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01/12/23 - Gemon Green, rSr/2023, Michigan + More +

Michigan defensive back Gemon Green, who made 24 starts at cornerback, has decided to prepare for the NFL Draft. Green, who arrived at Michigan in 2018, on Wednesday announced his decision on social media. The 6-foot-2, 186-pound Green was honorable mention All-Big Ten in 2022. He is the fourth Michigan defensive player to declare for the draft, joining fellow defensive back D.J. Turner, edge rusher Mike Morris and defensive tackle Mazi Smith. Morris and Smith declared for the NFL Draft on Tuesday. The deadline for players to declare is Monday. - Detroit News

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CB Gemon Green, Michigan
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01/11/23 - *Mazi Smith, Jr/2023, Michigan + More +

Mazi Smith, the big, physical tackle who commanded plenty of attention from opposing offenses the last couple of years, has decided to leave school and go pro. The Michigan defensive tackle will forego his remaining eligibility and declare for the 2023 NFL Draft, according to a Monday afternoon report from ESPN's Adam Schefter. Smith, a consensus first-team all-Big Ten defensive lineman, has not yet announced announced his decision publicly - but Michigan defensive coordinator Jesse Minter acknowledged the news Monday, writing on social media: "Go be great Mazi!"

The move doesn't come as a big surprise. Asked about his future after Michigan's loss to Texas Christian in the Fiesta Bowl, Smith sounded conflicted and told MLive he needed to solicit advice from his mother. The 6-foot-3, 337-pound Smith posted a career-high season in 2022, totaling 48 tackles (2 1/2 for a loss), half a sack and a forced fumble in 14 starts. He was also named college football's preseason No. 1 "freak" by The Athletic. - Ann Arbor News

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DT *Mazi Smith, Michigan
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01/11/23 - *Mike Morris, Jr/2023, Michigan + More +

Michigan's defensive line has, not unexpectedly, lost two key members to the NFL draft as edge rusher Mike Morris, who led the team in sacks and was named the Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year last season, and defensive tackle and co-captain Mazi Smith are preparing for the next step in their careers. Morris made his announcement Monday, the same day Michigan tight end Luke Schoonmaker also said he's leaving for the NFL, while leading rusher Blake Corum revealed he is returning to Michigan, while ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday reported Smith has declared for the draft. The 6-foot-6, 292-pound Morris missed two starts this season with a high ankle sprain but finished with a team-best 11 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks in 12 games. - Detroit News

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DE *Mike Morris, Michigan
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01/11/23 - Blake Corum, Sr/2024, Michigan + More +

Michigan got a blast of good news on Monday, with running back Blake Corum announcing plans to return for the 2023 season. Corum made the move public on The Rich Eisen Show, calling it a "tough decision" that kept him up at night. "A lot of nights I was coming back, a lot of nights I was going to the draft," Corum, who just a few weeks ago said he was split, "50/50," said. "I'm a Michigan man through and through. I love playing for Michigan, playing in the Big House, the community and interacting with everyone.

Corum, who will be a senior next year and is poised to graduate, said he has "unfinished business" to take care of after having his 2022 season cut short by injury. "I don't like the way I went out," Corum said. "I'm coming back for it all." Corum was a unanimous first-team All-American, rushing for 1,463 yards and 18 touchdowns in 12 games, and on the fast-track to the Hesiman Trophy ceremony when he suffered a torn meniscus in Michigan's penultimate regular-season game against Illinois. - Ann Arbor News

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RB Blake Corum, Michigan
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01/11/23 - Luke Schoonmaker, rSr/2023, Michigan + More +

Michigan's top tight end in 2022 has elected to forego his remaining year of eligibility and will soon declare for the NFL draft, he announced Monday morning. Luke Schoonmaker, the versatile, dual-threat tight end who was second on the team in catches, will go pro riding a wave of momentum. He had his most productive season yet in 2022, hauling in 35 catches for 418 yards and three touchdowns, earning third-team all-Big Ten honors from the coaches. And, according to ESPN's Pete Thamel, scouts say Schoonmaker could be drafted as high as the second round in the 2023 NFL Draft, set for April 27-29 in Kansas City. - Ann Arbor News

