Welcome to our newest iteration of Inside The Fort.
We start with football recruiting …
Michigan will host two official visitors this weekend, and both are players we could see ending up in Maize and Blue.
Starting with the higher-ranked of the two, Fresno (Calif.) Clovis West five-star linebacker Caleb Kelly is definitely a priority for the staff. We’ve seen the current Michigan linebackers look just OK this season, especially from a pure athleticism standpoint, and the depth will be thinned in a major way after this season, thanks to graduation.
That’s where Kelly would be a huge upgrade, since he’s one of the most athletic linebackers in the nation for this cycle. He’d be the ideal player to fill that hole.
While many expect him to end up at Oklahoma over Michigan because of Fresno connections to the Sooners’ program, those people are over-estimating the influence of the particular Fresno players that have gone to Norman on Kelly himself.
While he doesn’t have friction with any of them, Kelly is not close friends with them (in fact, he runs in totally different circles), and despite all the training with “The DB Guru,” Tony Perry, those relationships just aren’t strong enough to make a major impact.
Players from the area are certainly comfortable going to Norman, and that could be familiar for Kelly, but the chance to be reunited with those from his area won’t make an impact.
That’s where this weekend’s visit to Michigan can be big. He and his mother will be on campus, and showing both of them that he’ll have a better opportunity to contribute in Ann Arbor than anywhere else (and that’s likely true, given the above-mentioned depth issues) is a key.
The story of Kelly’s recruitment won’t be told until he takes all five official visits, but we like where Michigan stands.
As for Keyshon Camp, the three-star out of Lakeland (Fla.) Lake Gibson is an interesting prospect. He’s a little way down the staff’s recruiting board at defensive tackle (behind five-star Rashan Gary and four-star Chris Daniels, at least), but he’s still a “take” for the staff.
Of course, he’s committed to USC right now, so the risk of an immediate flip is a little remote.
That said, his connection to former teammate (and Michigan freshman defensive end) Reuben Jones is a strong one, and that relationship could be meaningful if the Wolverines’ staff really wants to push for him.
He was considered extremely likely to pick Miami or Florida State before surprising with his Trojans’ pledge, so we wouldn’t be stunned if he ultimately plays closer to home. Both Michigan and USC, however, will have their opportunity to say something about it.
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We’ve covered the reclassification of Vieux Montreal (Quebec) cornerback Benjamin St-Juste extensively this week, but would like to point out again that the staff has been clear this is what they wanted for the 6-3, 180-pounder: his being an early enrollee in the 2017 class is the best possible outcome.
While he’s physically gifted, he showed at Michigan’s camp that he’s pretty raw, and needs to refine his technique, going against the caliber of player that he’ll see in college. That’s not something he’s going to get much of in Canada, but getting a semester head start (and a spring ball under his belt) on his college career will help him, and another year to focus on his physical development and English-language skills should ensure a smooth transition.
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Michigan’s coaching staff has taken recruiting to another level when it comes to the staffing and resources poured into that area of the program. That’s no surprise: Director of Player Personnel Chris Partridge and Recruiting Coordinator Matt Doherty have been on campus for months now. However, after what may be considered a slow start, at least in this particular area of the program, former wide receivers coach Erik Campbell is stepping up his game.
While few of them are future stars, he’s been reaching out to just about every football prospect in the state in recent weeks, helping get as many of those kids on-campus as possible.
He was a good recruiter in the state during his previous stint in Michigan, and helped Iowa land the likes of Kevonte Martin, Desmond King, and Jake Duzey out of the Detroit area. He’s a good recruiter, and familiar with the lay of the land here.
His role at this point is more about making initial contact and keeping lines of communication open than about trying to reel in commitments. However, that’s a good position for Michigan to have, especially from the uncomfortable spot of being behind an in-state rival on the field in recent years.
Open lines of communication and visiting, etc., with players and their high schools around the state will have Michigan poised to jump on any high-level prospect should one emerge, and to be first to jump on underclassmen that they uncover through building these relationships with high school programs.
A serious of ambiguous tweets (some that have been deleted) by four-star in-state running back commitment Matt Falcon have raised some eyebrows this week, as Falcon seemed to intimate that he and Michigan might be parting ways. That’s not the case.
