2025 Michigan Offseason Thread

[MrNubbz]

Tre Williams is a MASSIVE pull from the portal, particularly considering how $$$ interior DL are going for

Whose side are you on Spartan,you whooring around with your weasel past?
He  recorded 14 tackles, three for loss and two sacks in 14 games this season. Maybe sandbagging

[ELA]

Whose side are you on Spartan,you whooring around with your weasel past?
He  recorded 14 tackles, three for loss and two sacks in 14 games this season. Maybe sandbagging

The initial report I saw listed his career stats as his 2024 stats

[Mdot21]

QB Davis Warren announces on Twitter he tore his ACL in the Bama game and will be returning to Michigan for his 5th and final year.

Don’t mind him back as the 3rd or 4th string QB. Doesn’t belong being a starter anywhere let alone a place like Michigan.

[MrNubbz]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/michigan-football-misses-out-on-massive-ot-from-transfer-portal-to-unlikely-school/ar-AA1wZMPa?ocid=widgetonlockscreenwin10&cvid=b941
Michigan landed a big fish from the transfer portal on Saturday when the Wolverines secured a commitment from Clemson defensive tackle Tre Williams, but Michigan also lost two players that appeared to be locks.

UConn wide receiver Skyler Bell was the first to announce he wouldn't be coming to Ann Arbor and instead, he was staying with the Huskies. Following Bell's announcement, the massive Washington State offensive tackle Fa'alili Fa'amoe announced he would be signing with Wake Forest.

Fa'amoe checks in as the number 23 overall prospect in the 247Sports transfer rankings and the number two overall offensive tackle. He'll have one year of eligibility remaining. 

[Mdot21]

they didn’t need the OT in the portal, Evan Link is only a RS Frosh started every game at RT and turned it on in the back half of the season and looked legit. 

Andrew Sprague is a true frosh- and honestly Sprague made his first start ever vs Bama at RT in the bowl game and was their best OL period on the field imo. Kid is going to be a superstar and 1st rd pick imo.

Missing out on the WR from UConn hurts. They NEED wide receivers. They could use that OT from WaState for sure- he’s a heckuva player and I say get all the OLs you can- but it’s not a pressing need like WR. They are hurting bad at WR.

[847badgerfan]

they didn’t need the OT in the portal, Evan Link is only a RS Frosh started every game at RT and turned it on in the back half of the season and looked legit. 

Andrew Sprague is a true frosh- and honestly Sprague made his first start ever vs Bama at RT in the bowl game and was their best OL period on the field imo. Kid is going to be a superstar and 1st rd pick imo.

Missing out on the WR from UConn hurts. They NEED wide receivers. They could use that OT from WaState for sure- he’s a heckuva player and I say get all the OLs you can- but it’s not a pressing need like WR. They are hurting bad at WR.

It hurts me too. Would have loved to see him dropping passes in Ann Arbor.

[Temp430]

There's no telling what Michigan will look like come August other than better.   I think more significant portal transactions are sure to happen after Spring practice.

[Mdot21]

There's no telling what Michigan will look like come August other than better.  I think more significant portal transactions are sure to happen after Spring practice.

well they have nowhere to go but get better at QB/offense. think OL will be good as long as Sherrone is in charge and they return most pieces there. RB's should be set with Justice Haynes & Jordan Marshall 1-2 punch. It just really doesn't get any worse than it just was this past season in terms of QB. How they won 8 games and closed the season with wins over Ohio State and Bama is still kind of beyond me. Moore coached his balls off to end the year and pulled off the biggest recruiting heist since they landed Drew Henson in 1998 over Florida State. 

Mikey Keene is probably your Week 1 starter but Bryce Underwood will be starting by mid-season imo. He's just going to prove to be too talented and gifted to keep off the field imo and he's already ahead of the learning curve as he just had 15 bowl practices because he enrolled early and he'll have all of spring ball and fall camp to get get up to speed. 

This kid is only 17 years old and won't be 18 until after the 2025 season starts...Alex Orji is like 21-22 and a grown ass man and Underwood is taller and nearly as big as him....Underwood is a physical freak of nature.


https://twitter.com/the_det_times/status/1872683898154713094


https://twitter.com/ByAZuniga/status/1872690259835928612

[Mdot21]

FB/H-BACK Max Bredeson returning for his 5th and final year. That’s only good news for Michigan, he’s a tone setter, great locker room guy and an absolute beastly run blocker. Beyond glad he’s back. 

Now just need free safety Rod Moore to announce he’s returning and I’ll be very happy. 

[SuperMario]

 How they won 8 games and closed the season with wins over Ohio State and Bama is still kind of beyond me. 

Add to it that Will Johnson didn't play to close the season adds even more reason it's shocking. The QB play alone is a reason they should have lost both games. The defense was simply that good.

[Mdot21]

Add to it that Will Johnson didn't play to close the season adds even more reason it's shocking. The QB play alone is a reason they should have lost both games. The defense was simply that good.

true that. Will Johnson missed like 6-7 games. And he was their best receiving threat in the passing game- literally. Crazy to say but it's true. He scored more touchdowns with pick 6's than any wide receiver (Loveland is a TE- talking straight up WR) scored on offense this year. And he missed half the season and plays corner. Lmao. That's how disgustingly bad the QB play/WR play was. 

By far their best target on offense- TE Colston Loveland was also banged up most of the year missed bunch of games. 

Really kind of amazing they even went 8-5 and closed out with back to back wins over Ohio State and Bama. Shows you just how strong the defense, run blocking OL/run game, and special teams were. They should NOT have went 8-5 with that type of QB play and offense- should've been a 5-7 team.

[SuperMario]

Gio El-Hadi returning for one final season. Very consistent guy. Reliable O-lineman will be nice considering the qb situation.

[Mdot21]

where else was he gonna go? not a top draft prospect, yet.

[SuperMario]

where else was he gonna go? not a top draft prospect, yet.

We now live in a universe where any and every player, on every team,  outside of those without eligibility are a free agent at the end of every season