Nate Marshall Leaves Michigan Football Program

The move removes a high-upside edge rusher from Michigan’s rotation with three regular-season games remaining and could affect the team’s short-term depth.

Overview

Michigan confirmed late Tuesday that sophomore edge rusher Nate Marshall has left the football program and spokesman Dave Ablauf said Marshall “made a personal decision to leave the team.”
Marshall was a 2025 four-star recruit ranked among the top pass rushers in his class and this season logged 11 tackles and two sacks while seeing a growing defensive role.
Coach Kyle Whittingham had said Marshall struggled in spring but had “grown up in the last eight months” and praised him as one of the team’s best pure pass rushers.
Reports provide no public explanation for the departure and outlets offered differing accounts, with some suggesting he was dismissed and others reporting he plans to enter the transfer portal, but those details remain unverified.
With three games left starting at Oregon, the loss reduces Michigan’s pass-rush depth and adds to broader roster and staff turbulence the program has faced this season.