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Michigan football transfer tracker
The college football landscape continues to evolve, with the transfer portal being utilized more than ever before. With roster sizes shrinking down to 105 this season, there was more activity than usual with players searching for new homes.
Michigan experienced significant roster turnover this offseason, with over 20 scholarship players transferring elsewhere.
Overall, nearly 40 former Wolverines will be suiting up for a different school in 2025.
Here’s where they will be playing:
Raheem Anderson, OL, Western Michigan
After appearing in only eight games along the offensive line at Michigan over four seasons, the former four-star recruit from Detroit Cass Tech will look to earn a larger role with the Broncos in 2025.
Andrel Anthony, WR, Duke
The former three-star recruit out of East Lansing High is at his third school after spending the previous two seasons at Oklahoma. He had a promising start to the 2023 campaign with the Sooners, catching 27 passes for 429 yards over the first six games before suffering a season-ending knee injury. He re-injured his knee in the team’s first game of 2024 and didn’t play the rest of the year.
Anthony had 19 catches in 26 games over two seasons with the Wolverines.
Jeremiah Beasley, LB, Missouri
Beasley, a four-star prospect out of Belleville, transferred from Michigan to Missouri before his freshman season and totaled eight tackles in 12 games in a reserve role in 2024. He will be looking to seize a larger role as a sophomore in 2025.
Kechaun Bennett, DL, UCLA
Bennett is entering his first season with the Bruins after spending the first four years of his college career in Ann Arbor. The former three-star recruit out of Suffield Academy in Connecticut primarily played on special teams but also saw some action as a reserve edge, totaling six tackles in his career.
Tristan Bounds, OL, Arizona
Like many Michigan players who transferred this offseason, Bounds is looking for more opportunity elsewhere after limited playing time in four years with the Wolverines. He is a former three-star recruit.
Cole Cabana, RB, Western Michigan
Cabana was a highly touted recruit out of Dexter High but only appeared in one game over two seasons with Michigan. He is entering his first year with the Broncos and is expected to step into a more prominent role in the offense.
Cameron Calhoun, CB, Alabama
Calhoun is at his third program in three years after transferring from Utah to Alabama this offseason. After redshirting with the Wolverines in 2023, the former three-star recruit carved out an important role with the Utes, recording 21 tackles, one interceptions and a team-high nine pass breakups in 11 games.
Darrius Clemons, WR, Oregon State
The former top-150 recruit out of Westview High in Oregon will look to add more production than his first year with the Beavers. In nine games in 2024, he totaled 25 catches for 292 yards and two scores. In two years at Michigan, he finished with four catches for 40 yards.
Jayden Denegal, QB, San Diego State
The former three-star recruit in the 2022 class won the starting job for the Aztecs during preseason camp. At Michigan, he was a depth quarterback that saw a handful of snaps late in games during the 2023 season, completing 4 of 5 passes.
Eamonn Dennis, WR, Ohio
Dennis only played on special teams during his four seasons in Ann Arbor but saw an expanded role on offense at Ohio in 2024. He caught three passes for 26 yards and rushed five times for 30 yards, but his primary impact remained on special teams. The Massachusetts native returned 10 kickoffs for 254 yards, including returning one 96 yards for a touchdown. This will be his sixth and final season in college.
Tommy Doman, P, Florida
Doman was a starter for two years for Michigan but opted to transfer this offseason for his fifth year in college.
Tavierre Dunlap, RB, Eastern Michigan
Dunlap will be looking for more opportunities this season with the Eagles after carrying just 22 times for 138 yards in four years in Ann Arbor.
Karmello English, WR, Coastal Carolina
The former top-200 recruit in the 2023 class is back at the FBS level after a strong season with FCS West Georgia in 2024. The Alabama native finished second on the team with 48 receptions and 693 receiving yards and will look to continue that success with the Chanticleers. He caught one pass for the Wolverines as a freshman in 2023.
Andrew Gentry, OL, BYU
Gentry is the projected starting right tackle for the Cougars. The former top-100 recruit was in the two-deep at Michigan the past two years and appeared in 23 games, including two starts.
Dominick Giudice, OL, Missouri
Giudice is projected to start at right guard for the Tigers. He is a graduate student after spending his first four years at Michigan. In 2024, he began the season as the starting center but lost the job to Greg Crippen midway through the year.
Benjamin Hall, RB, North Carolina
Hall was expected to be Michigan’s No. 3 running back in 2025 before transferring in the spring. He will by vying for more carries for the Tar Heels and first-year head coach Bill Belichick. In three years at Michigan, Hall carried 28 times for 113 yards.
