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Michigan Friday: Welcomes Blake!

2026-06-05T08:03:17.514-04:00

Michigan Football landed more help in the secondary last night when Blake Jenkins from Texas picked the Wolverines. Blake is a 4-star prospect to 24/7 composite with 280th player in the country, 33 CB, and 43rd player in Texas. Yes, Texas has a ton of high school football talent.

Blake picked Michigan over SMU, Vandy, Houston, Texas, Alabama, Florida, FSU, Tennessee, UCLA, and more. Blake is 6'1 and 185, as we know the Wolverines love tall corners!

Welcome Blake!

OSU settles their assault claims

Michael Cohen from Fox has Elliott Cadeau has a top returning player next season

Michigan is a top school for 5-Star 2028 OT Antijuan "Shaq" Wilkes Jr. from Detroit

Michigan Thursday: Lying in Bed Like Russell Wilson Did

2026-06-04T09:10:42.834-04:00

Former Wisconsin QB Russell Wilson has decided to call it a career and take a job at CBS. Wilson became a famous QB transferring from NC State to Wisconsin (when there weren't that many QB transfers) and winning a Super Bowl (and losing one) for the Seahawks. Good luck to Russ in his next chapter.

As you know there is a conflict on who owns the rights to a Duke/Michigan Basketball game, Prime or Fox. Well it seems a new venue of the Marlins Stadium in Miami might be where they play the game. That is a terrible decision and really strange venue to watch a basketball game.

4 star CB Blake Jenkins is expected to announce tonight and is trending for the Maize and Blue!

If the Knicks win the NBA Championship, NYC might never be the same.

Michigan Football looks like they are having fun in a bonding trip in what looks like Northern Michigan.

Wolverine Wednesday: Is This How it's Supposed to Work?

2026-06-03T11:36:11.435-04:00

Rice guard (basketball) Jordan Williams signed with Maryland from the portal. He also played at Texas AM and Vandy prior to landing at Rice. Jordan missed 17 games at Rice last year due to injury. He will now be playing football for Maryland per Rivals. Interesting finding football talent in the basketball transfer portal.

Reports are that Malakai Lee showed up on campus at 6'8 and 345 pounds. He might have earned a new nickname as Andre The Giant. Hopefully he is ready to compete for a role on the offensive line as a true freshman.

Clint Eastwood at 96 has offically retired from acting and producing. That is one helluva run.

Michigan Basketball signee Marcus Moller who announced recently he is cancer free, will join Michigan with his freshman class.

Elite 2028 QB Neimann Lawrence will announce his college decision on 6/25 and pick between Michigan, Texas, ND, Miami, and Texas AM.

Michigan Tuesday: News and Notes

2026-06-02T10:40:44.446-04:00

All 2026 Freshman have reported and enrolled and are in the S&C program right now. Probably participating in some player led practices as well.

I love how the Rams are all in to win a Super Bowl this season. Clearly, the Lions are not and for two years now have not made a major off season free agent signing. In fact they have gotten worse with the loss of players.

In-state S Jayden Evans visited Michigan Monday, his 3rd visit to A2.

UK is getting Iowa State portal transfer Milan Momcilovic's whose NIL deal is expected to be in the neighborhood of $6M. He looks 32.

Michigan has offered 3 star Knoxville (Tenn.) Catholic 2028 DL Keagan Covington.

Michigan has offered Brentwood (Tenn.) Academy 2027 lineman Tyi 'Tiny' Duncan.

Michigan has offered Towson (MD.) Calvert Hall College 2028 CB Jordan Hicks.

Michigan Monday: LB Recruiting

2026-06-01T09:43:53.486-04:00

I'm not sure I understand Michigan's LB recruiting the last few years. Michigan has had some real talent at this position via recruiting and the portal. Michigan has even taken a LB and turned him into an NFL RB. So what is the issue? My guess is $$$$ and Michigan is investing in other positions over LB.

