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Michigan Football: Sophomore defender leading critical position battle
With fall camp set to kick off next week, head coach Sherrone Moore indicated that a sophomore defender is currently leading one of the most critical position battles heading into 2024. Speaking with reporters at Big Ten Media Days this week, Moore shared his thoughts about the Michigan secondary. Along with feeling great about the depth, he also singled out sophomore Jyaire Hill as the current leader to start at the cornerback spot opposite Will Johnson.
“Feel great about the depth,” Moore said on the secondary during Big Ten Media Days. “Obviously, you’ve got Will Johnson who is the best corner in college football. Opposite of him it could be a number of guys. The guy right now looks like Jyaire Hill, but Aamir Hall, Ricky Johnson has come in, Myles Pollard is making a push to get better. We’re excited about all those corners, we’ve got a lot of depth there.”
Considering how often his name was mentioned throughout spring ball, It’s not all that surprising that Hill is currently leading in that battle. At 6-2, 185 pounds, the scrappy sophomore has the size, speed, and mentality that are required to excel at the position. Having only appeared in four games as a true freshman in 2023, the biggest knock against Hill right now is his lack of experience. The good news is that the young corner has spent a year in the program learning from the top cornerback in all of college football.
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— Jyaire “Suga” Hill (@JyaireSuga) April 22, 2024
Although Hill is the current leader, it’s worth noting that Amir Hall – the FCS All-American corner from Albany – is set to enter the battle when camp kicks off next week. Hall, who’s entering his fourth season of collegiate football, has the same characteristics that make Hill such an appealing option at the position – but he also provides the experience.
Elsewhere in the secondary, there will be other critical position battles during fall camp. Not only does Michigan return veteran talent like Makari Paige and Quinten Johnson, but the Wolverines also added two transfer portal safeties in Jaden Mangham (Michigan State) and Wes Walker (Lousiville).
“Safety you’ve got Makari Paige obviously, unfortunate with Rod [Moore] and the injury there but feel like we’ve got some guys who have come in and can really help,” Moore said. “Having Quinten Johnson back is huge, Zeke Berry has really, really taken the steps necessary. Had a great, great spring. and excited to see him. We’ve got two transfers in the secondary with the safeties with Jaden [Mangham] and Wes Walker. We’ve got a lot of competition. As we say, the depth chart is ever-flowing. We never stop. We’ll continue to see who wins the job.”
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Michigan State defenseman Chase Reid went 7th overall to the Seattle Kraken, whose general manager is former Michigan player Jason Botterill.
Buffalo, N.Y. — The day after a school record-tying five Michigan State players and commits heard their names called at the 2026 NHL Draft, four more future Spartans joined them as NHL draft picks and broke another program record.
Michigan State finished the NHL Draft at Buffalo’s KeyBank Center with nine current and future Spartans drafted to the NHL, breaking a program high of eight draftees in both 1990 and 2025. NHL teams selected Michigan State commits Brooks Rogowski, Jonas Kemps, Nick Bogas and Cullen McCrate on Saturday’s closing day of the draft.
Rogowski, a center, was the first player off the board Saturday, going 33rd overall to Vancouver. Then left-shot defenseman Kemps went to Florida 98th overall in the fourth round and left-shot defenseman Bogas went to St. Louis at 139th overall in the fifth round. McCrate, a right-shot defenseman, went to Boston 216th overall in the seventh round to round out the group.
Defenseman Chase Reid (seventh overall, Seattle) headlined Friday’s group of five first-round picks that set a Michigan State record in one draft class. Nikita Klepov (15th, Anaheim), Ethan Belchetz (17th, Utah), Jack Hextall (30th, Calgary) and defenseman Tommy Bleyl (31st, Nashville) were also first-rounders.
Michigan State will set an NCAA record when its nine first-round draft picks hit the ice in 2026-27. That is the most on a college hockey roster in history, breaking the previous record of seven held by rival Michigan in 2021-22.
A defensive-first blueliner, Kemps comes from the USHL’s Chicago Steel, where he scored two goals and notched seven assists in 57 games played. The previous season, Kemps played in 49 games for the U.S. National Team Development Program’s U17 team and finished the year with no goals and eight assists. He will play for the WHL’s Seattle Thunderbirds next season before arriving in East Lansing for the 2027-28 season.
