Reaffirmed his commitment with Michigan.

EDIT: Said he’s locked in with Michigan. FWIW

Maybe I'm punch drunk after another long week but I just traded messages with Carter Smith and his only visit coming up is to Wisconsin. Are we to believe he de-committed from Michigan to go to Wisconsin and not because, say, Michigan sort of hinted (or more) that they feel decently about Bryce Underwood?

Just trying to connect some dots here but why let Smith walk if you weren't fairly confident on Underwood and then be left with no QB (unless going back to the portal for a quick fix would be in the cards). Just something I've been considering today.

Lucas Reimink and Dennis Fithian handicap the Michigan Indiana game tomorrow and the Lions/Texans Sunday night football matchup.
Both guys each give three locks of the week.
Lucas locks of the week: Iowa -6.5 @ UCLA, UGA -2.5 @ Ole Miss & Bama -2.5 @ LSU.
Dennis locks of the week: Oregon -23.5 vs Maryland, UGA -2.5 & Bama -2.5 @ LSU.
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Go to the Belllville game tonight then go to Wlow Run and take the jet down to IU. Be in Bloomington by 11pm.

Former Wolverine Jerry Diorio joins the show to discuss Michigan's game tomorrow at Indiana. Jerry and Dennis also talk about players opting out of the season at this point. Diorio also shows a few plays from last weeks loss verses Oregon.
Breakdown
Open 00:00-1:24
Hoosiers 1:25-10:27
Recruiting 10:28-16:50
Opting out 16:51-34:18
Film review 34:19-54:56
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Does Michigan have a path to victory against Indiana?
The Wolverines will need to slow down a QB who performs better against the blitz, get past a Butkus Award finalist at linebacker, and win in the trenches against a strong OL.
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There is a Michigan fan tailgate at Bellville this Friday to try to show support for Bryce and show him Michigan wants him. I can't go but figured I would share here. If you click the link below, there should be a popup with all the details.

Michigan football heads to Bloomington this Saturday in hopes of being able to spoil No. 8 Indiana's perfect season.

Analyzing how the teams match up and making a prediction:

that Miller Moss from USC is entering the transfer portal. Michigan is reportedly his top choice.

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This weekend can settle things one way or another:

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Dotson?

Word on Will Johnson returning this year?

Dont like the vibe here but don’t have concrete info that says sitting out to protect his draft stock is in the cards or part of this situation. I certainly hope not.

Sure do appreciate the approach of the Grants and Grahams and Jake Butts and others who, once they decide to be part of a team (let alone accept NIL money) they go on that ride with that team to the end.

Bowl games are one thing anything beyond that well, I’ll just say if it were my kid, I’d be disappointed in anything other than doing everything he could to be on the field with his teammates.

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Is whether Miller Moss from USC hits the portal after the season. He was benched this week.

I absolutely do get the sense that Michigan would pursue and I also get the sense that the interest would be reciprocated. On top of that, we're hearing that this wouldn't be an either/or situation in terms of the Bryce Underwood pursuit. Michigan would go after an experienced QB regardless if it gets Underwood or not AND if the pursuit makes sense. Moss checks a lot of boxes when it comes to experience.

Let's put it this way: He's definitely not the problem at USC.

At this point of the week, I am expecting Bryce Underwood to make the trip to LSU this weekend. I DO NOT think that signals alarm bells just yet. Obviously, it's not great news and if he doesn't make that trip, the odds go up for Michigan. But being in Baton Rouge this weekend isn't the end of the pursuit. People I speak to aren't worried and were always expecting him to make that trip.

This means that LSU is going to get a final crack at this thing before he decides. I am still fascinated to see what happens with Joe Sloan and ECU, if anything. I know that would damage LSU's chances if he were to depart this offseason. So we will see what happens.

What I would say right now is to stay the course. Don't get too high, don't get too low about this weekend. Let it play out.

Any news on his status vs Indiana?

Is how soon Elijah Dotson flips to Michigan from Pittsburgh. I am absolutely expecting it to happen.

The sooner this happens, the sooner you have someone that can publicly rally the Bryce Underwood to Michigan crowd from Belleville. Time is of the essence here as Underwood is an early enrollee so you have less than a month to get it done.

Honestly, I always assumed it would be done by now but not yet. Should be soon.

I thought Trey McKenney was to announce Nov.5? Did I miss something?

Michigan hosted multiple flip targets this weekend. There’s good news and bad news based on the buzz coming out of the weekend. Let’s start with the good.

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Belleville (Mich.) High defensive back Elijah Dotson is said to have really enjoyed his visit according to sources. The in-state standout has really responded well to Michigan turning up the heat in his recruitment lately. I know it’s easy for people to make the assumption that this started because Dotson is teammates with five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood. But the Wolverines would have needed to recruit Dotson anyway. He’s a great prospect in their backyard. It doesn’t make sense to let him go to Pitt without a fight.

Now for the bad news. Michigan had been trending with Indiana defensive end commit Triston Abram. The team has worked hard to flip him away from coach Curt Cignett’s group but I’m told that as the Hoosiers keep winning that gets tougher. There seems to be a bright future in Bloomington and kids want to be part of that. Especially ones that bought in early to what Cignetti and his staff have been selling.

Things can always change but I’d expect Abram to stick with his Indiana pledge.

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Michigan is a gigantic underdog at Indiana this weekend. What a win would mean for the program and what a loss would mean. What's next for fans to look forward to with this team? Thoughts on the 12-team playoff rankings released last night.Also, how often should UM be expected to make the college footbal playoff?
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Open 00:00-1:40
IU 1:41-10:24
What a loss would mean 10:25-14:07
What a win would mean 14:08-16:12
Next season 16:13-26:15
Feedback 26:16-35:03
CFB playoff ranking 25:04-49:07
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