Here is what we want to say on the matter. Falcon is a very talented back – it’s our opinion he could have challenged for five-star status if healthy this year – but the problem is that he’s rarely healthy. He’s missed significant portions of every season, and is scheduled to sit the entirety of his senior year with another ACL injury.
This puts both Michigan and the player in a tight spot. The Wolverines like what they have in Falcon, but need confidence that he’s going to be able to play (and at this point, low confidence in that may be warranted). For his part, Falcon wants to play at Michigan, but he wants to know that he’ll have the opportunity to work back to health and see the field.
This can go multiple ways, but U-M can’t rest and cut off all pursuit of other backs if they don’t know what the long-term status of Falcon is going to be. The coaches want two in the class, with Kingston Davis also committed and “athlete” types like Kiante Enis and Chris Evans also capable of playing the position.
Falcon considers himself solidly committed to Michigan, but he’s definitely keeping an eye on what Michigan does. At this point, any movement toward not being committed would be initiated on U-M’s end.
They’re continuing to monitor his health and his determination to recover completely – and their shot at some other running backs – before making that determination.
What neither party wants to do is drag this out until Signing Day. Michigan wants to know for sure what their running back options are (including Falcon’s health), and Falcon wants to know for sure what his opportunity will be to see the field for U-M.
It’s a tenuous situation for now, with both parties taking a wait-and-see-approach.
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We’ll include this one in the recruiting space but it’s really about a potential transfer.
After just one collegiate game, the top tight end in the 2015 class, four-star Chris Clark out of Avon, Conn., has left UCLA. Clark spurned the Wolverines for the Bruins on National Signing Day back in February but after just a few weeks on campus, realized that Westwood was not for him.
Michigan finished second for his services and now that Clark is, essentially, back on the market, many see the Wolverines as a possible destination for him. While Michigan hasn’t completely closed the door on Clark, it would take some special circumstances for him to end up in Ann Arbor, and U-M should not be considered the favorite.
Clark, once committed to North Carolina and Michigan before ultimately signing with UCLA, has owned his poor decision to commit to the Bruins wants to do right by his next school, but for that to be U-M, he might have to jump through some hoops to make it happen.
Clark didn’t come to his decision to leave UCLA lightly but also revealed some immaturity in his decision-making, acknowledging that he overlooked the fact that the Bruins do not have a tight-end-specific coach, and in whatever program he ultimately lands, he wants to make the decision that is best for his development.
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Moving on to the current football team …
When Jim Harbaugh announced last Saturday that Shane Morris wouldn’t go into the game to take a knee, but that he was Michigan’s No. 2 quarterback, the comment needed a follow-up, and we got that from Harbaugh on Monday, when he said it was a consideration that they could redshirt Morris this season if they did not need him for game action.
What that means, of course, is that in late-game situations, if U-M leads comfortably, we’ll see redshirt freshman Wilton Speight or another QB take reps. Morris will stand on the sideline as to not burn his potential redshirt.
That’s a dangerous game indeed … if grad-senior Jake Rudock were to get injured or if he was ineffective and needed to be pulled, the Wolverines’ No. 2 signal-caller would have no game experience this season. However, those inside Schembechler Hall are not worried about that – in their opinion Morris has been in plenty of games his first two years to be able to step into the huddle and feel confident in the pocket.
Many have speculated that the decision to potentially redshirt Morris also signifies that the junior intends to transfer after this season, giving him two years to compete for the starting job someplace else.
A source close to the football program says that is not true, though.
“If he wanted out, he’d be out right now – it makes a whole lot more sense for him to transfer now, avoid any risk of losing the redshirt, and then being able to play a year from now, but that’s not what he’s doing,” the source said.
“Honestly, there are a lot of impressed football coaches because he’s essentially saying, ‘Whatever the team needs of me this year, even if it means playing a handful of snaps and burning the redshirt, I’m here for the team.’
“That’s the kind of attitude we didn’t really see the past couple of years. There was no sense of self-sacrifice for the better of the team, but it’s starting to come back.
“From what I hear, Shane has every intention of coming back in 2016 and competing for the job.”
The competition will be fierce, though. Michigan players have commented that John O’Korn, who is redshirting after transferring in from Houston and will be a redshirt junior next fall, is wowing on the scout team, giving him a headstart on his teammates.