The latest news is Michigan has landed a commit from Georgia LB named Brayden "Tank" Watson who is 6'3 200 pound 3 star LB. He is the 57th LB and 84th player in GA to 24/7. He ranks 505th player on 24/7 Composite.

Tank's rankings might not jump out to you but he had decent offers. Including: BC, Syracuse, Oregon, USC, Pitt, Vandy, Miss State and more.

Welcome Tank, I hope your the next great Michigan LB! Your name alone fits Michigan Football! 😃

Eric Weddle who is a former NFL Safety and Utah player, who also has a son looking for a school, saw Bryce in practice and wasn't impressed. Ok Eric, thanks for the motivation for Bryce this summer.

Max Miles has left Michigan as a committed recruit for Minnesota, so he can row a boat and probably make a couple extra bucks.

We know Coach Whitt likes to go fast as he enjoyed his lap in an Indy Car at the Detroit Grand Prix.

Michigan Friday: News and Notes

2026-05-29T08:38:41.053-04:00

Looks like Dusty is going to schedule an exhibition game against Houston in Grand Rapids next season.

Former Michigan and current Patriots guard Mike Onwenu, who had no guaranteed money remaining in the final year of his 3-year, $57 million pact, has signed a revised deal for 2026. His cap charge is reduced by $7.5 million. He gets $10 million in guarantees/bonuses.

Michigan DB commit Max Miles is currently on a visit to Minnesota

Will Tschetter is ballin in Australia and finding a ton of success in that pro league! Go Will!

Michigan is set to host 4-star OT Niko Kampas from London, England this weekend. I sure hope he plays American Football and not soccer. 😀

True freshman OL Malakai Lee has made it to Ann Arbor and is offically part off the Michigan Football program.

True freshman DL Titan Davis has made it to Ann Arbor and is offically part off the Michigan Football program.

Michigan football WR commit Quentin Burrell ran a 4.49-second 40-yard dash at a UA camp in Chicago. (ht: Wolverine Wire)

Michigan Thursday: Game Times Are Set For The First 3

2026-05-28T09:08:13.094-04:00

Game 1: WMU 7:30

Game 2: Oklahoma Noon

Game 3: UTEP 3:30

I know early in the season there is a need for primetime games and a very small inventory of compelling match-ups. Still why Michigan continues to open a season at night against a MAC opponent just boggles my mind. If I was in charge of everything, I would have Game 1 at noon, Game 2 in Primetime, and Game 3 at noon.

The only reason Game 2 is at noon, is because Fox owns the 12:00 kicks for the Big Time for their premier game of the week. Game 1 is a primetime because the Networks know Michigan playing anyone draws a large audience and Game 3 must be a CBS game who owns that time slot for the Big Ten.

I still prefer the Bo quote: “We used to tell the TV stations that we’re going to tee the ball up at one o’clock. If you want to come down and take your little pictures, feel free.”

Freshman DT Alister Vallejo has made it to Ann Arbor to start his career as a Wolverine!

Freshman TE Mason Bonner has made it to Ann Arbor to start his career as a Wolverine!

In-state EDGE Myles Smith will announce his commitment this afternoon

MSU Guard Jeremy Fears, feared he wouldn't be drafted high enough and is heading back to East Lansing to kick it for another year.

Cal commit edge Troy Bowens will visit A2 on 6-19

Wolverine Wednesday: Random Mid-Week Thoughts

2026-05-27T09:09:32.092-04:00

Is it good Coach Whitt is not a Michigan Man? I think so. It's more important to hire a coach with Michigan sensibilities then it is hiring someone with Michigan ties to the school. For example, I wouldn't buy a used car from Urban Meyer but I know the guy an recruit and coach football. We also know Coach Whitt comes from the Meyer tree. So here is the question, Does Coach Whitt have Urban's good football qualities but with Michigan Football's sensibilities? I'm betting he does.

Do we all agree Michigan's success next year rides on the development of Bryce this off season?

Kamden Lopita made the Elite 11 Finals which has 20 QB's attending.

