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- Wolverines
- Updated: Jan. 05, 2026, 5:08 p.m.
- Published: Jan. 05, 2026, 5:07 p.m.
A 3rd Michigan backmost has signaled plans to transfer, perchance leaving nan Wolverines without immoderate seasoned extent down Bryce Underwood.
Mikey Keene entered his sanction into nan NCAA transportation portal connected Monday, a squad spokesperson confirmed to The Ann Arbor News/ MLive connected Monday.
He follows erstwhile starter Davis Warren and 2025 backup Jadyn Davis, some of whom made their intentions known earlier nan portal opened connected Friday.
Keene, a assemblage seasoned pinch 35 starts nether his belt, ne'er appeared successful a crippled for Michigan. He transferred successful past December from Fresno State and was expected to compete for nan starting job.
Instead, a enarthrosis wounded constricted Keene’s readiness successful nan outpouring and during autumn camp, paving nan measurement for Underwood to triumph nan starting job. The existent freshman started each 13 games this season, throwing for 2,428 yards, 11 touchdowns and 9 interceptions.
New Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham sounds hopeful that Underwood will return, saying Monday that an announcement should travel “pretty soon.”
Keene, expected to get a aesculapian redshirt for a sixth year, will person 1 play of assemblage eligibility remaining.
Prior to Michigan, Keene was a two-year starter astatine Fresno State, wherever he threw for 5,868 yards, 42 touchdowns and 21 interceptions, and started 11 games astatine Central Florida.
Michigan presently has Underwood, existent freshman Chase Herbstreit and a brace of incoming freshmen, Tommy Carr and Brady Smigiel, connected nan roster for 2026.
Sixteen players connected nan Michigan roster person entered nan transportation portal since it opened connected Friday. More are expected to depart earlier nan model closes connected Jan. 16.
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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...
