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Report from the Michigan football transfer portal: Needed positions and possible targets

ANN ARBOR, Michigan: This time last year, Michigan was searching the transfer portal for players who could help the program return in 2023 while getting ready for the College Football Playoffs.

It was successful, as all nine of Michigan’s transfers had some role in the team’s 13-0 record and third-consecutive CFP berth. Michigan is approaching the December transfer window in a similar manner, searching through the sea of names for players who could make an impact the following season, as the team gets ready to take on Alabama in the Rose Bowl.

Jesse Minter, the defensive coordinator, remarked, “That’s just college football.” “You’re constantly considering how to best assemble your team and construct the roster. We are aware of our situation until, ideally, January 8. Following that, you need to be thinking about the roster you want for the following season.

This year’s team is likely to lose important players at almost every position, while last year’s team had almost all of its key players back. Although the portal is just one way to fill those roster spots, that might lead to a busier transfer window.

Mike Sainristil has solidified his place in Michigan football history.

Mike Sainristil, a football player for Michigan, has solidified his place in Wolverines history.

INDIA PARK — Mike Sainristil made the rest of his Michigan football teammates the focus of his moment.

The U-M captain was holding the MVP Trophy from the Big Ten Championship when he stood on the stage at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Joel Klatt questioned him about the performance that had won him that hardware: two forced turnovers in the Wolverines’ shutout victory that sealed their third consecutive Big Ten championship.

Sainristil shot back, “Man, this MVP trophy is not for me, man.” “This is for the entire group. The work we have been doing during the off-season, the work we do every single day. Man, this is for all of us.

While it’s true that Mike Sainristil wouldn’t have been able to accomplish what he has without the support of his teammates, Michigan also wouldn’t have succeeded on its own without Sainristil. The two-time captain’s accomplishments on and off the field have solidified his status as a U-M legend.

Few players have had as many significant plays on the field as this one. And even fewer have made such significant contributions, both offensively and defensively. That pass breakup in the end zone against Ohio State Buckeyes Cade Stover, one of two he had that afternoon, is still remembered by all. But in that decisive 2019 victory over Notre Dame, he also scored his first touchdown of the season. He made a spectacular diving catch against Nebraska on the road in 2021. On a stellar 2022 defense, he made the switch to defense and recorded the first sack of the year.

And against Rutgers this year: The pick-six in which he threw Junior Colson off his back and raced toward the end zone. He made the Paul Bunyan pose after tiptoeing the sidelines during his pick-six against Michigan State. The two interceptions against Maryland were crucial to the historic program’s 1,000th victory. The way he slowed Ohio State down as a corner and then at nickel. In the Big Ten title game against Iowa, he forced two fumbles to seal a three-peat.

And that from a player who, in an effort to better serve the Michigan football program, completely altered his career path—moving from being a wide receiver to competing for a position on the defense. And boy, has that move paid off for all parties concerned.