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TE Luke Schoonmaker, Michigan
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01/09/23 - Blake Corum, Sr/2024, Michigan + More +

Michigan football's star running back Blake Corum isn't done in college just yet. Corum, who had a breakout season for the Wolverines in 2022, announced Monday afternoon on Michigan graduate Rich Eisen's show he will return to Ann Arbor for his senior season because he feels he has "unfinished business." "I'm a Michigan man through and through," he said. "I love playing for the University of Michigan. I love going to the big house and leaving it all on the field. I love the community, I love interacting with everyone. It was a tough decision, it was a business decision, but I feel like I have unfinished business. "I didn't like the way I went out in the Big House, I don't like people remembering me being hurt, so I will be coming back for it all next year."

Corum was on pace to be possibly the best running back in the country last season before a knee injury late in the first half of Michigan's home finale against Illinois derailed the remainder of the season. The junior tried to return in the second half, but ran just once before he left the game for good. - Detroit Free Press

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RB Blake Corum, Michigan
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01/09/23 - Blake Corum, Sr/2024, Michigan + More +

In an effort to help Michigan football keep several key players, including leading rusher and consensus All-American Blake Corum, for the 2023 season, Valiant Management Group has created a new crowdsourcing financial campaign. The "One More Year Fund" launched on Sunday in an effort to help the Wolverines retain core players, Corum, offensive linemen Zak Zinter and Trevor Keegan and receiver Cornelius Johnson. The entirety of funds raised will go to the athletes. If any of these players opt to not return for the upcoming season, the money will be distributed to those who return. "This campaign is an important step in the evolution of NIL activity at Michigan as it will marry Valiant's existing substantial NIL resources with the even broader capabilities of Michigan supporters around the world to help ensure the continued success of the Michigan Football Team," Jared Wangler, founder and CEO of Valiant Management, said in a statement to The Detroit News.

Michigan is coming off a 13-1 season, its second-straight Big Ten championship and College Football Playoff semifinal appearance. The Wolverines were the No. 2 seed and lost to No. 3 TCU in the Fiesta Bowl national semifinal on Dec. 31. These four players have been considering leaving Michigan for the NFL but have not yet made decisions. Corum was in the Heisman Trophy conversation until suffering a left knee injury against Illinois on Nov. 19. He was in for two plays the next week at Ohio State, but could not continue to play on the knee and has since undergone surgery. Corum, who was seventh in Heisman Trophy voting, finished with 1,463 rushing yards and 19 touchdowns, including 18 rushing. - Detroit News

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RB Blake Corum, Michigan
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01/08/23 - *DJ Turner, rJr/2023, Michigan + More +

The first real decision is in...and D.J. Turner has decided to go pro. Michigan's senior defensive back announced plans Friday to enter the 2023 NFL Draft, the first of several players mulling a departure. In an announcement on social media, the 6-foot, 180-pound Turner says he's dreamed since the age of 6 "of one day playing in the NFL." "I have chosen to forego my final years of eligibility and enter the 2023 NFL Draft," Turner wrote. Technically speaking, Turner had two more years of eligibility remaining despite playing four years at Michigan, a tenure that included his redshirt season in 2018 and the pandemic-shortened season of '20.