Did you know EMU Ladies Golf Team was really good and just lost in the NCAA Semi's to Stanford? Congrats on a great year!

How in the world does Mike McCarthy keep getting all these jobs with historic NFL Franchises? Green Bay, Dallas, and now Pittsburg? The guy comes off as being a really bad coach IMO.

I'm starting to feel the NBA is just un-watchable. The games are not even close and we are in the conference finals.

The Cavs keeping their head coach and Harden hours after getting swept by the Knicks is classic Cleveland.

Memorial Day needs sports on during the day.

Does Dusty ever take a vacation?

How can we make the UFL better? I think it has to have more involvement from the NFL and include late round draft picks or something. I want to watch football during the summer but for some reason this football just doesn't keep my attention.

The PGA Tour needs to figure out a way to welcome back the LIV golfers after that league folds. No way anyone is going to put up big dollars to save that league. Pay a fine and lets move on to better PGA fields. Those worried about Phil, I know he is going through some health stuff with his family, but I expect he would head to the Champions tour if they let him back in, which they probably won't.

Michigan Monday/Tuesday: What is Michigan Selling?

2026-05-26T09:05:58.691-04:00

Being a Michigan Football fan we believe all recruits should want to play in the Maize and Blue. Michigan is the winnest program in college football history, Ann Arbor is rated the best college town by many publications, and has real academics where a degree from U of M means something.

Yes, throw is the other stuff like great coaches,NFL draft picks, great staff, great facilities and its the total package. Still, Michigan has always done well in recruiting, like averaging the #10 class every year. Why not top 5? Or more 5 stars? Most folks believed its was because Michigan was a little late to the NIL game or even prior to that, some would say the Bama rules, where they have been doing NIL for 20+ years.

When a new staff comes in, usually that first class suffers. They might throw up a 20th ranked class for example. They have not had a chance to create relationships at this new school and build a recruiting foundation. In fact, this new staff did start off slowly as they had other priorities like saving the roster and the portal. Now they are focusing on recruiting the 2027 class and are seeing great success. Lately with so many guys committing its hard to even keep up.

Last Wednesday: Instate Athlete Lundon Hampton commits

Last Friday: 4-star Safety Tavares Harrington commits on Rivals You Tube

Last Saturday: 4-star TE Colt Lumpris flips from Alabama

I would say that is a positive recruiting outcome for a holiday weekend!

Michigan currently has the:

#9 class on 24/7
#11 on Rivals
#10 ESPN

I guess we have that 9-11 range covered! Michigan's class a few weeks ago was ranked around 40th.

Michigan commit Lou Esposito from Saline, MI earned Offensive Line MVP honors at the Under Armour Next Camp in Chicago this weekend. He also had a little something for the services as he posted on social media he was excelling with his 3-star ranking.

Michigan Friday: Welcomes an Instate Athlete

2026-05-22T08:38:29.408-04:00

Lundon Hampton has a great name and sounds like a great destination to take a Summer Vacation to. Hey Becky, where are you headed this Holiday Weekend? Oh, love we of course are going to Lundon Hampton to enjoy the beach and shopping.

Fortunately for Michigan fans, Hampton is a swiss army knife type of player. He is 6'2 and 203 pounds and has been recruited everywhere from LB, Safety, Nickel, and Running Back. He also returns kicks for his high school in Grand Rapids.

Hampton is a 3 star (mostly because services don't know where to rank him) but teams really like him and he has a host of offers from the likes of PSU, Pitt, MSU, Iowa, BC, CAL, Louisville, UK and many more. His recruitment was led by Michigan RB coach Tony Alford so there is a very good chance he ends up a RB in Ann Arbor.

Michigan Baseball stays alive in the Big Ten Tournament after a 3-0 win over OSU. It's now single elimination from here on out.

Enjoy the holiday weekend!

Michigan Thursday: Just Hitting The Highlights

2026-05-21T08:33:08.853-04:00

Michigan Freshman Center Marcus Moller reports he is cancer free and ready to start basketball activity again. The book on MM is that he is a 7'3 center from Denmark that has a good shooting touch and not afraid of the 3 ball. Yes, please!

