Tag: Osman Savage

Former Michigan signee transfer destination revealed

The true freshman who didn’t make it to the season before announcing his transfer from Michigan football reveals his destination.

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Michigan didn’t even get to its shortened 2020 season before it saw attrition from that recruiting class. First, it was defensive end Aaron Lewis, who returned to his native New Jersey, transferring to Rutgers. Now, we know the destination of the other.

The Wolverines got quite a haul in 2020 from Baltimore (MD) St. Frances Academy, the Chesapeake Bay powerhouse high school program, when it reeled in three signees in one recruiting class. While we saw plenty of Blake Corum at running back and some of linebacker Nikhai Hill-Green, the third had announced his intentions to transfer back in September.

Osman Savage was a four-star linebacker and the first of what would be four commits from the high school to commit to Michigan football. OT Micah Mazzccua ended up flipping to Baylor, but Savage actually made it to Ann Arbor for a few months. On Wednesday, he announced his transfer destination, sharing that he has committed to Alabama A&M.

With 2020 being a free year and Savage having also never played a down, he should have four full years of eligibility remaining and a redshirt year.

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Michigan loses another true freshman to NCAA transfer portal

The 4-star linebacker is already out of Ann Arbor, as he looks to transfer from Michigan football without having even seen padded practice.

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Make it two now.

Not long after all the true freshmen reported to campus, it was something of a surprise that defensive end Aaron Lewis had opted to transfer, having put his name into the NCAA transfer portal before deciding to return to his home state of New Jersey and attending Rutgers. On Wednesday evening, yet another 2020 signee is on his way out of Ann Arbor.

Baltimore (MD) St. Frances Academy linebacker Osman Savage was the first of four from the school to commit to the Wolverines — OT Micah Mazzccua’s commitment didn’t stick, as he flipped to Baylor — but he won’t ever play a down in Ann Arbor. Per reports, Savage is already in the NCAA transfer portal and will look to play elsewhere.

Given that his former high school teammate, LB Nikhai Hill-Green has been drawing rave reviews this offseason, as have West Bloomfield (MI) three-star Cornell Wheeler and Massachusetts-based four-star Kalel Mullings, there were a lot of linebackers in the mix, even in the 2020 class.

We don’t yet know the reason for Savage’s departure. Stay tuned as the story develops.

Signed: Osman Savage

Everything you need to know about new Wolverines signee Osman Savage.

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Stars Overall Position State
247Sports 3 521 #38 OLB #18
Rivals 4 166 #13 OLB #10
ESPN 3 – #35 OLB #15
247Sports Composite 4 307 #21 OLB #14

Vitals

Hometown Baltimore (MD) St. Frances Academy
Projected Position Linebacker
Height 6-foot-2
Weight 225-pounds

Recruitment

There was little smoke surrounding the St. Frances Academy product, and even less known. Still, he pulled the trigger for Michigan back in Jan. 2019 and completely shut down his recruitment from there.

He was the first of four to commit from the Baltimore school coached by former Michigan assistant Biff Poggi.

Readiness Level

Likely redshirt candidate in year one. Could contribute in years 2-3.

Early Enrollee?

Yes

Notes (via MGoBlue.com)

Prep
• Attended St. Frances Academy (2020) coached by Biff Poggi and Hank Russell
• Helped lead St. Frances to an 11-1 season in 2019 and the No. 3 rank in HighSchoolFootballAmerica.com’s national rankings and the No. 5 ranking in the USA Today Super 25.
• Part of a defense that shut out six opponents in 2019
• Scored four defensive touchdowns across sophomore and junior seasons (2017-18)

Honors and Rankings
• A four-star prospect according to 247Sports Composite rankings, the No. 307 player nationally, the No. 21 outside linebacker in the country and the 14th-rated player in Maryland
• Ranked as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, the 521st-rated player nationally, the 38th-ranked outside linebacker and the No. 18 player in Maryland
• Graded as a three-star prospect by ESPN, the No. 35 outside linebacker and the No. 15-ranked player in Maryland
• Rivals.com four-star prospect, ranked No. 166 nationally, the No. 13 player at his position and Maryland’s 10th-ranked prospect
• PrepStar Magazine Top 150 Dream Team member; No. 8 player in the state of Maryland, the 13th-rated outside linebacker prospect and the 149th-best player nationally
• 2019 nominee for the High School Butkus Award
• Two-time All-Metro selection

Personal
• Osman Kassim Savage was born October 7, 2000
• Son of Beatrice Kanu

Film (mid-season)

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