Michigan asked the portal for a kicker and lo the portal has provided, as Saline native son James Turner announced he's transferring back home after a solid career at Louisville. Thankful for my time at Louisville the last 4 years. Excited for this opportunity at the University of Michigan. GO BLUE! @UMichFootball — James Turner (@jamesturner004) April 28, 2023 Turner has been Louisville's kicker since the 2020 season, when he was named All-ACC honorable mention (13/15, long 50) for the first time. The second time was 2022 (20/22, long 48). The in-between 2021 season he was 14/22 with a long of 46 and a couple of missed extra points. But don't be scared; #CollegeKickers can happen to anybody! Since we're already into the 2023 recruiting posts I'm going to make this a profile/hello Frankenarticle.   Louisville transfer (HS: Saline, MI) – 6'0"/205       [via Twitter] Kornblue: not rated Kohl's nope Chris Sailer       5-star 5* (of 6), #20 Kicker 4*, #113 Punter YMRMFSPA KC Lopata Other Suitors none Previously On MGoBlog Never. Notes Sr/5th. Grad transfer. Works w Chris Nendick Film: Can kick in the snow. Sailer's camp. FGs from 19, 32, 37, and 47, 47, 48, 49 While doing the opponent previews last summer we started to notice everyone in the Big Ten had a competent kicker now because you can just go get one in the portal. High school (for reasons discussed below) is terrible at identifying who's good or not, and colleges heretofore have resorted to taking a leg off the list of the few who went to camps, filling in behind them with walk-ons, and hoping one of them hits. The portal allows bigger schools to skip that step, letting the 100 smaller programs sift out the competent guys for them. Michigan realized after spring ball that they needed better than asking their punter to do double-duty or hoping the freshman from Huron is a natural. Fortunately for them, Louisville's coach moved up to Cincinnati in the offseason before playing his new team in a bowl game, and wouldn't you know it, their very competent kicker from Saline was about to complete his degree. Nab! [After THE JUMP: Advanced kicking statistics, advance mustache talk.]

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