{"id":16739,"date":"2025-04-19T16:06:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T16:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=16739"},"modified":"2025-04-19T16:06:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T16:06:43","slug":"michigan-football-secures-portal-commitment-from-two-year-sec-starter-on-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=16739","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Football Secures Portal Commitment From Two-Year SEC Starter on Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Michigan Wolverines won the national championship in the 2023-2024 season but slipped to the middle of the Big Ten pack in 2024-2025.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Sherrone Moore&#8217;s season did not go as planned, but it was capped off with wins over Ohio State and Alabama to end the season as his team finally flexed its full potential.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Big Ten surpassed the SEC as the best conference in the eyes of many college football fans, culminating with Ohio State&#8217;s national title, the second from a Big Ten team in as many years.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, word broke that the Wolverines had secured a transfer portal pledge from one a two-year SEC starter who could be in the mix for playing time from day one on coach Moore&#8217;s team.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"standard-img aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/nqfBM0L6sDLBMZ5qYvf3eQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/athlon_sports_articles_610\/c77ce295532a8ddb217254dbbd50a9b1\" alt=\"Michigan football gained a transfer portal pledge on Friday in Luke Bauer of Missouri. \u00a9 Eric Canha-Imagn Images\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><button class=\"lightbox-btn\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\" data-rapid_p=\"4\" data-v9y=\"1\"><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<div>Michigan football gained a transfer portal pledge on Friday in Luke Bauer of Missouri. \u00a9 Eric Canha-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Missouri Tigers punter Luke Bauer agreed to join the Wolverines as a transfer player according to Matt Zenitz of 247Sports and CBS Sports.<\/p>\n<p>Zenitz and colleague Chris Hummer uncovered the news before Zenitz shared it on his X account Friday along with a locker room picture of the Tigers punter.<\/p>\n<section class=\"consent\">\n<div class=\"tweet-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet content-tweet\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p>Missouri punter transfer Luke Bauer has signed with Michigan,\u00a0<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chris_hummer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:@chris_hummer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-rapid_p=\"12\" data-v9y=\"1\">@chris_hummer<\/a>\u00a0and I have learned for\u00a0<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:@cbssports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-rapid_p=\"13\" data-v9y=\"1\">@cbssports<\/a>\/<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/247Sports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:@247sports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-rapid_p=\"14\" data-v9y=\"1\">@247sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Was Missouri\u2019s starting punter the last two years.<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/10Sz3YwNKg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:https:\/\/t.co\/10Sz3YwNKg;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-rapid_p=\"15\" data-v9y=\"1\">https:\/\/t.co\/10Sz3YwNKg<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ehRw9nE3dl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:pic.twitter.com\/ehRw9nE3dl;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-rapid_p=\"16\" data-v9y=\"1\">pic.twitter.com\/ehRw9nE3dl<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u2014 Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz)\u00a0<a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mzenitz\/status\/1913338483634024923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-ylk=\"slk:April 18, 2025;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-rapid_p=\"17\" data-v9y=\"1\">April 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Bauer stands 6-feet, 5 inches tall and is a native of Saint Louis.<\/p>\n<p>He averaged 41.8 and 41.9 yards per punt during his only two college seasons, both of them with coach Eliah Drinkwitz&#8217;s team in Columbia, Missouri.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Michigan Wolverines won the national championship in the 2023-2024 season but slipped to the middle of the Big Ten pack in 2024-2025. 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