Louis Hansen, TE, UConn
The former class of 2021 four-star recruit is entering his third season with the Huskies. Hansen will hope to build on his best collegiate season in 2024, when he had 24 catches for 236 yards and four touchdowns in 13 games. At Michigan, he only appeared in three games over two seasons.
Jason Hewlett, LB, Boston College
The former three-star recruit from Ohio will be a redshirt sophomore for the Eagles in 2025. He appeared in nine games on special teams for Michigan in 2024.
Matthew Hibner, TE, SMU
Hibner primarily played on special teams in his four years at Michigan but became a valuable piece on the Mustangs’ offense in 2024, catching 24 passes for 368 yards and four scores. The 6-foot-5, 252-pounder is entering his final college season.
Breeon Ishmail, DE, Purdue
Ishmail, another former three-star prospect from Ohio, is expected to be in Purdue’s defensive line rotation this season. He is a redshirt sophomore with three years of eligibility remaining.
Kody Jones, S, Kennesaw State
Jones saw some action for the Wolverines last year as a reserve defensive back but entered the portal in January. After spending the spring at Middle Tennessee State, he transferred again to Kennesaw State.
Aymeric Koumba, edge, UCF
Koumba, a native of France, will be looking for a larger role at UCF after appearing in two games in two seasons at Michigan. He has three years of eligibility remaining.
Alessandro Lorenzetti, OL, Baylor
The former three-star recruit in the 2022 class is back playing on offense for Baylor after moving to defense at Michigan last season. He did not see any game action for the Wolverines, though.
Ja’Den McBurrows, CB, Appalachian State
After four years in Ann Arbor, the Florida native is getting a fresh start in the Sun Belt Conference. McBurrows battled injuries in his career and appeared in 19 games, including a career-high 11 in 2023. He totaled 13 career tackles and an interception.
Cade McNamara, QB, East Tennessee State
McNamara will look to bookend his college career on a high note after a difficult two-year stint at Iowa. According to On3’ Pete Nakos, he is expected to share time with North Carolina transfer Jacolby Criswell in Week 1 against Murray State. McNamara, a former four-star recruit in the 2019 class, battled injuries and posted meager numbers when he was healthy. McNamara, who led Michigan to a Big Ten title in 2021, saw his completion percentage dip to 57.3% at Iowa, throwing for 1,522 yards and 10 touchdowns to eight interceptions in 13 games.
Tyler Morris, WR, Indiana
Morris was Michigan’s No. 1 wide receiver in 2024 but still only finished with 248 receiving yards. He transferred to Indiana after the season but will miss the 2025 season after suffering a torn ACL in the spring.
Alex Orji, QB, UNLV
The Rebels will play both Orji and Virginia transfer Anthony Colandrea in their season opener against Idaho State, head coach Dan Mullen said Tuesday on the McElroy and Cubelic show. Orji, a run-first signal-caller, played in 11 games for Michigan in 2024, including three starts. He struggled passing, leading Michigan to make a change behind center.
Jeff Persi, OL, Pitt
Persi, who started three games during his five-year Michigan career, is the frontrunner to start at left tackle for the Panthers in 2025. He is a former four-star recruit from California.
Micah Pollard, LB, Liberty
Pollard appeared in 30 games on special teams over three seasons at Michigan and played sparingly at linebacker in eight games. Pollard should get a chance for more playing time at Liberty.
Myles Pollard, CB, Memphis
The Nashville native is competing for a larger role with the Tigers. He is a redshirt junior and has 10 career games under his belt, all in a reserve or special teams role.
George Rooks, DL, Syracuse
The class of 2021 four-star recruit transferred to Syracuse, his father’s alma mater, after two seasons at Boston College. He was a two-year starter for the Eagles after recording just on tackle in nine games at Michigan from 2021-22.
Keon Sabb, S, Alabama
Sabb could have declared for the NFL draft after a strong 2024 season with the Tide but decided to return for his senior season. He didn’t play against Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl because of injury but is expected back by the team’s 2025 opener and will be a vital component in the secondary. During Michigan’s 2023 national championship season, Sabb, a former top-100 recruit, appeared in 14 games and started five.
Adam Samaha, K, Akron
The Ann Arbor Huron graduate originally transferred to North Carolina this offseason before reentering the portal after spring practices. He was Dominic Zvada’s backup last season at Michigan but will be looking to earn the No. 1 job for the Zips. Samaha is a redshirt sophomore.
CJ Stokes, RB, Charlotte
The former three-star recruit is entering his second season with the 49ers after carrying seven times for 33 yards and a touchdown in three games in 2024. Stokes had a promising start to his college career in 2022 with 55 carries for 273 yards and a score but dropped on the depth chart in 2023, getting just four carries.
