ANN ARBOR – Jaden Mangham knew he was making a decision that would likely not be well-received, but he felt he had to make a move.

Mangham, who played at Birmingham Groves, spent the 2022 and 2023 seasons at Michigan State, where he made 12 starts at safety, including 10 in 2023. He was honorable mention All-Big Ten that season.

Then, when there was a coaching change at Michigan State, he decided to transfer, and after a couple visits to different programs, landed at in-state rival Michigan. Mangham wasn’t the first player to transfer from one rival to another, but it still stung. He will make his first trip to face Michigan State at Spartan Stadium on Saturday night now as a Wolverine when the teams meet for a primetime kickoff.

“I knew it was going to be crazy, but you can’t really th

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