Look who's back in College Football. Lane and LSU hired back Coach O. LSU loves a rehire as they just hired their former basketball coach Will Wade back. Who just signed an G-League player.

100 Days until College Football kicks off!

5 Star CB Joshua Dobson met with Michigan last night.

Wolverine Wednesday: Wishes Morez Good Luck

2026-05-20T10:44:19.025-04:00

When your team wins a national championship you lose key players and coaches. The football team lost its head coach and its QB. The basketball team loses a key assistant and their top 3 players to the draft. Morez made it official yesterday that he is staying in the NBA Draft. This was always the presumed decision path after his strong play in Chicago at the combine. The only thing that was making this a difficult decision was Morez love for the Michigan program and Dusty. He made the right decision, his stock may never be higher then it is right now.

His mock draft status seems to be anywhere from #12 to #22.

Time for Dusty to fill that last roster spot with a knock down shooter (or a back up point).

Michigan is doing a smart move by buying a lot of Concordia College campus. What a great way for UM to expand in Ann Arbor.

Iowa State AD's is sick of The Big Ten and SEC and thinks they should break away. Take it easy Francis.

Tony Petitti is going to die on the 24 team playoff format. I'm really torn here, I'm not a Tony fan but I think playoff expansion is inevitable as the Bowl Games are completely irrelevant.

Michigan has offered NFL ESPN analyst Booger's son, Marcus Spears Jr.

Michigan Tuesday: The Commitment Train Keeps Rollin!

2026-05-19T10:45:25.346-04:00

Michigan landed another commitment on Monday from CA 4-star CB Darius Johnson. Even his name sounds like a Michigan corner. Darius is 6'1 and 170 pounds, the 313th ranked player to the Composite and 35th CB. He ironically plays for Notre Dame a high school in Riverside, CA. His offer list was West Coast heavy with the likes of Arizona, AZ, UW, BYU, CAL, Oregon, USC, UCLA, MSU, Purdue, IU, OK, and more.

Michigan now has the 11th ranked class on 24/7.

Dusty is taking his guys to Europe this summer for a business trip. They will take on pro teams from Lithuania and Croatia.

Rez continues to climb teams draft boards and his return to A2 continues to seem unlikely.

LSU has signed former St. John’s All-American forward RJ Luis who played last year in the G-League. How is this possible?

Michigan Monday: Recruiting is on a Heater Right Now

2026-05-18T10:30:00.000-04:00

Michigan Football recruiting is on fire right now as The GOAT's son and a 4-star RB committed over the weekend. Yes, Charles Woodson Jr. made it official this week that he was going to head north from Lake Nona, Florida to Ann Arbor.

Next to commit was 4 star RB Tyson Robinson from Mississippi. The Wolverines have not had a ton of success recruiting that State but RB coach Tony Alford was able to recruit him to A2. Tyson picked Michigan over the likes of ASU, Bama, TN, Miss State, Mississippi, Auburn, Miami, florida OK, Ohio State, and many more. Tyson is 5'9 199 pounds and ranked the 15th RB and 224th player in the country to the Composite. Welcome Tyson!

Chuck Jr. is 5'10.5 173 and ranked as a 3 star Safety out of Florida. His offer list is also deep with the likes of FSU, Arkansas, GT, UK, Louisville, Miss, Oregon, Vandy, VT, and Texas AM. Charles is ranked the 82th Safety in the nation. I don't care if he was ranked 1000th safety, he needed to be in Ann Arbor. Welcome home!

Michigan is rumored to be continuing the hot streak this week! 👀

Love it and Go Blue!

Michigan Friday: Welcomes a New X Man to Ann Arbor

2026-05-15T10:21:17.687-04:00

Many recruiting insiders predicted a nice commitment run for the Wolverines and that prediction seems to have been spot on with 2 commitments just this week. Coach Whitt and staff secured another commitment on Thursday when 6'3 275 pounded defensive lineman Xavier Muhammad from Houston committed.

