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Michigan Football hosted another wide receiver from the transfer portal on Sunday

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Michigan is in need of re-tooling its wide receiver corps ahead of the 2025 football season. The Wolverines are set to bring in three taller wide receivers from the 2025 recruiting class and Michigan has signed former Indiana wide receiver Donaven McCulley from the portal, but it appears the Wolverines are targeting at least one more playmaker to fill a void.

According to a latest report, Michigan was hosting UConn wide receiver Skyler Bell on Sunday. The junior led the Huskies in receiving this past season. In 12 games, the 6-foot playmaker hauled in 47 receptions for 783 yards and four touchdowns.

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Bell knows all about playing in the Big Ten Conference. He signed with Wisconsin back in 2021 as a three-star recruit. After spending three seasons with the Badgers, Bell transferred to UConn for the 2024 season. Bell redshirted in 2021, but was a factor for Wisconsin in both 2022 and 2023. In the two seasons he saw the field for Wisconsin, Bell caught 68 passes for 740 yards and six touchdowns before leaving the Badgers.

Bell would have one year of eligibility remaining to use if he would come to Ann Arbor. Michigan had already lost Tyler Morris to the transfer portal. The Wolverines didn't have much production from its receiving corps this past season and Michigan hopes to change that next season.

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Trent began writing and covering Michigan athletics back in 2020. He became a credentialed member of the media in 2021. Trent began writing with Sports Illustrated in 2023 and became the Managing Editor for Michigan Wolverines On SI during the 2025 football season. Trent also serves as the Publisher of Baylor Bears on SI. His other bylines have appeared on Maryland on SI, Wisconsin on SI, and across the USA TODAY Sports network. Trent’s love of sports and being able to tell stories to fans is what made him get into writing.

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