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Michigan football has made no secret that it’s looking for some help on the interior defensive line.
With Mike Macdonald coming in and presumably bringing a 3-4 defense, the current personnel doesn’t have a shoo-in nose tackle as one would see in said scheme. Thus, the Wolverines offered grad transfer Tony Fair last week, and they extended another offer on Tuesday.
Jordan Whittley is departing from Oregon State, where in one season of play, 2019, he compiled 13 tackles, including three for a loss, in nine games. At 25-years old, Whittley is a grad transfer who stands 6-foot-1 and 358-pounds and came to the Beavers after going the JUCO route.
He reported his first offer since he’s been in the NCAA transfer portal on Tuesday, when Michigan came calling.
Excited to announce my first offer from the UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN #goblue 🐺🔵🟡 pic.twitter.com/jV5JvZjnG3
— Jordan Whittley 🦍😈 (@Thatjacka__) May 11, 2021
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It’s become more and more clear that the Wolverines will not sit by idly as it needs to shore up the defensive interior. Whether it’s a player like Fair, Whittley or perhaps Central Michigan transfer Mohamed Diallo, the maize and blue want to ensure that by fall, it has all the components needed to run the defense as Macdonald intends.
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