Michigan football was in the pole position for four-star wide receiver Jordan Shipp, until it wasn’t.
Long were the Wolverines the favorites for the Charlotte (N.C.) Providence Day wideout, who is high school teammates with Michigan commits Jadyn Davis and Channing Goodwin. However, Shipp had a strong urge to stay home and play for Mack Brown and North Carolina.
He pledged to the Tar Heels on Sunday. Via On3’s Chad Simmons:
“At one time, Michigan was on top. I got the offer and after I went up there for a visit, Michigan was on top,” Shipp told On3. “It blew me away and they took the lead. I went back to Chapel Hill again though after that, and there was just a different feeling for me there.
…That’s really what it came down to. I can’t explain it, that feeling in Chapel Hill felt like home.”
Who’s next?
Michigan already has the aforementioned Goodwin and four-star WR I’Marion Stewart committed. It appears to be in the driver’s seat for Idaho-based four-star Galton Bair. However, should he commit, he will not arrive on campus until 2026; he plans to go on a two-year mission trip as part of the Latter Day Saints church.
The Wolverines are waiting on Missouri-based five-star Ryan Wingo, who doesn’t plan to decide until the early signing period. Georgia and Texas appear to be his leaders.
Tampa (Florida) Carrollwood Day four-star Bredell Richardson is another option, though the maize and blue haven’t had much recent connection with him.
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