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- Wolverines
- Published: Jan. 03, 2026, 10:23 a.m.
The planned departures continued for Michigan shot connected Saturday, and different personnel of nan Wolverines’ violative lineman is looking elsewhere.
Right defender Jake Guarnera, who started 11 games for Michigan successful 2025, entered his sanction into nan NCAA transportation portal this morning, squad spokesperson Dave Ablauf confirmed to The Ann Arbor News/ MLive.
Guarnera is nan 2nd Michigan starting violative lineman to participate nan portal successful nan past 24 hours, joining correct tackle Andrew Sprague aft he entered Friday night.
A redshirt freshman, Guarnera sewage his first commencement successful a Week 3 triumph complete Central Michigan. He ne'er relinquished nan job, starting alongside Sprague and halfway Greg Crippen nan remainder of nan measurement connected Michigan’s Joe Moore Award-semifinalist violative line.
The 6-foot-4, 311-pound lineman has 3 years of assemblage eligibility remaining. He appeared successful 5 games arsenic a existent freshman successful 2024, chiefly connected typical teams.
Guarnera was a three-star enlistee retired of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., wherever he blocked for a 1,000-yard rusher and played successful nan Under Armour All-America Game. Like Sprague, Guarnera was recruited to Michigan by erstwhile coach Sherrone Moore, who was fired connected Dec. 10 complete an inappropriate narration pinch a staffer.
His father, Jim, was a protect lineman astatine Rutgers successful nan 1990s.
Guarnera is nan 12th confirmed Michigan subordinate to participate nan transportation portal since nan play began, pinch much connected nan way. The portal will stay unfastened done Jan. 16.
Michigan named Kyle Whittingham its caller caput coach past weekend. Whittingham’s violative statement coach astatine Utah, Jim Harding, will capable nan domiciled successful Ann Arbor.
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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...
