A pair of Michigan players are joining quarterback Wilton Speight in transferring away from the Wolverines to continue their college careers.
Wide receiver Drake Harris and quarterback Alex Malzone announced Tuesday that they have been granted releases from the school and will seek graduate transfers.
A fifth-year senior next season, Harris said he was asked to come back to the team but felt his best option was to get a fresh start with a new program.
"I just feel like my time is up here," Harris told ESPN on Wednesday. "I'm looking for a fresh start and I need to go somewhere that I'll be able to showcase my talents.
"I have nothing but good things to say about Coach [Jim] Harbaugh and the University of Michigan. It's just unfortunate that things didn't work out how I wanted them to."
In an Instagram post, Harris thanked former coach Brady Hoke for fulfilling his dream of playing at Michigan and thanked Harbaugh for "helping me expound my athletic abilities and mold me into the athlete that I am today."
The former four-star recruit dealt with a hamstring injury his first season and never really got on track after that. He finished his time at Michigan, after briefly switching to defensive back and then back to receiver, with nine receptions for 60 yards.
Malzone announced his departure on Instagram and thanked the Wolverines' coaching staff. He will have two seasons of eligibility remaining.
He is the third quarterback to leave Michigan in the past two years. His departure will make redshirt freshman Brandon Peters the oldest quarterback on the roster heading into the spring.
Reports of freshman offensive lineman Ja'Raymond Hall also deciding to leave the program might have been premature. Hall might still end up leaving, but he tweeted that he has not made a final decision.
— JaRaymond Hall (@hall_american) November 29, 2017
Hall, an ESPN 300 recruit in the 2017 class, has yet to see game action for the Wolverines.