“Honestly, what you essentially have is a kid like Jake Rudock that has a very high football IQ, but with better physical skills. He throws a better deep ball, he can scoot, and he throws really well on the run,” the same football insider shared. “He’s kind of like a Tony Romo type in terms of physical talent.”
Moving on to the running backs, junior De’Veon Smith’s performance last weekend was critical to the arc for the ball carriers this season.
There was a little bit of panic after week one, as Smith, junior Derrick Green and redshirt sophomore Ty Isaac didn’t really show much. Yes, the offensive line play was poor but as one observer noted, “There was enough opportunity in that game for a really good running back to make some things happen.”
Smith missed a few holes, Green was still running tentatively and Isaac just hasn’t shown enough consistency in practice (and is a significant liability in pass-protection) that the coaches were eager to bring redshirt junior Drake Johnson back into the fold.
However, with Smith going off for 126 yards and Green running with much greater grit and effort against Oregon State, Michigan does not need to rush Johnson back. He can slowly ease his way into the lineup, picking up a handful of additional carries this week, next weekend and against Maryland Oct. 3 before the coaches feel they will truly need someone with his dynamic ability.
But don’t sleep on Green and Isaac either. One former football employee that saw Green every day for two years thinks the light bulb may have gone on.
“The biggest knock on Derrick was that he didn’t show patience and that he didn’t use his size to his advantage, but you watch the Oregon State game, and he did both really, really well,” the former staffer said. “That was the best I’ve seen him run in a game, and I’d be surprised if he doesn’t get the chance to carry the ball some in the first half this weekend to see if he can build on that.”
Isaac meanwhile has “skill you can’t teach” but “they’re not going to give him Smith carries unless he starts really putting in the effort and consistency in practice.”
Isaac may be a “gamer” but as we saw last week with his poor recognition of a blitzing linebacker (a deft play by Rudock where he avoided the would-be-tackler and completed a pass to redshirt junior Ian Bunting), practice habits translate over.
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To basketball and recruiting, starting with the rest of the story on Michigan’s 2016 point guard recruiting …
As everyone knows, Michigan had targeted Detroit U-D Jesuit’s Cassius Winston early in the process and was prepared to ride it out with him until the very end. A big part of the reason for that … because they led, they knew it and Winston himself had indicated it.
In fact, when Winston was talking about pushing his visit back from Sept. 19 to Sept. 26 because of his homecoming dance, he even indicated it would very well be worth the wait for the Wolverines (“95 percent,” per those closest to it).
That created a conundrum. Michigan had Lima, Ohio, Senior High’s Xavier Simpson (5-11, Rivals.com’s No. 87 senior) on hold, but he had been showing interest since early August. And while it was clear Winston loved Michigan and frequently communicated with the U-M coaches, his family wasn’t quite as communicative.
As we indicated not long ago, the vibe on his last trip to U-M was somewhat neutral, at least from that side of it.
“Know that Cassius wanted to be at Michigan,” another impeccable source said … at the same time, the Wolverines had been burned before (and in this class) by a kid who loved U-M, but whose family didn’t seem to be firmly on board. And it turned out they weren’t.
“Tyus Battle wasn’t 95 percent – he was 100 percent,” one source noted. “And we saw what happened there.”
Simpson and his dad made no secret of the fact that they wanted to be at Michigan. They were all on board with no looking back, having talked to Trey Burke’s dad, Benji, and found exactly what they were looking for at U-M.
Michigan, too, found its right fit in a kid who was busting down the doors to get to U-M, with full support from his family. When Winston tweeted “Michigan is no longer an option,” it was because the Wolverines had moved on, even though they were still the favorite to land him.
Had there been a huge talent disparity there (and there isn’t, which even rival writers have pointed out), maybe you wait. Beilein and his staff decided they couldn’t, taking the sure thing in a kid who played extremely well over the summer.
As for the rest of the 2016s … from now on, it’s all about attrition and what may or may not happen in the spring. Minneapolis shooting guard Amir Coffey is probably going to pledge to Minnesota soon, and 2016 Utah standout Brendan Bailey (No. 61) will be doing mission work and won’t start playing ball until he gets back. U-M and Gonzaga are thought to be the big two for Thurl Bailey’s son.
The coaching staff has been on the road watching 2017s and 2018s closely, and they have made inroads with many, including Milwaukee area standout Jordan Poole (6-4, No. 103), who they like very much as a combo guard. Watch for some more information on him later today.
