Cole Cabana

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Cole Cabana
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Cabana with the Michigan Wolverines in 2023
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Position Running back
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: (2004-12-19) December 19, 2004 (age 19)
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight198 lb (90 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Dexter (MI)
Career highlights and awards

Cole Cabana (born December 19, 2004) is an American football running back for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. He previously played for the Michigan Wolverines, and was a member of their national championship team in 2023.

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Early life

Cabana was born in 2004. His father, Mike Cabana, played football at the running back position for the 1994 Albion Britons football team that won the NCAA Division III national championship. [1]

Cabana attended Dexter High School in Dexter, Michigan. As a junior in 2021, he rushed for 1,688 yards with 24 touchdowns and added 368 receiving yards with four touchdowns. [1] As a senior in 2022, he led the team to a 12–1 record and tallied 2,434 all-purpose yards and 36 touchdowns, including 1,518 rushing yards (27 touchdowns), 472 receiving yards (six receiving touchdowns), and 444 return yards (three return touchdowns). [1] [2]

He was rated by ESPN and 247Sports as the No. 2 player in Michigan. He was also rated as one of the top running backs in the country, receiving the No. 5 ranking by Rivals.com and No. 6 by ESPN. [1] [3] Cabana also competed in track and field at Dexter, and was twice selected as an All-American sprinter. [2]

College career

Michigan

In February 2022, Cabana committed to play college football for the Michigan Wolverines football team. [4] He enrolled early at the University of Michigan in December 2022. [5] [6] In 2023, as a freshman Cabana saw limited action during Michigan's national championship season, carrying the ball twice for six yards.

In 2024, Cabana did not see any playing time or accumulate any statistics. On December 6, 2024, Cabana announced via social media that he entered the NCAA transfer portal. [7]

Minnesota

On December 15, 2024, Cabana transferred to the University of Minnesota, to play under Minnesota Golden Gophers football head coach P. J. Fleck. He has three years of eligibility after using a redshirt year. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Cole Cabana". University of Michigan. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Dexter's Cole Cabana is excited to be a Wolverine". The Sun Times News. December 22, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Cole Cabana". 247Sports. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  4. ↑ Davis, Tyler J. "Cole Cabana, one of state's top 2023 RBs, picks Michigan football over MSU". Detroit Free Press.
  5. ↑ Chengelis, Angelique S. (December 21, 2022). "Dexter's Cole Cabana to enroll early at Michigan, begin practicing this week". The Detroit News .
  6. ↑ Wickliffe, Greg (December 21, 2022). "Dexter 4-star RB Cole Cabana never wavered on Michigan football commitment". Mlive.com . Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  7. ↑ Knoop, Trent. "Former highly-touted Michigan Football RB enters transfer portal". Sports Illustrated.
  8. ↑ "Minnesota gets commitment from Michigan transfer RB Cole Cabana". 247Sports.
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