Michigan football is raiding the SEC via the transfer portal. The Wolverines got two transfers from Arkansas in TJ and Tevis Metcalf and former Belleville (Mich.) five-star defensive tackle Damon Payne, who played for four years at Alabama.
The SEC flair is continuing with the latest pledge to the maize and blue out of the transfer portal.
Earlier in the week, the Wolverines quietly hosted outgoing Georgia linebacker Troy Bowles, a former four-star rated No. 63 overall according to the 247Sports proprietary rankings coming out of the 2023 recruiting class. On Saturday, Bowles shut his recruitment down as he committed to the maize and blue.
BREAKING: Georgia transfer LB Troy Bowles has Committed to Michigan, he tells @on3sports
The 6’1 220 LB will have 3 years of eligibility remaining
Top 90 Recruit in the ‘23 Class (On3 Industry)
Son of Tampa Bay Buccaneers HC Todd Bowles
https://t.co/RlUbB6Fk7q pic.twitter.com/38ezdINdWX— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) December 21, 2024
Bowles is the son of Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles. Here is how he ranks according to the recruiting services in the transfer portal:
| * | Ovr | Pos | |
| 247Sports | 3 | 258 | 15 |
| On3 | 3 | 213 | – |
Bowles did not play in 2024 but appeared in three games in his freshman season, 2023. He notched five tackles in his short tenure with the Bulldogs. He is the sixth transfer portal commitment of the postseason, joining the aforementioned trio as well as former Indiana wideout Donaven McCulley and Cal Poly offensive lineman Brady Norton.
Michigan is targeting a quarterback still — notably Baylor QB Dequan Finn and Fresno State QB Mikey Keene — Alabama running back Justice Haynes, Arizona CB Emmanuel Karnley, Washington State DT David Gusta and OT Fa’alili Fa’amoe, Purdue TE Max Klare, and more.