- Thanks for reading.
We start with football recruiting …
Michigan will host two official visitors this weekend, and both are players we could see ending up in Maize and Blue.
Starting with the higher-ranked of the two, Fresno (Calif.) Clovis West five-star linebacker Caleb Kelly is definitely a priority for the staff. We’ve seen the current Michigan linebackers look just OK this season, especially from a pure athleticism standpoint, and the depth will be thinned in a major way after this season, thanks to graduation.
That’s where Kelly would be a huge upgrade, since he’s one of the most athletic linebackers in the nation for this cycle. He’d be the ideal player to fill that hole.
While many expect him to end up at Oklahoma over Michigan because of Fresno connections to the Sooners’ program, those people are over-estimating the influence of the particular Fresno players that have gone to Norman on Kelly himself.
While he doesn’t have friction with any of them, Kelly is not close friends with them (in fact, he runs in totally different circles), and despite all the training with “The DB Guru,” Tony Perry, those relationships just aren’t strong enough to make a major impact.
Players from the area are certainly comfortable going to Norman, and that could be familiar for Kelly, but the chance to be reunited with those from his area won’t make an impact.
That’s where this weekend’s visit to Michigan can be big. He and his mother will be on campus, and showing both of them that he’ll have a better opportunity to contribute in Ann Arbor than anywhere else (and that’s likely true, given the above-mentioned depth issues) is a key.
The story of Kelly’s recruitment won’t be told until he takes all five official visits, but we like where Michigan stands.
As for Keyshon Camp, the three-star out of Lakeland (Fla.) Lake Gibson is an interesting prospect. He’s a little way down the staff’s recruiting board at defensive tackle (behind five-star Rashan Gary and four-star Chris Daniels, at least), but he’s still a “take” for the staff.
Of course, he’s committed to USC right now, so the risk of an immediate flip is a little remote.
That said, his connection to former teammate (and Michigan freshman defensive end) Reuben Jones is a strong one, and that relationship could be meaningful if the Wolverines’ staff really wants to push for him.
He was considered extremely likely to pick Miami or Florida State before surprising with his Trojans’ pledge, so we wouldn’t be stunned if he ultimately plays closer to home. Both Michigan and USC, however, will have their opportunity to say something about it.
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We’ve covered the reclassification of Vieux Montreal (Quebec) cornerback Benjamin St-Juste extensively this week, but would like to point out again that the staff has been clear this is what they wanted for the 6-3, 180-pounder: his being an early enrollee in the 2017 class is the best possible outcome.
While he’s physically gifted, he showed at Michigan’s camp that he’s pretty raw, and needs to refine his technique, going against the caliber of player that he’ll see in college. That’s not something he’s going to get much of in Canada, but getting a semester head start (and a spring ball under his belt) on his college career will help him, and another year to focus on his physical development and English-language skills should ensure a smooth transition.
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Michigan’s coaching staff has taken recruiting to another level when it comes to the staffing and resources poured into that area of the program. That’s no surprise: Director of Player Personnel Chris Partridge and Recruiting Coordinator Matt Doherty have been on campus for months now. However, after what may be considered a slow start, at least in this particular area of the program, former wide receivers coach Erik Campbell is stepping up his game.
While few of them are future stars, he’s been reaching out to just about every football prospect in the state in recent weeks, helping get as many of those kids on-campus as possible.
He was a good recruiter in the state during his previous stint in Michigan, and helped Iowa land the likes of Kevonte Martin, Desmond King, and Jake Duzey out of the Detroit area. He’s a good recruiter, and familiar with the lay of the land here.
His role at this point is more about making initial contact and keeping lines of communication open than about trying to reel in commitments. However, that’s a good position for Michigan to have, especially from the uncomfortable spot of being behind an in-state rival on the field in recent years.
Open lines of communication and visiting, etc., with players and their high schools around the state will have Michigan poised to jump on any high-level prospect should one emerge, and to be first to jump on underclassmen that they uncover through building these relationships with high school programs.
A serious of ambiguous tweets (some that have been deleted) by four-star in-state running back commitment Matt Falcon have raised some eyebrows this week, as Falcon seemed to intimate that he and Michigan might be parting ways. That’s not the case.
