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Minnesota set to host Michigan RB transfer Cole Cabana
Gophers Nation can confirm that Minnesota will be hosting Michigan running back transfer Cole Cabana on a visit this week. The transfer portal officially opened on Monday and will stay open until December 28.
“Yeah, I’m going up,” Cabana told Gophers Nation when we reached out to the former four-star Rivals250 prospect.
The Golden Gophers are currently set to return lead running back Darius Taylor in 2025 but have four pending departures from the room in Marcus Major and Jaren Mangham both of whom have exhausted their eligibility, 2024 transfer Sieh Bangura, and fan favorite depth back Jordan Nubin.
Other backs currently on the Gophers roster include freshmen Fame Ijeboi, Jaydon Wright, and incoming freshmen Trey Berry and Grant Washington.
In his two seasons at Michigan, Cobana played in just one game, recording two attempts for six yards. The Dexter, Michigan native found himself behind a stable of high-quality running backs in both the 2023 and 2024 seasons including names such as Blake Corum, Donovan Edwards, and Kalel Mullings.
Cabana was the No. 215 player nationally and No. 5 all-purpose back in the 2023 recruiting class. He picked the Wolverines over Boston College, Cincinnati, Kansas, Louisville, Michigan State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Syracuse, and West Virginia among others.
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Dusty May is leaving Michigan for the Dallas Mavericks. What now?
Free Press sports writer Tony Garcia breaks down the “shocking” news of Michigan basketball coach Dusty May leaving for the NBA.
At the University of Michigan’s board of regents meeting on Thursday, June 25, interim president Domenico Grasso addressed the departure of former Michigan basketball coach Dusty May, calling the move a “bellwether” for college athletics.
May, who had reportedly agreed in principle to a contract extension with the Wolverines but had yet to sign it, left the program on Monday, June 22. One day later, he was in Brooklyn for the NBA Draft where his Dallas Mavericks selected his former player, Michigan forward Morez Johnson Jr., with the No. 9 overall pick.
“Our current system is in dire need of clarity and equitable reform,” Grasso said at the regents meeting. “Coach May told me that among his reasons for leaving were uncertainties and pressures involving the transfer portal and NIL support for student-athletes.
“He and I agree that the future of college sports is headed in the wrong direction.”
While Grasso did say the new “Protect College Sports Act” could provide “greater stability, clearer national standards and more consistent rules” to college athletics, he also said it has “deeply concerning provisions.”
“Rather than looking to conferences such as the Big Ten as models of athletic and academic excellence, it imposes restrictions that disproportionately affect the institution,” he said. “Among the most troubling provisions are targeted limits on conference expansion and realignment, as well as harmful restrictions on student athletes’ ability to benefit from additional NIL opportunities. These measures will reduce universities and conferences’ flexibility to adapt to changing conditions for student innovative opportunities.
“We want what’s best for the Big Ten and for Michigan. We are not going to sacrifice competitive advantage that we built for more than a century. We stand ready to work with legislators on a bill that will establish a system in which every university can compete and thrive for generations to come.”
May spent just two years in Ann Arbor but made a lasting mark on the program. He went 64-13 during his time, won the 2024-25 Big Ten Tournament championship, the 2025-26 Big Ten championship and finished his time in Ann Arbor defeating UConn, 69-63, to win the national championship on Monday, April 6.
“When my family and I came to Ann Arbor two years ago, we hoped we could help bring Michigan basketball back to where it belongs,” May said in a goodbye statement to U-M. “This wasn’t an easy decision. An opportunity came along that was right for my family and something I felt I needed to pursue, but that doesn’t change how much these last two years have meant to us.
“Thank you for trusting us, believing in us and making these last two years so much fun. It was an honor to coach at Michigan and wear the Block M.”
On Tuesday, June 23, Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel officially announced assistant basketball coach Mike Boynton Jr. would be appointed as interim head coach.
That set a clock for the transfer portal to open for U-M players on Friday, July 24, 31 days after Boynton’s appointment as interim.
Tony Garcia is the Michigan beat writer for the Detroit Free Press. Email him at apgarcia@freepress.com and follow him on X at @RealTonyGarcia.
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