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Michigan Football linebacker Enters Transfer Portal

This Michigan football linebacker is now in the NCAA transfer portal ahead of the Rose Bowl.

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12 months ago

December 28, 2023

Michigan football, transfer portal, baseball, Joey Velazquez

Dec 31, 2022; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Michigan Wolverines linebacker Joey Velazquez (29) against the TCU Horned Frogs during the 2022 Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Today, with the Rose Bowl just a few days out, Michigan football linebacker Joey Velazquez — who is also a member of the Wolverines’ baseball team — entered the NCAA transfer portal. Valazquez was a three-time letter winner in football (and a four-year winner in baseball) with the Wolverines, appearing in-game action from 2019-2022.

Michigan football linebacker, baseball left fielder enters NCAA transfer portal

Michigan football is now up to three transfer portal entries, with linebacker Joey Velazquez hitting the portal this afternoon just a few days out from the Rose Bowl Game against Alabama.

Michigan LB Joey Velazquez has entered the NCAA transfer portal, @On3sports has learned. https://t.co/l6HDDPGXQg pic.twitter.com/JnDwgnMobg

— Transfer Portal (@TransferPortal_) December 28, 2023

While Joey Velazquez has not seen much action during his career with the Wolverines, the former three-star Ohio recruit recorded seven tackles from 2021 through 2022 and was a major contributor to Michigan’s impressive special teams units. He also hit nine homeruns and batted .255 for U-M baseball over the past few years, leading the Wolverines to some impressive feats on the diamond as well as the gridiron.

Joey Velazquez joins CJ Stokes and Leon Franklin, a pair of running backs, as one of few Michigan football players to enter the transfer portal since it first officially opened ahead of the College Football Playoff.

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