The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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JUNE/JULY 2026 ❱ THE WOLVERINE 17 PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL No. 10 Quarterback in the 2027 class is where Salt Lake City (Utah) West four-star Michigan quarterback commit Kamden Lopati ranks per Rivals, also checking in as the No. 115 overall prospect. 11 Points, 5 assists, 4 steals, 3 blocks and 2 rebounds for Michigan guard signee BRANDON MCCOY JR. (left) this spring at the Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Ore., as part of the USA's 102-100 overtime victory over Team World. 12th In the country is where Fox Sports ana- lyst Joel Klatt placed Michigan in his post- spring top 25 rankings, behind No. 1 Ore- gon, No. 2 Notre Dame, No. 3. Ohio State, No. 4 Indiana, No. 5 Georgia, No. 6 Miami (Fla.), No. 7 Texas, No. 8 LSU, No. 9 Texas A&M, No. 10 USC and No. 11 Oklahoma. "I think Michigan could have a pretty good football team," Klatt said. "I think the schedule is a little bit daunting for me, and it's that combination of [offensive coordinator] Jason Beck and [sophomore quarterback] Bryce Underwood. If that meshes well, this could be a really good football team. Listen, you guys know how I feel about Kyle Whittingham. This is one of the best coaches in America. He really is. And Michigan is in good hands." He's a highly talented kid, a five- star freshman, a hometown hero. He's done a lot for us this year. Just like he said, his role got a little dimin- ished. With a bigger role playing alongside Elliot [Cadeau], getting more minutes, get- ting more time to shine with the basketball — I feel like he's going to be able to showcase his abilities and scoring ability. I feel like once he gets confident, once he gets that going, nobody's going to be able to guard him." — Yaxel Lendeborg on sophomore guard TREY MCKENNEY [Wife] Anna and I, watched the last episode [of the 'Made For M a rc h ' d o c u s e r i e s o n Pa ra - mount+], and I just looked at her and said, 'Did that really happen?' She just smiled and kind of laughed, and we hugged each other and said, 'Yeah, that happened. And how did this happen? And why did this happen to us? How did we get here?' Those types of things. It was a pretty cool moment just with her and me." — Head coach Dusty May reflecting on the national championship Hopefully, I can learn a lot from him and we can go out and cause a lot of havoc." — Derrick Moore on playing alongside fellow former Wolverine Aidan Hutchinson after being drafted by the Detroit Lions with the No. 44 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft 734 Career points for 6-foot-1 guard/for- ward Courtney Og- den, a graduate transfer from Stanford joining the Michigan women's basketball program in 2026-27. The Atlanta native averaged 12.9 points and 4.3 rebounds in 30.8 minutes per game with 23 double- figure scoring outings for the Cardinal last season. 111 Wins for Michigan football dur- ing the College Football Playoff era (since 2014), which ranks ninth among all FBS programs, behind only Alabama (147), Ohio State (141), Geor- gia (137), Clemson (136), Notre Dame (119), Oklahoma (118), Oregon (116) and Boise State (115). 16th To the Cincinnati Bengals is where Michi- gan senior defensive end John Henry Daley landed in CBS Sports' "way-too-early" mock draft, the fourth-highest-picked edge rusher. The 6-foot-4, 247-pound Daley transferred in from Utah ahead of the 2026 campaign, following an 11.5-sack season last year. PHOTO COURTESY NIKE HOOP SUMMIT