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totally a coincidence he’s there, I’m sure. 😜

Michigan set to be the latest to hire for this role through its partnership with Altius Sports Partners and a $255K salary allocation. Hail! Impact collective Founder Chin Weerappuli on the impact that could have: “We want Michigan to be on the cutting edge of NIL and know what others are doing and continue to push the envelope. Altius is going to, from what I’ve heard, really assist with that.” - Quoted from The Athletic's Austin Meek

Spoke with the father of 2025 five-star running back Jordon Davison this evening, the family had built a particularly close bond with Tony Alford while he was with Ohio State. Naturally, I asked about what Alford's presence means for the Wolverines' chances moving forward.

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Here are some quick notes

On Alford: "Him and Jordon have a great, very great, relationship. He played a big role in is recruitment and I respect coach Alford. He's a good coach."

On Alford's presence in Ann Arbor means for for the Wolverines: "It added a team for sure we will be coming to check out the school soon."

He added that a date had not been finalized but 'should be soon.'

As for U-M's run game, Mr. Davison mentioned that Jordon was a fan of Blake Corum and they both are planning to look into the running game more with Alford hired.

I will have more on this development as soon as they nail down a date to visit.

Spirit up 2-1 after 1!!!

two 24 team leagues. This could bring a 16 team playoff, With both leagues having a 6 team division, playing an 11 game conference schedule. Each league getting the winner of each division into the 16 team CFB. Then the 4 teams play a 13th game to decide where the 4 teams get seeded in the CFB play off. Then the B1G & SEC get 5 teams each into the CFB playoff leaving 6 spots open for the Big 12, (ACC if it survives) and the remaining G5 leagues. This makes the selection of the teams participating in the CFB playoff rather clean, YES or NO?

Keegan shares why he knew Michigan would beat Ohio State in 2021, the infamous scrum in '21, and the emotional moment Zak Zinter was injured in 2023. He also discusses how the team faced adversity and dealt with media pressure during signgate. With the NFL Draft right around the corner, Keegan tells us how he has been preparing, why Michigan offensive linemen are years ahead, and how he found time to watch some 2023 Michigan highlights.

Michigan Football learned about "signgate" like everyone else, through the media leaks and allegations.
For a team that knew their hard work and preparation was the reason for their success, Trevor Keegan says it was all just "fuel to the fire."
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I didn't know this site existed. Play by play and stats for Michigan games. Some games are missing. Some of the PDFs are not of good quality. But its fascinating to a weirdo like me.

http://www.umich.edu/~bhlumrec/athdept/fbstats/

Per his father, five-star running back Jordon Davison is on campus for a multi-day visit starting Wednesday. Big chance for the program to make a big swing here.

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Dusty May was very open about wanting an internal hire as his replacement. Now they’re going outside. Pretty much means assistants and players are ripe for the picking if they so choose.

Go Tigers🐅

From Georgia.

Confirmed from the Georgia side that John Collins, who was in a Player Personnel role, is leaving to head to Michigan to take its Assistant Director of Recruiting role.

It was heavily implied when Wisconsin guard Connor Essegian entered the transfer portal that there was mutual interest between the two parties, with Essegian "wanting" U-M.

While it took a few days for it to happen, as expected, we can confirm that Dusty May has reached out to Essegian and the two plan to speak more formally soon. May has been an admirer of his game for a while now.

More on this when I have it.

He is in Michigan tonight and departs on Friday night.

HUGE opportunity for Alford and Michigan to gain some ground.

Former Wolverine Jim Scarcelli joins the show and tells us what he saw when he attended a Michigan football practice recently. Scar also gives his opinion on the Dusty May hire.
Breakdown
Open 00:00-3:19
Practice overall 3:20-6:35
Trophy case 6:36-14:32
Tight ends 14:33-18:03
O-line 18:04-26:02
Skill positions 26:03-37:40
Odds & ends 37:41-50:00
Dusty hire 50:01-57:40
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Heard thru the grapevine Dusty spoke with Jason Rivera-Torres today.

After doing some digging, it certainly feels like there is legitimate interest between Wisconsin guard Connor Essegian and Michigan. Essegian announced on Sunday that he planned to enter the portal.

Per two separate sources, we are told that Essegian 'wants' U-M and May and that U-M is also interested as well.

I have yet to confirm that the two have made contact as of today but I feel like it's only a matter of time before it happens. With plenty of roster space available, May can offer Essegian a big role in the program.

I'll continue to dig and see where this goes.

Michigan Football needs to add depth and potentially a starter-caliber outside receiver this spring.
Here are four candidates currently in the portal that Michigan should target as spring additions.
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