Here is what we want to say on the matter. Falcon is a very talented back – it’s our opinion he could have challenged for five-star status if healthy this year – but the problem is that he’s rarely healthy. He’s missed significant portions of every season, and is scheduled to sit the entirety of his senior year with another ACL injury.
This puts both Michigan and the player in a tight spot. The Wolverines like what they have in Falcon, but need confidence that he’s going to be able to play (and at this point, low confidence in that may be warranted). For his part, Falcon wants to play at Michigan, but he wants to know that he’ll have the opportunity to work back to health and see the field.
This can go multiple ways, but U-M can’t rest and cut off all pursuit of other backs if they don’t know what the long-term status of Falcon is going to be. The coaches want two in the class, with Kingston Davis also committed and “athlete” types like Kiante Enis and Chris Evans also capable of playing the position.
Falcon considers himself solidly committed to Michigan, but he’s definitely keeping an eye on what Michigan does. At this point, any movement toward not being committed would be initiated on U-M’s end.
They’re continuing to monitor his health and his determination to recover completely – and their shot at some other running backs – before making that determination.
What neither party wants to do is drag this out until Signing Day. Michigan wants to know for sure what their running back options are (including Falcon’s health), and Falcon wants to know for sure what his opportunity will be to see the field for U-M.
It’s a tenuous situation for now, with both parties taking a wait-and-see-approach.
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We’ll include this one in the recruiting space but it’s really about a potential transfer.
After just one collegiate game, the top tight end in the 2015 class, four-star Chris Clark out of Avon, Conn., has left UCLA. Clark spurned the Wolverines for the Bruins on National Signing Day back in February but after just a few weeks on campus, realized that Westwood was not for him.
Michigan finished second for his services and now that Clark is, essentially, back on the market, many see the Wolverines as a possible destination for him. While Michigan hasn’t completely closed the door on Clark, it would take some special circumstances for him to end up in Ann Arbor, and U-M should not be considered the favorite.
Clark, once committed to North Carolina and Michigan before ultimately signing with UCLA, has owned his poor decision to commit to the Bruins wants to do right by his next school, but for that to be U-M, he might have to jump through some hoops to make it happen.
Clark didn’t come to his decision to leave UCLA lightly but also revealed some immaturity in his decision-making, acknowledging that he overlooked the fact that the Bruins do not have a tight-end-specific coach, and in whatever program he ultimately lands, he wants to make the decision that is best for his development.
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Moving on to the current football team …
When Jim Harbaugh announced last Saturday that Shane Morris wouldn’t go into the game to take a knee, but that he was Michigan’s No. 2 quarterback, the comment needed a follow-up, and we got that from Harbaugh on Monday, when he said it was a consideration that they could redshirt Morris this season if they did not need him for game action.
What that means, of course, is that in late-game situations, if U-M leads comfortably, we’ll see redshirt freshman Wilton Speight or another QB take reps. Morris will stand on the sideline as to not burn his potential redshirt.
That’s a dangerous game indeed … if grad-senior Jake Rudock were to get injured or if he was ineffective and needed to be pulled, the Wolverines’ No. 2 signal-caller would have no game experience this season. However, those inside Schembechler Hall are not worried about that – in their opinion Morris has been in plenty of games his first two years to be able to step into the huddle and feel confident in the pocket.
Many have speculated that the decision to potentially redshirt Morris also signifies that the junior intends to transfer after this season, giving him two years to compete for the starting job someplace else.
A source close to the football program says that is not true, though.
“If he wanted out, he’d be out right now – it makes a whole lot more sense for him to transfer now, avoid any risk of losing the redshirt, and then being able to play a year from now, but that’s not what he’s doing,” the source said.
“Honestly, there are a lot of impressed football coaches because he’s essentially saying, ‘Whatever the team needs of me this year, even if it means playing a handful of snaps and burning the redshirt, I’m here for the team.’
“That’s the kind of attitude we didn’t really see the past couple of years. There was no sense of self-sacrifice for the better of the team, but it’s starting to come back.
“From what I hear, Shane has every intention of coming back in 2016 and competing for the job.”
The competition will be fierce, though. Michigan players have commented that John O’Korn, who is redshirting after transferring in from Houston and will be a redshirt junior next fall, is wowing on the scout team, giving him a headstart on his teammates.
“Honestly, what you essentially have is a kid like Jake Rudock that has a very high football IQ, but with better physical skills. He throws a better deep ball, he can scoot, and he throws really well on the run,” the same football insider shared. “He’s kind of like a Tony Romo type in terms of physical talent.”