X is rated as a 4 star to 24/7 composite and 97th player nationally, 7th in Texas, and 9th defensive lineman. His offer list is deep and wide and includes: ASU, Houston, Miami, TCU, Vandy, Pitt, Iowa, Nebraska, ND, and Stanford. X clearly takes care of business on the field and in the classroom. Welcome Big Man!

The insiders also feel the streak will continue as this staff is creating new relationship in driving kids to Ann Arbor. RB Tyson Robinson and DB Tavares Harrington both have decision says coming up in the next two weeks with Michigan having a strong chance in both of their recruitments.

Enjoy the PGA this weekend!

Michigan Thursday: New WR Commit

2026-05-14T09:42:10.561-04:00

The Michigan coaches have work to do to recruit talented WR's to Ann Arbor. Yes, there is a 5-star QB under center but everyone and their brother knows the Wolverines are a run first team. The new staff put in work and got a commitment from one of the best WR's in the country yesterday, from 2027 top 100 player (to On3 & ESPN) 4-star 6'3 200 pound Quentin Burrell.

Q is from Chicago and picked the Wolverines over the likes of ND and Alabama. In fact, he put the ND hat (both are navy) on after he announced for Michigan by mistake. Reports are that Quentin was one of the highest rated players on Michigan's board this cycle and the new staff landed him!

Round 1 of the PGA Championship is today!

Yax was on the 6:00 Sportscenter last night and did a really nice job.

The Duke-Michigan game on Amazon might get pulled as the TV rights are in question between Fox and Amazon.

Jimmy Rolder and Derrick Moore have signed their deals with the Detroit Lions.

Wolverine Wednesday: The Slightest Chance Rez Returns

2026-05-13T09:22:00.000-04:00

Dusty is at the NBA Combine in Chicago supporting his guys. Andy Katz found him sitting with Yax and interviewed him on next year's roster.

The one thing that I took out of the interview was that Dusty is holding the last roster spot for Morez and his decision to either stay in the NBA Draft or head back to Ann Arbor for another year. I figured he was a lock to stay in the draft but he still seems a bit conflicted. Reports are he is performing well in Chicago this week.

It also sounds like Cadeau is for sure coming back after getting some feedback from the NBA Draft process. The plan is to play Trey as the backup point as LJ recovers.

Some recruiting insiders feel Michigan Football is about to go on a commitment run for the 2027 class. Yes, Please!

If your a watch person, the internet has been on fire with the new Swatch - AP collaboration, until they released photos as a pocket watch. People are waiting in lines as early as Monday this week for the Saturday release. I think the design is a swing and a miss after the success of the Swatch - Omega Moon watch.

I also love a good golf major week, honestly I didn't know much about this golf course. Aronimink Golf Club was opened and designed by Donald Ross prior to 1900 and was redone by the hottest designer in the game right now Gil Hanse. I'm expecting low scores this week.

Michigan Tuesday: Time Is on our Side

2026-05-12T08:59:00.003-04:00

As regular readers of this blog know, I believe kickoff time is very important for how the Wolverines will play. I believe the Wolverines play better at Noon, then they do at 3:30 or 7:30. I don't have any stats to back up that opinion, but I know what I know 😀. Coach Whitt seems to have similar football sensibilities to Jim Harbaugh, even though Coach has lived in the Mountain time zone most of his career.

Now TV contracts has thrown a wrench into playing more Noon kicks. Fox owns the Noon time slot, CBS owns the 3:30 kick, and NBC the night game. BTN gets the rest of the games. Which means to play at noon, its has to be big game that Fox wants or a bad game BTN gets.

The TV Networks have started to grab games next season and of course, Fox has grabbed two big Michigan games. Oklahoma @ Michigan and Michigan @ OSU, both of course Noon kicks. To me, playing The Sooners at noon is a big deal!

