Owen Wafle spent one season with the Michigan Wolverines. He is transferring to the Penn State football team for 2025.
Penn State landed its second post-Orange Bowl transfer commitment Saturday night, as former Michigan defensive tackle Owen Wafle announced he will play for the Nittany Lions in 2025. Wafle has four years of eligibility remaining after not seeing action during the 2024 Michigan Wolverines season. Earlier Saturday, Penn State received a transfer commitment from
Wafle, a New Jersey native who played at the Hun School, committed to Michigan's 2024 recruiting class in 2023. He did so a year after initially committing to Notre Dame. Wafle was a 4-star prospect, according to the, and the No. 6 player overall in New Jersey. The 6-2, 298-pound defensive tackle also was a 4-star prospect according to ESPN.
Penn State initially did not offer Wafle a scholarship but got involved when the defensive lineman entered the portal after Michigan's ReliaQuest Bowl win over Alabama. He joins a Penn State defensive line that will star tackle Zane Durant, whoto Penn State earlier Saturday. Penn State also lost defensive tackle T.A. Cunningham from the 2024 recruiting class to the transfer portal.and former Texas A&M defensive lineman Enai White.
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