Bogas came from the NTDP, too, playing there this most recent season though he suffered an ankle injury in November that derailed his draft year. He got a lot of support from his family, including his dad and Michigan State alum Chris Bogas (1995-99), as well as his coaches.
“I’d just say I had a lot of support,” Bogas said. “My dad’s friends, they had very similar injuries, they reached out. And my coach Kevin Porter had a very similar injury. He helped me a lot, too. Just trust the process and it’s all gonna work out.”
He spent most of the year rehabbing the injury, returning in March and finishing the season with two goals and two assists in 37 games. He’ll join Kemps in Michigan State’s 2027-28 class. And though he even knows what NHL organization he could one day play for now, he doesn’t know where he’s going to play next season.
“I don’t really know yet,” Bogas said. “So, we’ll see. … It’s kind of out of my control again.”
McCrate, a 6-foot-2 defenseman born in Adrian, played the past two seasons in the USHL, scoring 30 points in 61 games for the Fargo Force in his draft year. He also played AAA for Little Caesars. Whether McCrate, 19, will play for Michigan State this season or next isn’t known.
Bogas following CCHA champion father to Michigan State
Bogas was born in Royal Oak, and he grew up a fan of Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall. And much like those “Kronwalled” hits used to pull fans out of their seats, Bogas once had an aunt come up with his own tagline, “Bogied,” when he lined someone up at 13. He says he models his game after the Swedish defenseman.
Bogas got to decide the Michigan State part of his journey without much interference from his father, who was the 148th overall pick of Toronto in 1996. Then again, seeing him stay so close to his old teammates, 1998 CCHA champions, made him want to follow the same path. He’s already got one close friend at Michigan State: Hextall, who will play for the Spartans this year.
“We played against each other like our whole lives, but we never really knew each other,” Bogas said. “He’d usually score a lot of goals against my team, but now we’re almost best friends. We basically talk every day, like it’s awesome. I can’t say enough good things about him.”
Even if Michigan State is one of the Big Ten’s record-setting hockey programs, Bogas’ interests are more in what comes when those records collect dust.
“I know the coaching staff is unbelievable, and the facilities are unbelievable,” Bogas said. “I think the lifelong memories and friends (my dad) made from Michigan State was a big part.”
Two players with Western Michigan ties drafted
If one of Western Michigan’s draft hopefuls had to wait through almost the whole draft to hear his name called, it was worth it: Bobby Cowan is a draft pick in the NHL.
Cowan went 205th overall to the New York Islanders, who drafted the rising sophomore in th seventh round. From Edina, Minn., Cowan had five goals and logged 24 points in 39 games as a freshman in the bottom six.
Cowan is one of two Western Michigan players or commits picked in the draft. The Broncos also had a fifth-round pick, 154th overall to Tampa Bay in Cooper Soller. The 5-10, right-shot forward from Los Angeles scored 26 goals and 49 points in 62 games for the USHL’s Sioux Falls Stampede. He will be back there this season before joining Western Michigan in 2027-28.
Western Michigan finished the season third in the NCHC and made the NCAA Tournament for the fifth straight year under Pat Ferschweiler, but the Broncos lost to eventual national champion Denver in a regional final. Western Michigan had beaten Denver in the Frozen Four en route to its 2025 national championship the year prior.
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Michigan lost out on a top wide receiver target in the 2027 class, as four-star Damani Warren announced his commitment to Texas A&M over the Wolverines on Friday.
The 6-foot-4, 210-pounder hails from Las Vegas, Nevada has been a top target for new Michigan wide receivers coach Micah Simon dating back to his time at Utah. He was originally offered by the previous coaching staff, but Simon picked up where they left off and built a genuine relationship with him throughout the recruitment.
Warren visited Ann Arbor for Victor’s Weekend, the biggest recruiting weekend of the summer for Michigan. The trip was viewed as a critical moment for the Wolverines to make their case, and Michigan clearly made a strong impression. But in the end, Texas A&M ultimately won out after also putting in a ton of work in his recruitment and making a big move the weekend prior during his official visit to College Station.
