successful 2024 connected typical teams. He walked connected to nan squad successful 2023, nan aforesaid play Michigan won nan nationalist title.
Michigan fired caput coach Sherrone Moore connected Dec. 10 complete an inappropriate narration pinch a staffer. Veteran coach Kyle Whittingham was hired to switch him connected Dec. 26.
Asked astir his early astatine Michigan aft a 41-27 nonaccomplishment to Texas successful nan Citrus Bowl connected Dec. 31, Kuzdzal told reporters, “I don’t deliberation anyone’s decided to leave, but you’ve sewage to deliberation astir it astatine immoderate point.
“I scheme connected being present until I’m not,” Kuzdzal said. “This is wherever I want to be.”
He’s nan 2nd Michigan moving backmost to participate nan transportation portal since it opened connected Friday, joining chap reserve Jasper Parker.
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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...
