BOOM! Michigan Football landed its first commitment of the spring transfer portal window in former Missouri punter Luke Bauer:
The Michigan Wolverines landed their first commitment of the spring transfer portal window on Friday evening, as former Missouri punter Luke Bauer has committed to the maize and blue for the 2025 season. According to 247Sports, Bauer has already signed with Michigan.
Missouri punter transfer Luke Bauer has signed with Michigan, @chris_hummer and I have learned for @cbssports /@247sports .
Was Missouri’s starting punter the last two years.https://t.co/10Sz3YwNKg pic.twitter.com/ehRw9nE3dl
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) April 18, 2025
Bauer was Missouri’s starting punter the last two seasons for the Tigers and had moderate success. This past season, he punted 49 times and had 41.78 yards per punt on average. He also had 13 punts downed inside the 20 yard line and had just five touchbacks. Bauer booted seven punts for 50 or more yards.
Bauer will compete with Hudson Hollenbeck for the starting role in 2025. This will be Bauer’s final season of college eligibility.