Michigan football’s torrid recruiting start has slowed a bit of late. While the Wolverines are still reeling in some commitments, it went from seeming like the maize and blue would get whoever they wanted to recruits who appeared to be trending to Ann Arbor now choosing to go elsewhere, with the occasional reprieve.
Take Brian Robinson, the longtime Michigan lean from Youngstown (Ohio) Fitch. The edge rusher has been a frequent visitor on campus and has had 247Sports Crystal Ball predictions indicating he’d be a Wolverine going back to September 2022. But now, it appears that Kentucky is making moves for the four-star. Josh Edwards from CatsPause put in a prediction that he’ll end up in Lexington.
Edwards put in another prediction for a player that Michigan football had coveted for Kentucky, but he was joined by a heavy hitter from 247Sports.
Four-star cornerback Terhyon Nichols visited Ann Arbor in the final official visit weekend and appeared that he could be Michigan’s for the taking. The Cincinnati (Ohio) Withrow defensive back has an Ohio State offer but like many in the 2024 class had a lot of momentum driving him up north. However, Edwards and 247Sports director of recruiting Steve Wiltfong both put in predictions that Nichols will choose Kentucky when he decides on July 2.
While these aren’t major blows, per se, it certainly will feel like it if Michigan misses out on all three of the players set to decide on July 1 — DT Deyvid Palepale, S Jordon Johnson-Rubell, and CB Jameer Grimsley.
Unfortunately, all three are indeed trending elsewhere with the expectations that they’ll end up at USC, Texas, and Alabama, respectively.
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