Dan Villari, TE, Syracuse
The former Michigan quarterback is entering his fourth season as a tight end/H-back with the Orange. In 2024, he caught six passes for 47 yards and rushed for 29 yards and 12 attempts.
Owen Wafle, edge, Penn State
Wafle, a former three-star recruit from New Jersey, redshirted as a true freshman last season for Michigan before entering the portal.
Amorion Walker, WR, Middle Tennessee State
Walker played both receiver and defensive back at Michigan but never cemented himself as a starter. He is competing for a larger role at MTSU after three seasons in Ann Arbor.
DJ Waller, CB, Kentucky
Waller earned a starting role with the Wildcats last season as a sophomore but missed the final four games because of injury. The 6-foot-3 Ohio native totaled 13 tackles and two pass breakups.
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Why Bear Alexander and Poncho Laloulu Pass on NFL Draft is a Quiet Win for Oregon’s NIL Strategy
For years, NIL has often been framed as college football’s necessary evil — a chaotic marketplace blamed for roster churn, tampering fears, and short-term thinking. At Oregon, however, NIL is increasingly serving a different purpose. It’s not just reshaping how the Ducks build their roster, it’s reshaping how long they can keep it together.
Since the end of the regular season, two high-profile juniors on the Oregon roster have made decisions that quietly underscore that shift. Defensive lineman Bear Alexander announced first that he would return for the 2026 season. Shortly after, offensive lineman Iapani Laloulu, better known as “Poncho,” followed suit. Both will return to Eugene for their final seasons of eligibility.
Both decisions likely don’t happen four years ago at Oregon. Here’s why.
The Cincinnati Bearcats looked like a potential playoff team after a 7–1 start before dropping each of their final four games to close the 2025 season at 7–5 overall and 5–4 in Big 12 play.
Despite the late slide, it was Cincinnati’s highest win total since joining the Big 12 in 2023 and the program’s best season yet under third-year head coach Scott Satterfield.
Much of that success was fueled by junior quarterback Brendan Sorsby, who has since announced his intention to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal.
In 12 appearances during the 2025 season, Sorsby completed 61.6% of his passes for 2,800 yards, 27 touchdowns, and five interceptions, while also rushing for 580 yards and nine scores, establishing himself as one of the portal’s most coveted dual-threat quarterbacks.
On Tuesday, On3’s Pete Nakos reported that Sorsby could command NIL offers approaching $5 million on the open market, a figure that would place him among the highest earners in college sports.
A Lake Dallas, Texas, native, Sorsby was a three-star recruit and the No. 66-ranked quarterback in the 2022 class according to 247Sports.
He received nearly a dozen scholarship offers, including from Indiana, Army, Navy, and Delaware.
Sorsby initially signed with Indiana in February 2022 and emerged as the Hoosiers’ full-time starter in 2023.
He threw for 1,587 yards, 15 touchdowns, and five interceptions while rushing for 276 yards and four scores before entering the transfer portal and transferring to Cincinnati in 2024.
On3’s NIL tracker currently lists Texas quarterback Arch Manning as the nation’s highest-valued college athlete at $5.3 million, while Sorsby is valued at approximately $2.4 million, the 12th-highest overall.
Any deal approaching $5 million would immediately place Sorsby alongside Manning at the top of the NIL market.
Early links and reporting have connected Sorsby to programs including Texas Tech, Tennessee, Oregon, Indiana (return), and other Power-Five schools.
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Marcus Freeman to the New York Giants is the latest coaching carousel talking point that just won’t go away, amid rampant speculation that the Notre Dame head coach could have an escape plan ready to jump to the NFL, and that the interest may be mutual.
But where do things actually stand in the most talked-about coaching situation?
Analyst predicts Marcus Freeman’s future
Behind the scenes, the race is on for Notre Dame to come up with contractual terms to keep Freeman on their sideline, and from what it sounds like, the latest trend may be pointing in that direction.
Right now, the current trajectory suggests that Freeman will turn down any interest from the NFL and remain the Notre Dame head football coach into the future, according to On3 Sports analyst Eric Hansen.
“If Freeman does what I believe he will and he and agent Clint Dowdle find common contract ground — and athletic director Pete Bevacqua doesn’t appear to be offering even tactical resistance — the decision to stay in South Bend would be for the long haul,” Hansen said.
That may be what Notre Dame fans want to hear, but until a decision is made official, the lure of New York and the NFL is still out there.
NFL insiders reveal Giants, Freeman interest
The talk connecting Freeman to the Giants is not just random speculation at this point.
Freeman has also emerged as one of the most prominent names on the shortlist being assembled by the Giants franchise itself, according to The Athletic.
That is something to keep an eye on, as the NFL coaching bonanza is only just getting started, and Freeman is considered one of the best young coaching minds in circulation at any level.
