Michigan RG Zak Zinter announces he's returning. Michigan was looking at losing potentially 4 starting OL's with LT Ryan Hayes and C Olu Oluwatimi both heading off to the NFL draft. Not so now, as both starting guards have announced their returns. They'll have 3 returning starters on the OL in LG Trevor Keegan, RG Zak Zinter, and RT Karsen Barnhart plus their 3rd OT Trente Jones and top backup guard Giovanni El-Hadi who just finished his promising RS Frosh campaign that saw him get a lot of snaps.
Michigan also brought in 3 veteran OLs from the portal. OT/G LaDarius Henderson, C Drake Nugent, and OT Myles Hinton. My guess is Nugent is the starter at C and Henderson, Hinton, and Trente Jones will battle it out for the LT spot.
Jeem has never had an OL that will have the kind of depth, experience, and talent basically ever. OL should only continue to be a strength in 2023, and obviously it helps Corum is coming back. Corum & Edwards should both go over 1,000 this season provided both stay healthy. Knock on wood.
Jeem would be crazy to leave imo. He's returning what should be the heavy favorites to win the B1G for a 3rd year in a row and go to the playoffs 3 years in a row. Why give that up now? IF you wanna leave, go after next year.