Just over two weeks ago, Michigan running back Bryson Kuzdzal entered the NCAA transfer portal after contributing in the Wolverines' backfield for several games in the 2025 season.

What Michigan wants to be and what its roster will dictate could be two different things on defense in Whittingham's first season.

"We're happy to get out of here with a win tonight," May said Tuesday night after the Wolverines' 86-72 victory.

If Indiana can win the national championship, anybody can now win it. Now, doing so is MUCH easier said than done, but the Hoosiers’ natty will have a giant ripple effect on college football, and it will have an impact in East Lansing.

Michigan lost a lot of talent on defense and while it added some nice pieces, there seems to be more that's going out than coming in at this point.

Michigan Wolverines are expected to retain RB Bryson Kuzdzal, further stabilizing the roster after portal attrition.

The massive investment improved over 1,800 lane miles across the state, but the most expensive project won't be finished until 2027.

Fort, the sixth-year senior, buried a pair of midrange jumpers late in the first half to help MSU shake its offensive stagnancy, and Divine Ugochukwu hit a 3-pointer that gave the Spartans the slight cushion.