Michigan football thought it had found its next man in the middle, but there’s a reason you don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
The maize and blue had long targeted 2024 Landsville (Pennsylvania) Hempfield three-star defensive tackle Deyvid Palepale. The 6-foot-3, 288-pound nose tackle who was choosing among the Wolverines, Penn State and USC. The word on the street was Palepale was keen to stay closer to home and preferred Michigan over Penn State, despite his proximity to State College. However, former Wolverines defensive line coach Shaun Nua, now at USC, made a big run, and Palepale chose to play in Los Angeles rather than Ann Arbor.
BREAKING: 3⭐️ DL Deyvid Palepale has committed to USC 🏈
The Hempfield (Pa.) product chose the Trojans over Penn State and Michigan.
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Michigan has two defensive tackle pledges in the 2024 class: Ted Hammond and Jerod Smith. The Wolverines are still in it for Chicago (Illinoios) St. Ignatius five-star DT Justin Scott, but all of the above are more thought to be 3-technique types, whereas Palepale was more of an NT.
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