Michigan's Big 3 are at the NBA Combine and measured in yesterday. Per Jonathan Givony from X:

Michigan's Morez Johnson measured 6'9 barefoot and 251 pounds at the NBA Draft Combine, with a 7'3.5 wingspan and 8'11 standing reach.

Michigan's Aday Mara measured 7'3 barefoot and 260 pounds at the NBA Draft Combine, with a 7'6 wingspan and 9'9 standing reach. Absolutely absurd measurements. Tied with Mark Williams for the second-longest standing reach in Combine history, behind only Tacko Fall.

Michigan's Yaxel Lendeborg measured 6'8.75 barefoot and 241 pounds at the NBA Draft Combine, with a 7'3.25 wingspan and 9'0.5 standing reach. No surprises after last year's Combine, but still outstanding dimensions for a player who slid seamlessly from the 3 to the 5 this season.

John Henry Daley is expected to be 100% by June 1st

Greg Crippen signs with the Steelers

Michigan Monday: A Mody Maor Monday

2026-05-11T08:49:00.009-04:00

Dusty is hiring Mody Maor an overseas coach as an assistant coach. Nobody knows anything about this guy but if Dusty knows him I bet he is a special coach that can bring some new ideas/strategies to the team. When Dusty was at FAU, it was once quoted his team plays an "International Style". That thinking continues with the hiring of Maor, who last coached in Japan and New Zealand. In Dusty we Trust!

Speaking of FAU and Dusty, the Wolverines were at FAU's gym this past weekend playing a pick up game. Seems Dusty made a few calls for them!

Dusty wasn't the only Michigan coach doing work over the weekend, Coach Whitt and staff picked up a 2027 commitment from a 4 Star Edge from Indy, Jayce Brewer.

Jayce is 6'5 and 240 pounds and rated the 28th edge and 8th player in Indiana by the composite. His offers included: IU, Purdue, UNC, LSU, Florida, Miami, Wisconsin, Auburn, ASU, OSU, Oregon, PSU, USC and More...........

Welcome Big Man, can't wait for you to Jayce a ton of Big 10 QB's!

Congrats to Michigan Softball making the tournament!

Congrats to Michigan's Endowment for their $20M Open AI investment that is expected to be worth $2B when they IPO. Now that is a good return! Hello NIL!

Michigan Thursday: Basketball Locking In a Difficult Schedule

2026-05-07T08:55:00.002-04:00

Dusty is taking his team on the road to play a couple big time neutral site games. They have already scheduled Duke in Madison Square Garden and now UConn in Boston. Michigan as reigning National Champions will be a headliner and Dusty is smart getting the team difficult matchups to prepare them for March. I love the strategy!

CBS predicts a Michigan - Alabama Citrus Bowl - Really again? No thanks!

College Football coaches want a 24 team playoff and no Conference Championship games, with everything being completed in early January. That means the Bowl System would be dead! Which is just a matter of time.

Wolverine Wednesday: Bryce Putting In The Work

2026-05-06T12:02:00.003-04:00

As you know, I didn't think Bryce's freshman year was as bad as most people thought. None of us would've been ready to lead the Michigan Football Team a few days after our 18th birthday. With that said, I thought his Spring Game performance would be graded as a D. He got out shined by a fundamentally strong true freshman. Bryce's fundamentals didn't look better and he looked exactly what we saw last season.

So to recap:

Bryce is Michigan's highest paid and rated player
He has a brand new QB Coach dedicated to make him better
He had a true freshman outshine him in the Spring Game
He needs to improve over the summer

Bryce is a smart guy and he knows his earning potential and his playing time could be under attack if he doesn't take a big leap forward next season. There is nothing wrong struggling as a 18 year old first time starter, there is for a guy with a years playing experience. We know he has the talent, he just has to clean up his fundamentals and decision making.

To that end, Bryce is working with Jordan Palmer (brother of Carson) who is an ESPN analyst/famous QB Coach and Cincinnati QB Joe Burrow. That is a great start and I hope they are able fix some of his QB fundamentals. If Bryce puts in the work, he will be fine. He just can't always just rely on his strong arm.

