Gophers defensive tackle Ali Saad is intending to transfer.
A source confirmed Tuesday the Michigan native had entered the NCAA transfer portal. Saad, at 6-3, 260, had just finished his first season with the team which he redshirted and did not see any game action.
Saad was a three-star recruit in coach P.J. Fleck's 2020 class.
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