Herring is the second player to enter the transfer portal on Thursday.
With spring practices concluded and the transfer portal window closing shortly, the Michigan Wolverines are seeing a few talented young players evaluate their options in the transfer portal. Reports on Thursday said second-year offensive lineman Amir Herring will be entering the portal:
Michigan second-year offensive lineman Amir Herring is expected to enter the transfer portal, a source tells @247Sports .
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Herring was an offensive tackle in high school at West Bloomfield but moved to the interior in Ann Arbor. He was the No. 4 player in Michigan in the 2023 class and was the No. 287 recruit in the country, making him a four-star.
In his first year with the maize and blue, Herring appeared in just one game at right guard against the Indiana Hoosiers . This means he will have four years of eligibility remaining for his next program.
His departure comes at a bit of a surprise, but Michigan has been known to stockpile offensive linemen over the last five years or so. The Wolverines have had some of the most veteran groups in college football on their starting offensive line and have somehow managed to keep much of their depth intact.
They stayed true to that course in the transition to Sherrone Moore as they brought in Josh Priebe from Northwestern, who is expected to start at one of the guard spots this fall. Greg Crippen and Giovanni El-Hadi are favored to start at center and the opposing guard spot, with Raheem Anderson in the mix, too. All five starters for the Wolverines will likely be seniors or grad transfers this fall, so there was a chance Herring would see very limited action for the second season in a row.
With all the offseason changes, it shouldn’t surprise anyone some players are entering the portal. There have been five total in the spring window, with true freshman linebacker Jeremiah Beasley also entering the portal earlier Thursday.
While it certainly hurts Michigan’s depth, most of the big names and players who were expected to be starters have stayed put at this point, which counts as a huge win for the Wolverines in the first year of Moore’s tenure.