Michigan Recruiting Insider - Transfer portal breakdown: UM's latest wins, losses & projected finish
The Michigan Insider
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🗓️ 14 January 2026
⏱️ 93 minutes
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Summary
On this week's edition of The Michigan Recruiting Insider, Sam Webb, Steve Lorenz, and Brice Marich discussed the latest developments for the Wolverines in the transfer portal. The Michigan recruiting insider discussed the impact of the transfer portal on Michigan's roster. Key points included the retention of major players such as Andrew Marsh and Jordan Young, and the acquisition of top talent such as Jamie Ffrench and Smith Snowden. However, the panel highlighted the challenges of attracting top talent from the portal at linebacker and defensive tackle. To address these gaps, the program has focused on developing young players, including Alister Vallejo, Deyvid Palepale, Jamarion Vincent, Shamari Earls, and Travis Moten. The discussion also covered strategic decisions for the portal, including the loss of Justice Haynes to Georgia Tech and the acquisition of Taylor Tatum. Additionally, Lorenz noted the challenges of Michigan's admissions process, which often deters transfers. The conversation concluded with a promotion of the Michigan Insider's transfer portal special, offering a 50% discount on annual subscriptions. Get 50% off an annual subscription to TheMichiganInsider.com during our Transfer Portal Special, but act fast. This deal is available only for a limited time. - https://247sports.com/college/michigan/UserSubscription/New/?Subscription=2661
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| 0:00.0 | And welcome folks to another edition of the Michigan recruiting insider and portal craze, portal hysteria. |
| 0:27.4 | It just does not stop the wins and the losses, but fortunately for Michigan, more wins than losses. |
| 0:34.6 | This is kind of the theme of this show. |
| 0:37.2 | He told you from the beginning. |
| 0:39.0 | They were always going to lose some guys. |
| 0:42.8 | It's a matter of making sure you protect the major guys. |
| 0:48.2 | Most of them anyway, |
| 0:50.1 | and Michigan has been able to accomplish that to talk about the portal wins, the portal losses, |
| 0:56.5 | the projected finish, the best crew in the land when it comes to covering Michigan football, |
| 1:02.9 | basketball, recruiting, you name it. |
| 1:05.8 | We do it at the Michigan Insider starting off with my outstanding colleagues. |
| 1:11.6 | And we'll go with Steve Lorenz first. |
| 1:13.4 | Steve, how are you doing this morning or this afternoon? |
| 1:16.3 | Oh, I go first. |
| 1:17.2 | Oh, uh, call me off guard. |
| 1:20.1 | No, I'm kidding. |
| 1:20.9 | Uh, good. |
| 1:21.8 | Yeah, it's, uh, yeah, the portal is, is looking forward to it shutting down, closing. |
| 1:28.5 | Uh, you know, uh, it's just been nonstop. |
| 1:31.4 | I think they just got a long snapper commit as we were prepping. |
| 1:35.9 | You know, it's just been, like I said, if our national guys, you refresh Twitter, |
| 1:41.9 | it's literally every minute or two, |
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