In pursuit of the No. 1 rated running back in the 2026 recruiting class, Savion Hiter, Michigan football is pulling out all the stops to show the athletic and bruising runner that he belongs in maize and blue.

Not many expected the Wolverines to have a slow go in the transfer portal after the Bryce Underwood recruitment. But, simultaneously, not many expected Michigan football to land some of the top talent in the country, either.

This season, Haynes carried the ball 79 times for 448 yards and seven touchdowns. He averaged 5.7 yards per carry this year. There is a reason why he was the top RB in the transfer portal. Haynes can play.

The Michigan Wolverines just dealt a hand to the Ohio State Buckeyes, which will have Ohio concerned when The Game reconvenes next November in Ann Arbor. Sherrone Moore is building his own version of the punishing Alabama Crimson Tide teams that dominated under Nick Saban's eye for almost two

The Michigan Wolverines are now taking running backs from Alabama. Former five-star running back recruit Justice Haynes entered the transfer portal and has chosen to leave the Crimson Tide in favor of the Wolverines.