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Michigan, Kyle Whittingham should go after star Utah DB who just entered the portal

With the 2026 college football transfer portal officially open, we are seeing a major exodus for players at certain programs. As expected, Utah is being hit hard, as Kyle Whittingham has been replaced as head coach by Morgan Scalley. Could this lead to even more good news for the Wolverines?

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The Wolverines and Warde Manuel already took full advantage of things by hiring Whittingham to take over for Sherrone Moore. On Friday, however, big news came in with stud safety Tao Johnson revealing that he's saying goodbye to Salt Lake City and he'll now be looking for a new place to call home.