Moving on to the running backs, junior De’Veon Smith’s performance last weekend was critical to the arc for the ball carriers this season.
There was a little bit of panic after week one, as Smith, junior Derrick Green and redshirt sophomore Ty Isaac didn’t really show much. Yes, the offensive line play was poor but as one observer noted, “There was enough opportunity in that game for a really good running back to make some things happen.”
Smith missed a few holes, Green was still running tentatively and Isaac just hasn’t shown enough consistency in practice (and is a significant liability in pass-protection) that the coaches were eager to bring redshirt junior Drake Johnson back into the fold.
However, with Smith going off for 126 yards and Green running with much greater grit and effort against Oregon State, Michigan does not need to rush Johnson back. He can slowly ease his way into the lineup, picking up a handful of additional carries this week, next weekend and against Maryland Oct. 3 before the coaches feel they will truly need someone with his dynamic ability.
But don’t sleep on Green and Isaac either. One former football employee that saw Green every day for two years thinks the light bulb may have gone on.
“The biggest knock on Derrick was that he didn’t show patience and that he didn’t use his size to his advantage, but you watch the Oregon State game, and he did both really, really well,” the former staffer said. “That was the best I’ve seen him run in a game, and I’d be surprised if he doesn’t get the chance to carry the ball some in the first half this weekend to see if he can build on that.”
Isaac meanwhile has “skill you can’t teach” but “they’re not going to give him Smith carries unless he starts really putting in the effort and consistency in practice.”
Isaac may be a “gamer” but as we saw last week with his poor recognition of a blitzing linebacker (a deft play by Rudock where he avoided the would-be-tackler and completed a pass to redshirt junior Ian Bunting), practice habits translate over.
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To basketball and recruiting, starting with the rest of the story on Michigan’s 2016 point guard recruiting …
As everyone knows, Michigan had targeted Detroit U-D Jesuit’s Cassius Winston early in the process and was prepared to ride it out with him until the very end. A big part of the reason for that … because they led, they knew it and Winston himself had indicated it.
In fact, when Winston was talking about pushing his visit back from Sept. 19 to Sept. 26 because of his homecoming dance, he even indicated it would very well be worth the wait for the Wolverines (“95 percent,” per those closest to it).
That created a conundrum. Michigan had Lima, Ohio, Senior High’s Xavier Simpson (5-11, Rivals.com’s No. 87 senior) on hold, but he had been showing interest since early August. And while it was clear Winston loved Michigan and frequently communicated with the U-M coaches, his family wasn’t quite as communicative.
As we indicated not long ago, the vibe on his last trip to U-M was somewhat neutral, at least from that side of it.
“Know that Cassius wanted to be at Michigan,” another impeccable source said … at the same time, the Wolverines had been burned before (and in this class) by a kid who loved U-M, but whose family didn’t seem to be firmly on board. And it turned out they weren’t.
“Tyus Battle wasn’t 95 percent – he was 100 percent,” one source noted. “And we saw what happened there.”
Simpson and his dad made no secret of the fact that they wanted to be at Michigan. They were all on board with no looking back, having talked to Trey Burke’s dad, Benji, and found exactly what they were looking for at U-M.
Michigan, too, found its right fit in a kid who was busting down the doors to get to U-M, with full support from his family. When Winston tweeted “Michigan is no longer an option,” it was because the Wolverines had moved on, even though they were still the favorite to land him.
Had there been a huge talent disparity there (and there isn’t, which even rival writers have pointed out), maybe you wait. Beilein and his staff decided they couldn’t, taking the sure thing in a kid who played extremely well over the summer.
As for the rest of the 2016s … from now on, it’s all about attrition and what may or may not happen in the spring. Minneapolis shooting guard Amir Coffey is probably going to pledge to Minnesota soon, and 2016 Utah standout Brendan Bailey (No. 61) will be doing mission work and won’t start playing ball until he gets back. U-M and Gonzaga are thought to be the big two for Thurl Bailey’s son.
The coaching staff has been on the road watching 2017s and 2018s closely, and they have made inroads with many, including Milwaukee area standout Jordan Poole (6-4, No. 103), who they like very much as a combo guard. Watch for some more information on him later today.
- Thanks for reading.