What Freeman has done at Notre Dame
Freeman has just completed his fourth season at the helm of the Fighting Irish program and boasts a 43-12 overall record, winning more than 78 percent of his games.
Freeman led Notre Dame to a No. 2 national ranking and an appearance in the national championship game against his alma mater a year ago.
His team went 10-2 this season and seemed poised for another berth in the College Football Playoff, before the committee reversed course on Selection Day and left the Irish out of the field, leading the school to decline playing in a bowl game.
Notre Dame won’t let him go
Cognizant of the talk around his head man, Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua is not willing to watch from the sidelines if his successful football coach is going to be courted by opportunities in the NFL, or anywhere.
“I would never say we wouldn’t match anything when it comes to Marcus,” Bevacqua said recently.
“I make sure that he knows that he will be where he deserves to be, and that is at the top, top, top tier of college football coaches when it comes to compensation every year.
“I view his contract, although a multiyear contract, as a living, breathing document that we will revise every year as need be to make sure he’s where he deserves to be. He knows he has that commitment from me and more importantly from the university.”
How exactly that commitment is formalized remains the sticking point that will either keep Marcus Freeman at Notre Dame, or have him looking elsewhere.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) — One day after South Carolina received word that star quarterback LaNorris Sellers was staying in town, another star said he plans to return to the fold.
Dylan Stewart, the Gamecocks’ star edge rusher, announced he is returning for his true junior season in 2026, according to Pete Thamel, ESPN’s college football insider.
Stewart has 11 sacks in his two seasons at South Carolina and has forced 6 fumbles. Among ESPN’s draft projections, he appears to be a top prospect for the 2027 NFL Draft.
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The former five-star recruit and rising SEC pass rusher chose continuity over the transfer portal, agreeing to an NIL deal that places him among the highest compensated non-quarterbacks in college football, according to ESPN’s reporting.
South Carolina’s defense is back in reliable hands, as the Gamecocks ready themselves to bounceback from a 4-8 season.
After the pitiful finish, South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer shook up his coaching staff.
South Carolina is also expected to hire Penn State defensive line coach Deion Barnes as the defensive end and outside linebacker coach.
He’s been Penn State’s defensive line coach the past three years and worked with the line there since 2020. He coached Abdul Carter, Chop Robinson and Adisa Isaac.
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Safety Kerry Brown, cornerback John Nestor, and offensive linemen Greg Johnson and Nathan Roy all announced their return to Minnesota next season through the NIL collective Dinkytown Athletes on Tuesday. All four were starters this season and represent key returnees for the Gophers next season.
The announcements are part of Cub Foods’ contribution to Dinkytown Athletes.
These types of announcements have become commonplace in college football today, driven by the introduction of NIL and revenue-sharing agreements, as well as the transfer portal.
More announcements are expected in the coming days and weeks, so stay tuned.
Florida quarterback DJ Lagway, a former five-star recruit and two-year starter, is now in the transfer portal after a 2025 season defined by inconsistency and organizational change in Gainesville.
In 2025, Lagway completed 213 of 337 passes (63.2%) for 2,264 yards, 16 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions, while adding 136 rushing yards and a rushing score.
However, the turnovers and a string of uneven performances contributed to a 4–8 season (2-6 SEC) for Florida and intensified scrutiny on the program’s direction.
Florida dismissed fourth-year head coach Billy Napier on October 19 following a 3–4 start and later hired Tulane’s Jon Sumrall to lead the program forward, a change that has prompted several top players to explore fresh starts.
Several Power Five programs have emerged as early fits for Lagway, with Baylor, LSU, and Miami frequently mentioned by national outlets.
Recently, On3’s Pete Nakos singled out Baylor, noting that home-state proximity and family ties to Waco could make the Bears an appealing landing spot.
A five-star dual-threat quarterback from Willis, Texas, Lagway entered college as one of the top prospects in the 2024 class, ranking as 247Sports’ No. 1 quarterback before signing with Florida in December 2022.
Lagway threw for 4,605 yards and 59 touchdowns as a senior, adding 953 rushing yards and 16 scores on the ground to earn Gatorade National Player of the Year honors.
He drew more than 30 offers from several Power Five programs, including Baylor, Alabama, Georgia, LSU, and Clemson, before committing to the Gators.
From a marketplace standpoint, Lagway arrives in January’s portal with considerable commercial value.
On3’s NIL tracker lists Lagway with an estimated valuation near $2.0 million, and the quarterback already has multiple reported brand partnerships, including Hollister, Red Bull, and Mercedes-Benz of Gainesville.
For Baylor, Lagway would offer a marketable, high-upside option who can start right away, with 2025 starter Sawyer Robertson expected to enter the 2026 NFL Draft.
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