The Wolverines were hoping to right their wrongs by adding the No. 2 available transfer cornerback, Thaddeus Dixon. According to On3, Dixon was supposed to visit Ann Arbor on Sund

Former UMass wide receiver Anthony Simpson pledged to join Michigan football via the transfer portal on Sunday night, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

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Michigan’s football program addressed two of its most pressing offseason needs in the transfer portal Sunday night. The Wolverines received commitments from UMass receiver Anthony Simpson and Louisiana cornerback Caleb Anderson,

Ever since it landed Indiana wide receiver Donaven McCulley from the transfer portal, Michigan hasn't been able to seal the deal with any other playmaker to bri

Simpson, who spent two seasons at Arizona before transferring to UMass, is the second receiver the Wolverines have added from the transfer portal.

The 5-foot-11, 180-pounder is the second receiver Michigan has landed in the transfer portal this cycle, joining Indiana’s Donaven McCulley. He also is the 12th portal addition overall.

Michigan football has been more active in the transfer portal this year than perhaps any other, but some of the names of those who have come to Ann Arbor aren’t necessarily as well-known as what we’ve seen other teams get.

Michigan has added to its special teams through the transfer portal with the commitment of long-snapper Trent Middleton.

Graduate transfer cornerback Caleb Anderson, who played under LaMar Morgan at Louisiana, verbally pledged to the Wolverines.

Michigan football already got one transfer portal commitment on Sunday with former UMass and Arizona wide receiver Anthony Simpson pledging to the maize and blue. But the Wolverines weren’t done getting transfer portal pledges on the day.