The Michigan Wolverines are still hard at work trying to add critical pieces to their roster via the recruiting trail and the transfer portal ahead of the 2025

Michigan State, which posted a 5-7 record in Smith’s first season and lost 13 players to the portal, officially added 27 newcomers to the roster this week at the start of the spring semester. There are 11 early enrollees from the 2025 high school signing class and 16 transfers. “There was some positions of need. … We got that done,” Smith said.

Jeff Persi started a handful of games — in 2022, he started against Rutgers, and in 2024, he started when Evan Link was dealing with injury, before Gentry took over. According to On3’s Pete Nakos, Persi has entered the transfer portal and will be a grad transfer.

Roster turnover continues in Ann Arbor, as Michigan football suffered another loss via the transfer portal on Wednesday. According to various reports, fifth-yea

Though the departure of Jeff Persi with 38 games played isn't ideal, it could signal Michigan Wolverines feel solid about reinforcements coming in.

Michigan football has been more active in the transfer portal this year than perhaps any other, but some of the names of those who have come to Ann Arbor aren’t necessarily as well-known as what we’ve seen other teams get.

Western Michigan football’s offensive line just bulked up. The Broncos announced the addition of former Illinois offensive lineman Hunter Whitenack through the NCAA transfer portal –– the fourth offensive lineman to land with WMU football in the winter portal.

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It was recently reported that Michigan football and Nebraska were leading in the recruitment of former New Mexico State offensive lineman Shiyazh Pete. But there has since been a big turn of events. According to On3's Pete Nakos,

Zach Vaughan is the latest to transfer to WMU, as the Broncos announced the addition of the former Wake Forest offensive lineman through the NCAA transfer portal –– the fourth offensive lineman to land with WMU football in the winter portal.