Mixed portal news for Michigan DBs as Young withdraws, Sanders goes

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As the transfer portal surges on for a two-week period, it more resembles a soap opera than college football. Especially for the maize and blue.

Michigan football is entering a new era, with Kyle Whittingham leading the charge. And though the team stuck together through the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, there have been a lot of players to enter the portal and find new spots. On Monday, one defensive back left for good, while another who was a surprise entry ended up returning.

It was just a few days ago that freshman cornerback Jayden Sanders — who was thrust into action in Week 2 — ended up shocking people in and around Ann Arbor by entering the portal. Though there was some hope that he could withdraw from the portal and return, ultimately, he chose to commit to Notre Dame on Monday.

While that's the bad news, there was some good news with another freshman defensive back.

One of the more surprising entries was safety Jordan Young, a player who came along late in the season — not unlike Rod Moore in his freshman campaign. There was hope he could return, but it had started to dwindle. However, he announced on Monday that he is coming back to Ann Arbor for his sophomore campaign.

With Young returning, the Michigan defensive back room still has (as far as established players) both starting cornerbacks (Zeke Berry and Jyaire Hill, as well as Shamari Earls), and a nice rotation of safeties (Young, Rod Moore, Mason Curtis, Jacob Oden, Kainoa Winston).

The Wolverines are still working on adding Utah cornerback Smith Snowden, who is also considering Notre Dame and Oregon. It's unclear whether the Irish's inclusion of Sanders helps Michigan's chances for the elite defensive back.

This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: Michigan loses Jayden Sanders but gets Jordan Young back

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