I had the opportunity to speak with DJ Waller's high school coach, Seth Antram, tonight before Waller visits Ann Arbor this weekend.

Story on Antram's perspective on the three-star prospect:

https://michigan.rivals.com/news/dj-waller-s-high-school-coach-he-s-a-game-changer-

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Maybe classic home unis?

Breakdown
Ronnie Bell 00:00-:30
Open :31-3:30
Michigan v Pitt 3:31-15:07
Feedback: UM a #1 seed & snow & football 15:08-22:25
UM stats 22:26-30:44
How good is UM's defense 30:45-38:00
Feedback: Football weather, '97 defense & UM v OSU 38:01-44:45
Fithian, Illinois 44:46-47:43
How good is Michigan defense 47:44-57:19
Prediction for Saturday 57:20-59:55
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Decommitted from Ohio St. I know Michigan was a finalist. Any chance Michigan makes contact?

Welcome back to another HQH update, this one is for Illinois week. After speaking with a handful of sources, I have a general idea of what the availability situation will look like for Illinois on Saturday.

Let's get started.

- It certainly sounds like Donovan Edwards WILL NOT play against Illinois on Saturday. This is a precautionary sit, they want to give him some rest before the big one next week. He has not practiced at all this week so I highly doubt things are expected to change leading up to Saturday.
- Trevor Keegan is also trending toward being out for a second week. His status remains up in the air for Saturday. Leaning more towards doubtful.
- Luke Schoonmaker returned to practice this week as I reported earlier in the week. I haven't received any further word about him so I am taking that as a sign that he's probable for Saturday.
- Was also told that Mike Morris was "good to go" for this weekend, for what it's worth.
- As for the other players who have been banged up, it's a mixture of full practice and light practice for some guys. We'll see what transpires during pregame warmups.

I personally am not convinced we are an ELITE defense . Are we good ? Of course. Elite ? mmm I dont think so but we will find out very soon in Columbus. Thoughts ?

Arizona State defeated VCU, 63-59 to advance to the championship round of the Legends Classic against Michigan. Frankie Collins led all scorers with 15 points in the game.

The game is set to tip off around 9 p.m. tomorrow night.

unbelieveable the snow....

stop the deep fade ,and use the hole field by deep post or the deep flag to give receiver and qb room adjest to
make the catch.

Toski put this together last night!

Michigan Football Film Analysis vs. Nebraska || Cut Ups Episode 9.2
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Part one is here:

Michigan Football Film Analysis vs. Nebraska || Cut Ups Episode 9.1
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Jamel Howard has decommitted from Wisconsin. Is visiting Ann Arbor this weekend.

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I fully support Brandon's next move 100%. The move for him makes sense and checks every box that he wants to achieve in his career moving forward. Very happy for him.

As for what's next for us, I have been waiting for an opportunity to give my guy @Brock Heilig some added responsibilities and have been slowly putting more on his plate with us. He's exceeded all expectations and he has a chance to be really good in this industry. Once we hit the finer details, I am fully expecting Brock to take on more football and basketball opportunities here. This is a win for all of you.

Someone who is passionate about Michigan and wants to write for a career, Brock is going to be great once we get more of a defined role for him moving forward.

Nothing will change in terms of coverage. I will still be here leading the way. It's good that I have hungry dudes in my corner that will be assets for all of us moving forward.

UM goes to 3-0 on the year with a blowout win over Pitt

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Could anyone give a valid reason, at this point in the season, up 34-3, why the starters are in the game?

I’m so pissed that Mike Morris suffered an injury. Or any starter for that matter playing in q4, up 30.
It’s all hands on deck and last thing we need now is our “no name” studs getting banged up for no apparent reason.

Anyone know where to get a youth size 2 Corum jersey? I checked with mden but seems all they have is adult sizes.

Emily Kiser and Laila Phelia continue to dominate this season. The two combined for 46 in the most recent win over St. Francis, and tonight they combined for 50.

Before everything is out there, I wanted to let everybody know that I’m starting a new position on the Monday after the OSU game (Nov. 28) & next Saturday will be my last day with M&BR.

I want to thank everyone from the staff - namely, Josh - for providing me with this unbelievable opportunity that allowed me to flap my wings & be creative.

With this being my second time around at Rivals, I’m happy I get to write a goodbye post this time.

I won’t be covering Michigan anywhere else, as my position is a behind-the-scenes corporate editing position.

Never say never, of course, but this is likely the last time I’ll cover Michigan athletics.

Allow me to get unusually emotional for a moment.

My father is my best friend who raised me as a single dad & our strongest bond since I was a baby was Michigan football.

This job - more than any writing job before it - was my dream.

The first four years (2015-2019) & the last year (2021-22) provided me with an experience I dreamed of since my dad introduced me to the everlasting beauty that is college football.

I can’t put into words how much I loved everything about this position & the opportunity to cover a program I grew up on at its peak.

There are many things I’ll miss, from the board interactions to the guys I was so lucky to work alongside.

This is, hopefully, all I’ll have to say about the situation until my last day. It’s my plan to carry on & perform my responsibilities as usual until Sunday, Nov 29.

Thank you all for welcoming back the 19-year-old recruiting kid who left in a blink of an eye in his first stint here with open arms.

I vividly recall being alarmingly nervous to return to this board. In the end, I’m so happy I did.

Even though our time is, once again, cut short: I can’t begin to thank all of you enough, so please reach out privately anytime.

I’m always down to chop it up about some ball.

Much love ❤️

We'll use this thread to chill out and talk about the game. Don't worry, the Festivus crowd won't be left out.

Complain and protest as much as you'd like in this thread!

Coach Biff Poggi is off to Charlotte to coach the 49ers.

His ties to Baltimore and the DMV area, along with his overall success as a high school coach, played a role for Michigan on the recruiting trail. Poggi played key roles in landing Derrick Moore and luring Ayobi Okie over from Tennessee-Martin.

Story on the impact of Poggi's departure and how Michigan can make up for it.

Being light on OT recruits may be made up by Brooks Bahr. He looks like an OT to me more than a DE. DE recruiting has been good for the future.

It would appear that several predictions for 2024 top five prospect, Isaiah Collier, have been removed.
Most notably, a crystal ball form 247 for USC was removed today, as were picks here on Rivals for Cincinnati.

I spoke to a source, who told me Michigan feels that they are very much in it.

It has long been deemed USC as the favorite with Cincinnati and Michigan being the fall back options.

From what I am hearing, it wouldn't be a shock if one of those options wound up being the choice.

In these cases, I like to stick to my guns, but it wouldn't surprise me if this was another five-star that went against public perception.

Collier has kept his recruitment, 100% locked down, only three to four people know where he is going. The family says they still haven't made the decision yet. No one knowing where Collier will play his ball, shows exactly just how much analysts know about where kids are going. There will always be guesses and educated guesses, but no one knows officially until the player put pen on paper, ie Josh Christopher.

-scoops