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Michael Dwumfour is going to be quite close for his final go-round. So close, actually, that he’ll get a chance to play his now former team in 2020.
It was surprising news earlier this month when Dwumfour announced on Twitter that he was submitting his name into the NCAA Transfer Portal. With his subtraction, Michigan loses a player who commanded double teams, but who struggled this past year with health problems after suffering a labrum injury in fall camp.
Dwumfour opted to not play in Michigan’s turn in the VRBO Citrus Bowl, electing to have surgery to repair his labrum. Now on the mend, the Wayne (NJ) DePaul Catholic standout is heading home, as Dwumfour announced he will play at Rutgers.
I am coming home because I am all in! Can’t wait to join the F.A.M.I.L.Y. and get to work! #CHOP pic.twitter.com/hJ2hzCEudJ
— Michael DwumFour (@HON5H0) January 20, 2020
It’s a big win for returning-yet-new head coach Greg Schiano, especially as Dwumfour will be eligible immediately as a grad transfer. He has one year of eligibility remaining.
He will make for the second player on the Rutgers roster to transfer from Michigan, as Drew Singleton is a linebacker in Piscataway. Former Michigan CB Ross Taylor-Douglas, who also transferred there, is an assistant defensive backs coach at Rutgers, as well.