But the two-time all-Big Ten selection felt it was time and that he's shown NFL scouts enough to warrant a look. Turner appeared in 35 games during his Michigan career, starting 21 of them as a cornerback. He was a second-team all-conference selection by the coaches this season, posting a career-high 36 tackles (one for a loss), an interception and 11 pass breakups. The Suwanee, Ga., native started all 14 games for the Wolverines this season and became a reliable option in a defensive backfield that was leaned on often. Turner had four tackles, three by himself, in the win over arch rival Ohio State and two pass breakups in Michigan's win over Purdue in the Big Ten championship. - Ann Arbor News

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CB *DJ Turner, Michigan
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12/20/22 - Blake Corum, Sr/2024, Michigan + More +

Blake Corum, who underwent surgery on his left knee in early December just as Michigan was about to play for its second straight Big Ten title, finished his season with 247 carries for 1,463 yards and 18 rushing touchdowns, 19 total. He averaged 121.9 yards a game. This week he earned the prestigious Chicago Tribute Silver Football as the Big Ten's top player as voted by the coaches, and was in Heisman Trophy contention when he suffered the injury just before halftime against Illinois, the 11th game of the regular season. He is a major reason Michigan is 13-0 and the No. 2 seed in the College Football Playoff. The Wolverines will face No. 3 TCU (12-1) on Dec. 31 in the Fiesta Bowl, while defending national champion Georgia plays No. 4 Ohio State in the Peach Bowl. The winner advances to the national title game.

After he signed his last football of the camp, Corum stood up and leaned on his crutches. He got the question again about what his future holds. "I don't know," Corum told The Detroit News. "I don't know what I'm going to do yet. I'm still thinking about it, weighing it, my pros and cons." Among the pros for returning to Michigan are being a captain as a senior and making another run at the Heisman Trophy. "At the end of the day, I have to be a businessman," Corum said. "I have a lot to think about, and I've been thinking about it. It's up in the air. I'll have a decision sooner than later." His left knee is getting better every day, he said, adding he'll "be out a certain amount of months." Corum was injured just before halftime against Illinois and tried to play in the second half. At Ohio State the next week, Corum started and had two carries before he was sidelined for good. - Detroit News

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RB Blake Corum, Michigan
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12/20/22 - LaDarius Henderson, rSr/2024, Michigan + More +

Offensive lineman LaDarius Henderson's goal all along was to declare for the NFL Draft after this season, but injuries have a way of altering plans and destinations. Henderson, an Arizona State captain this fall, missed the final six games because of a painful tendon injury in his left ring finger that froze it in a pointed down position and required surgery. The NFL took a back seat while he determined his next move. That involved the NCAA transfer portal, and after immediate interest from a couple of teams once he entered his name, Henderson called Michigan's Sherrone Moore, co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, to gauge interest. After all, Moore had coached the group to the Joe Moore Award last season as the nation's top offensive line and a finalist this year and had secured the transfer commitment before this season from center Olu Oluwatimi. Oluwatimi this month became a consensus All-America selection who won the Rimington Award as the nation's top center and the Outland Trophy as the best interior lineman.

With the Wolverines on board, Henderson committed earlier this month and will compete for a starting job after enrolling next month. "In my mind, Michigan is O-Line U," Henderson told The Detroit News in a phone interview this week. "They have a good chance they might win the Joe Moore again this year. Olu transferred and had a great amount of success, and I really love what they do with their offense and what Coach Sherrone does there. So, I knew that if I had the opportunity to talk to these guys once I entered the portal, I was gonna reach out. "I reached out before I even gave them the chance to, and I'm glad I did, because once they were seemingly all-in on me, I'm like, 'Hey, I know what you guys are about, I love the culture here, I love what you guys do you and I would love to be part of it." The 6-foot-5, 310-pound Henderson started 13 games in 2021 at left guard, but he's played tackle, as well. He started 29 games over three seasons. - Detroit News

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OT LaDarius Henderson, Michigan
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12/19/22 - Josaiah Stewart, Sr/2025, Michigan + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: DL - Josaiah Stewart, Coastal Carolina (So., DL - Bronx, N.Y.),...Picking up his second All-Sun Belt honor this year, earning second-team recognition this year after garnering first-team honors after a record-setting freshman season last year. Making a position change from defensive end to bandit end this year, Stewart has seen teams game plan for him all year long as he has received a double team or an extra blocker over 85 percent of the time this season.

