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The tea leaves coming down the pike on Tuesday night appeared to be spot on.
On Dec. 1, Michigan got a commit from Ethan Burke, a 6-foot-7, 225-pound edge rusher who had been committed to Maryland for lacrosse. However, on Tuesday morning, the Austin (Tex.) Westlake prospect got a call from hometown Texas, as the Longhorns were finally offering him.
That spelled doom for the Wolverines, as there was a lot of consternation in recruiting circles about the maize and blue’s ability to hold on. Several flip picks came in via the predictors, and they turned out to be prescient. Burke flipped to Texas on early signing day, leaving Michigan football without its under the radar pledge.
Change of plans, staying home. I would like to thank Coach Salazar, Coach Vasek, and Coach Dodge for making this happen. Looking forward to the future 🤘🏼 pic.twitter.com/Xz9UwRpb7j
— ethan._burke (@eburke4lax) December 15, 2021
We’ll see if the Wolverines try to make up for the loss of Burke on the trail with any pledges who didn’t sign on the dotted line in the early signing period. One such pledge is actually committed to Michigan in Kevonte Henry, from Southern California. Henry was heavily recruited by former director of player personnel Courtney Morgan, who took the same job at Washington after the Huskies hired his former boss, Kalen DeBoer. Henry announced on Tuesday that he will not be signing with the Wolverines during the early signing period.
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