Michigan running back Benjamin Hall has entered the transfer portal with three years of eligibility remaining:
After two seasons in Ann Arbor, Michigan Wolverines running back Benjamin Hall is entering the transfer portal, as first reported by On3.
BREAKING: Michigan RB Benjamin Hall plans to enter the Transfer Portal, he tells @on3sports
The 5’11 221 RB will have 3 years of eligibility remaining
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Hall, who will have three years of eligibility remaining, likely departs in search of a more prominent role elsewhere after being buried on the Wolverines’ depth chart over the last two seasons.
A three-star recruit out of North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Georgia, Hall came to Michigan in the 2023 class with respectable credentials. He was ranked the No. 73 running back in the nation and the No. 106 overall prospect in the state of Georgia, according to the 247Sports composite.
Despite his potential, Hall saw limited action the last two seasons as the team’s third-string back, with opportunities to contribute coming few and far between. Over the course of his two seasons at Michigan, he carried the ball 44 times for 141 yards.
Hall had recently spoken to the media about the competitive nature of Michigan’s running back room and the uncertainty surrounding playing time in a more pass-heavy offense.
“I think any great program is going to rotate multiple running backs,” Hall said. “I don’t think that’ll be any different here. But at some point when the game’s on the line, you kinda got to know who to go to.”
Unfortunately for Hall, it appeared that his number was not going to be called in those key moments. With Alabama transfer Justice Haynes entering the fold and sophomore Jordan Marshall surging, the path to playing time was likely looking like a repeat of year’s past.