Everything in Ann Arbor appears to be falling apart as far as the Michigan football team is concerned, with offensive coordinator Jason Beck being fired, head coach Kyle Whittingham being seemingly on the hot seat, and there being a power vacuum with the athletic director being set to step down without a replacement in place.
And now, a promising young player is no longer with the team.
According to MLive's Aaron McMann, sophomore edge rusher Nate Marshall is no longer with the program. There is no indication as to why, who made the decision, or what's going on as it pertains to his departure.
Sophomore DE Nate Marshall has departed the Michigan football team, @MLive confirms.
— Aaron McMann | MLive.com (@AaronMcMann) November 10, 2026
Again, it's unclear as to why, but Whittingham had noted in the fall
that during spring ball, Marshall was in some trouble. But he had gotten better, and was in good standing. According to Marshall himself, he was missing class.
He said this in September:
"I'd say the biggest thing that I had to scale back on was missing class," Marshall said. "I was missing a lot of class earlier in the year, and that was just something I couldn't do, especially with this new coaching staff, so I had to hone in on that. I've actually done great with that. I got academic all-Big Ten."
There is no word as of yet if it's a reprise of his previous issues, new ones, or if Marshall departed of his own volition.
We'll continue to monitor this story as it develops.
This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: Michigan football loses promising young edge rusher Nate Marshall
