Michigan 2021 commit to forgo senior season, enroll early

One of the Wolverines’ prized 2021 commits announces he will join the team in January.

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Student-athletes in the state of California have a couple choices to make at the high school level. The Golden State announced this week that it’s postponing high school football to the spring in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Thus, either players could stand pat, waiting until spring to play; they could transfer to a school in another state — or, in the case of one of Michigan football’s 2021 commits, they could just come to Ann Arbor early.

Which is precisely what speedy Fresno (CA) Central East four-star wideout Xavier Worthy intends to do.

While it’s not a given that spring football in college will happen as normal, Worthy announced via Twitter that he’s going to roll the dice and enroll at Michigan in January — which would have him hitting the field on a similar timeline compared to staying in high school.

Not only is this a good move for Worthy to get to campus and acclimate early, but it’s a solid situation for the Wolverines, ensuring that one of their prized commits remains locked up and locked into the program. Early Signing Day, regardless, isn’t until December, with the traditional National Signing Day taking place in February. But, considering that Worthy was, before, considered an Oregon-lean, with offers from schools such as Alabama, Georgia, LSU and USC, getting him enrolled and ready to go this upcoming spring could be a boon to the maize and blue’s offense.