In 2023, as Michigan football was gearing up for what ended up being a national championship season, then-head coach Jim Harbaugh mused at what the starting offensive line would look like. Noting the two transfers who had come in to be offensive tackles (LaDarius Henderson and Myles Hinton), along with the incumbent linemen and fellow transfer, center Drake Nugent, Harbaugh couldn’t help but wonder: how can we get Andrew Gentry on the field? After all, as Harbaugh said, he was too talented to ride the bench.
Gentry didn’t get that opportunity outside of special teams in 2023. Poised for a potential starting role at right tackle in 2024, sophomore Evan Link surprisingly beat him out. However, when Link went down with injury, Gentry got his chance.
But it was cut short after he sustained a season-ending leg injury. After the season, he decided a change of scenery would do him best, and he entered the transfer portal.
According to 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz, Gentry is expected to transfer to BYU to finish his college career.
Ex-Michigan offensive tackle Andrew Gentry is expected to transfer to BYU, @chris_hummer and I have learned for @cbssports/@247sports.
The 6-7, 330-pound Gentry, a former top-90 overall recruit, made two starts for Michigan this season.https://t.co/10Sz3YxlzO pic.twitter.com/gqru6UfQb9
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) December 24, 2024
Gentry would have been part of the 2020 class, and he originally had committed to Virginia to be coached by Bronco Mendenhall. However, as a Mormon, he went on a two-year mission trip before enrolling in college, and thus didn’t get to school until 2022. With Mendenhall gone, Gentry opted to sign with Michigan football instead.
Now signing with BYU, a Church of Latter Day Saints college, Gentry will have two years of eligibility remaining.