Michigan still has just one wide receiver committed in this recruiting cycle, four-star Quentin Burrell. Simon and the Wolverines will go back to the drawing board with so many wide receiver targets coming off the board this summer, including four-star Dakota Guerrant (Oregon), four-star Tre Moore (Washington) and others.
In-state three-star Tre Britton remains on the board, though he skipped his official visit to Ann Arbor last weekend and is currently predicted to commit to Missouri. If that prediction holds, Michigan could find itself with just one wide receiver in the 2027 class heading into the fall, a concern for a staff that has otherwise built one of the top recruiting classes in the country.
Simon has shown throughout this cycle he can identify and pursue talent at a high level. The wide receiver board will need to be restocked quickly, and how Michigan responds to this will be worth watching closely in the weeks and months ahead.
Powerball, Mega Millions jackpots: What to know in case you win
Here’s what to know in case you win the Powerball or Mega Millions jackpot.
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The Michigan Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at June 26, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Daily 3 numbers from June 26 drawing
Midday: 0-6-1
Evening: 1-0-2
Check Daily 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Daily 4 numbers from June 26 drawing
Midday: 9-1-7-7
Evening: 3-2-3-0
Check Daily 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Poker Lotto numbers from June 26 drawing
6C-6D-5H-3S-4S
Check Poker Lotto payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Fantasy 5 numbers from June 26 drawing
01-09-11-14-33
03-25-28-32-34
Check Fantasy 5 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Daily Keno numbers from June 26 drawing
01-03-07-16-20-24-25-26-35-37-40-55-56-58-59-63-66-68-75-76-77-80
Check Daily Keno payouts and previous drawings here.
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
All Michigan Lottery retailers can redeem prizes up to $600. For prizes up to $99,999.99, winners have the option to submit their claim by mail or in person at one of Michigan Lottery’s Regional Offices.
To claim by mail, complete a ticket receipt form, sign your winning ticket, and send it along with original copies of your government-issued photo ID and Social Security card to the address below. Ensure the names on your ID and Social Security card match exactly. Claims should be mailed to:
Michigan Lottery
Attn: Claim Center
101 E. Hillsdale
P.O. Box 30023
Lansing, MI 48909
For prizes over $100,000, winners must claim their prize in person at the Michigan Lottery Headquarters in Lansing located at 101 E. Hillsdale in downtown Lansing. Each winner must present original versions of a valid government-issued photo ID (typically a driver’s license or state ID) and a Social Security card, ensuring that the names on both documents match exactly. To schedule an appointment, please call the Lottery Player Relations office at 844-887-6836, option 2.
If you prefer to claim in person at one of the Michigan Lottery Regional Offices for prizes under $100,000, appointments are required. Until further notice, please call 1-844-917-6325 to schedule an appointment. Regional office locations are as follows:
- Lansing: 101 E. Hillsdale St. Lansing; Phone: 844-917-6325
- Livonia: 33231 Plymouth Road, Livonia; Phone: 844-917-6325
- Sterling Heights: 34700 Dequindre Road, Sterling Heights; Phone: 844-917-6325
- Detroit: Cadillac Place, 3060 W. Grand Blvd., Suite L-600, Detroit; Phone: 844-917-6325
- Grand Rapids: 3391-B Plainfield Ave. NE, Grand Rapids; Phone: 844-917-6325
- Saginaw: Jerome T. Hart State Office Building, 411 E. Genesee Ave., Saginaw; Phone: 844-917-6325
For additional information, downloadable forms, and instructions, visit the Michigan Lottery’s prize claim page.
When are Michigan Lottery drawings held?
- Daily 3 & Daily 4: Midday at 12:59 p.m., Evening at 7:29 p.m.
- Fantasy 5: 7:29 p.m. daily
- Poker Lotto: 7:29 p.m. daily
- Lotto 47: 7:29 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday
- Lucky for Life: 10:38 p.m. daily
- Daily Keno: 7:29 p.m. daily
- Millionaire for Life: 11:15 p.m. daily
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