Michigan just won the title. Why doesn't it feel like it? Why portal pressures spoil shining moments

Posted Apr 21, 2026
As the cheers, hugs and media crunch continued in the bowels of Lucas Oil Stadium after midnight, agents wasted little time texting the Michigan Wolverines' staff, trying to set up negotiations for players entering the portal. It's a problem quite literally every coaching staff in the country would have opted into. At the same time, how absurd is it? (CBS Sports)

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