He finished the regular season with 9.0 tackles-for-loss and 3.5 sacks to go along with five quarterback hurries, a forced fumble, a pass breakup, and 32 total tackles, including 14 solo stops. His 9.0 tackles-for-loss are tied for the team-high and rank among the league's best. Stewart recorded four tackles or more in five games on the year, including six stops in the win over Army (Sept. 3). He also finished with at least 0.5 tackle-for-loss in six games on the year, including 3.0 versus Southern Miss (Nov. 12). - Coastal Carolina Football

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OLB Josaiah Stewart, Michigan
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12/19/22 - Dominic Zvada, Jr/2026, Michigan + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: K - Dominic Zvada, Arkansas State (Fr., K - Chandler, Ariz.),...Also representing A-State on the first team was true-freshman place-kicker Dominic Zvada. A Lou Groza Award semifinalist, Zvada broke the Sun Belt Conference single-season record by a true freshman for points by kicking in a season with 81, which is also the ninth most in school history. He led the Sun Belt in field goal percentage while also ranking fifth in in scoring by kick and seventh in overall scoring.

He ranks fifth in the nation in field goal percentage and 24th in the country (first in the Sun Belt) in field goals per game. He made a career-long 56-yard field goal against Texas State that is the second longest in FBS this season. Among freshmen only, he leads the nation in field goal percentage and ranks second in field goals made. - Arkansas State Football

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K Dominic Zvada, Michigan
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12/18/22 - *Mazi Smith, Jr/2023, Michigan + More +

Sentencing for Michigan defensive tackle Mazi Smith, who had faced a felony concealed weapons charge and pleaded down to a misdemeanor charge during a probable-cause hearing last week, has been moved to Jan. 12. Smith was to have been sentenced Dec. 29 via Zoom in Washtenaw County 15th District Court before Judge Karen Valvo while he and the team are in Arizona for a national semifinal playoff game. An order was signed Wednesday to adjourn the sentencing and the new date appeared in online court records on Thursday. He will be sentenced under Michigan's Holmes Youthful Trainee Act. After Smith's Oct. 7 arrest, he left with the team and played at Indiana on Oct. 8.

The senior co-captain has not faced suspension from Michigan since his arrest. He was arraigned two days before Michigan's appearance in the Big Ten championship game on Dec. 3 and played. Michigan is now preparing for a national semifinal game on Dec. 31 in Arizona - Smith's original sentencing date was scheduled two days before. Smith now will have a pre-sentencing interview Jan. 3 ahead of the Jan. 12 sentencing. If Michigan wins the semifinal, it advances to the national title game on Jan. 9. Also of note, the deadline for underclassmen to declare for the NFL Draft is Jan. 16 and Smith is eligible to head to the NFL. A Michigan football spokesman has said there is no change in Smith's status with the team. - Detroit News

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DT *Mazi Smith, Michigan
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12/16/22 - Drake Nugent, rSr/2024, Michigan + More +

2022 ALL-PAC-12 CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: OL Drake Nugent, Sr.,...Senior offensive linemen Walter Rouse and Drake Nugent, senior defensive lineman Stephen Herron, senior linebacker Levani Damuni, fifth-year linebacker Ricky Miezan, senior punter Ryan Sanborn, fifth-year wide receivers Brycen Tremayne and Michael Wilson, and senior wide receiver Elijah Higgins each garnered honorable mention recognition. Nugent started 24 consecutive games in his career. - Stanford Football

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C Drake Nugent, Michigan
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12/09/22 - Jake Moody, rSr/2023, Michigan + More +

2022 WALTER CAMP SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: PK Jake Moody, Michigan,...Two-time Lou Groza Award Finalist and Michigan's first-ever winner...Two-time Bakken-Andersen Big Ten Kicker of the Year...Three points shy of single-season scoring record at Michigan...Made 26-of-32 field goals with a long of 40-plus in seven games...NCAA leader in combined touchbacks and fair catches (74) during kickoffs...NCAA leader or tied in total points (135), field goals per game (2.0), field goals made (26). - Michigan Football

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