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- Wolverines
- Updated: Jan. 07, 2026, 4:14 p.m.
- Published: Jan. 07, 2026, 4:13 p.m.
Michigan shot sewage immoderate much bully news connected Wednesday, erstwhile different violative lineman signaled his scheme to return.
Starting correct tackle Andrew Sprague will retreat his sanction from nan NCAA transportation portal and play for nan Wolverines successful 2026, he announced connected societal media.
Sprague took to societal media pinch nan message, “Run it backmost #147,” a reference to Michigan’s upcoming 147th shot team. “Love nan guys excessively overmuch not to tally it back,” he wrote connected Instagram.
The sophomore lineman entered nan transportation portal connected Friday without saying overmuch publicly. Sprague started 12 games astatine correct tackle for nan Wolverines successful 2025, earning honorable mention all-Big Ten honors while helping anchor a Michigan violative statement that lacked stability.
The 6-foot-8, 315-pound tackle is expected to compete for a starting occupation again successful 2026 pinch a deeper, much knowledgeable line. On Tuesday, starting defender Jake Guarnera pulled his sanction from nan NCAA transportation portal and said he’d return successful 2026.
Other young violative linemen Blake Frazier, Andrew Babalola and Evan Link person each committed to returning arsenic well. Babalola and Link some missed extended clip this play owed to injury.
Quarterback Bryce Underwood has besides signaled plans to return nether caller caput coach Kyle Whittingham.
Michigan’s violative statement will beryllium led by seasoned coach Jim Harding, a Midwestern who spent nan past 12 years coaching nan position astatine Utah.
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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...
