Portal Out: Alan Bowman
Michigan has once again lost one of its podcasting athletes. Quarterback Alan Bowman announced he's in the portal, with a year of eligibility remaining.
Michigan QB Alan Bowman is in the @TransferPortal_ as a grad transfer, @InsideTexas has learned.@EJHollandOn3 @CSayf23 https://t.co/DX9BfKHTRD
— Joe Cook (@josephcook89) December 15, 2022
It bites that he can't stick around for the Playoff but teams are making their decisions now, so it's important for guys looking to find a place to play next year to be on the market sooner rather than later. UPDATE: Bowman will be with Michigan through the end of the season, while letting teams know he's available.
Update: I'm told Alan Bowman plans to ride out the rest of the season with Michigan. https://t.co/zmKhHBAGjW
— Aaron McMann (@AaronMcMann) December 15, 2022
Bowman transferred to Michigan in 2021 after making 16 starts at Texas Tech. At the time, he was expected to compete with Cade McNamara and JJ McCarthy for the starting job. A starter for TTU in 2018 under Kliff Kingsbury's Air Raid, Bowman lost most of his 2019 season to injury, earning a medical redshirt, and then lost his starting job in 2020. If you're wondering how a guy who committed to Kliff Kingsbury (in June 2017!) still has eligibility, well:
2018: Fr/Fr
2019: Medshirt/So
2020: COVID/Jr
2021: So/Sr
2022: Jr/5th
2023: Sr/6th
Told ya it was gonna get weird.
As a Michigan media person, Bowman earned a lot of fans, specifically for producing a refreshingly frank podcast with fellow backup (and fellow transfer out) Dan Villari last year.
As a Michigan quarterback, however, he never got higher than third on the depth chart, as McNamara seized the QB1 job last season, with McCarthy his up-and-coming backup. Even with McCarthy starting now and Cade in Iowa, Bowman wasn't likely to see the field, getting passed by 2020 walk-on Davis Warren (who had freshman eligibility this year) last spring. True freshman Alex Orji also assumed a role as wildcat back this season. Michigan doesn't have any more QBs coming in but seems comfortable moving forward with McCarthy and Warren for the foreseeable future, so Bowman wasn't likely to see the field again.
December 15th, 2022 at 9:10 PM ^
Glad he’s able to stick around for the ride with his team. Maybe we’ll get a couple more memorable sideline moments
December 15th, 2022 at 9:54 PM ^
You gotta love a kid that wants his Natty ring!
December 15th, 2022 at 10:50 PM ^
I'm glad he's sticking with the team until the end of the season. I wish other transfers out would do that. They were still part of this great season and they should see it to the end.
December 15th, 2022 at 10:55 PM ^
Programs here! Get your programs here! You Can't Tell the Players Without a Program!
December 16th, 2022 at 8:45 AM ^
This screams Davis Warren has been the official back up for a while now.... Which isn't surprising to me after what I saw this spring. I can't believe how much of this board believes we have no back up. I think we are in pretty good hands honestly with the QB situation in the portal era with our current QB1 and QB2. I hope Davis stays cause if he goes we are hurting as behind him remains all unknowns.
December 16th, 2022 at 9:10 AM ^
Warren was a steal as a preferred walk on. I think he gets his full scholarship this year or gets NIL to cover his tuition.
December 16th, 2022 at 10:51 AM ^
Bowman is showing what true class and character looks like unlike a couple of other that shall not be named....
For the ~30K fans that were at the Spring Game, this isn't too much of a surprise. Warren played VERY well, shockingly well actually.
From that day, I have been touting him as the next great story. His history is something that no one could have dreamed up. Warren can flat out play.
December 16th, 2022 at 9:09 AM ^
I never understood why Bowman came here. He must have thought he was going to play immediately but he was injury prone. I thought he must have come solely for the academics.
December 16th, 2022 at 12:40 PM ^
He lost about half his freshman season to injury too, left games at or around halftime twice because of a punctured lung. Threw for 2600 yards in the equivalent of seven games (six full games plus two halves) including one 600+ game that broke Mahomes's record for a B12 freshman.
He could have had a very different career.
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