Michigan Tuesday: Basketball Bits

2026-05-05T10:11:00.001-04:00

Michigan Basketball WON The National Championship! I still find it hard to believe, but I know it happened. Anyone else still in shock, like me?

Let's look at what's next:

Michigan's proposed starting lineup next year:

Cadeau
McKinney

McCoy
Estrella
Thiam

Not too bad coming off a National Championship where 3 of your top players are heading to the Draft. The thought Rez might come back continues to be less likely as the latest mocks have right around the 15th pick range. Damn those mocks!

Does Michigan need a backup point guard? I trust Dusty but he doesn't seem to be looking for one in the portal. True freshmen Hartman and Brown are considered shooting guards over point guards. Maybe one has really good handles.

Speaking of Dusty, fear went through the Michigan fan base yesterday after the Magic fired their head coach on Monday and reports were they are very high on Dusty. Shams and others don't expect him to move from Ann Arbor after winning a National Championship. What a relief! (Hey Warde, if you have any power left in the athletics department, ink the damn extension!)

McCoy was re-ranked by Rivals as the #3 player in the country. He is very disruptive on both sides of the floor and a great defender. He is a good finisher but needs to work on his shot. With the proposed starting lineup above, I do see the possibilities of offensive slumps. Which leads me to the the next portal prospects.

Word on the street is Dusty is looking at 6'8 Cal Poly Forward Hamad Mousa who averaged 20 points per game. Can he be effective in the Big Ten? Hard to say but its worth the risks for scorer/shooter I heard Michigan's best player last season was from UAB.

There seems to be a bit of a conflict for the Duke/Michigan Prime match up on who owns the TV rights as the Big Ten/Fox feel they own the TV rights for that game.

Michigan Monday: No Lip Service

2026-05-04T08:44:00.005-04:00

With Basketball bringing home the Natty and Football in between Spring Ball and Fall Camp, there isn't much to report on around these parts, until the Athletic Department investigation completes with the expectation that it either econerates Warde or walks him out.

Both Basketball and Football are still recruiting. Basketball in the portal and Football across the US. Looks like Juke is either going Pro or to Rocky Top. So he is out of the mix.

Still Coach Whitt and his staff are doing work to catch up on the 2027 class. They landed a local big fish this weekend in Jakari Lipsey a 4-star OT from KZoo. Jakari is a pure athlete and a bit raw for OT right now but has a huge upside. He is 6'5 290 and a 3 sport athlete in high school (Football, Basketball, and Track).

His upside is clear as he is closer to his cellar then his ceiling at this point. Many programs agreed and he had offers from the likes of LSU, UCLA, BC, Auburn, UNC, Tenn, Minnesota, MSU and many more.

With Jim Harding in the Maize and Blue and considered the top OL coach in the country, I think its a perfect fit! Welcome Big Man!

The Big Ten carved up $1.37B in revenue and sent it to the schools. I don't think they need any outside funding/investing.

No sponsorship of any kind but Dicks Sporting Goods has Basketball NC gear on sale now!

Coach Whitt calls for a Salary Cap, I'm sure that is in the works.

I've been a fan of Duncan Robinson for a long time, I did not know about his brother's struggles until an ESPN report this weekend. Duncan had a very poor National Championship game and now I know why, his brother went missing on that Final 4 trip. Its a sad story and one that reminds us how important mental health is.

Cadeau and Trey Donaldson were not invited to the NBA Combine but the G-League Combine. With a good performance they can get into the NBA combine, but probably a sign that Cadeau has a high percentage chance of returning to A2.

Michigan Thursday: Dusty Speaks

2026-04-30T10:41:00.005-04:00

Dusty spoke about his team, freshman, and transfer yesterday and how they are going to put a team that competes to get to Detroit next year.

Highlights:

Deal is not signed yet, but Dusty considered it done on the handshake

On Thiam being like the other Michigan transfer centers: "He's a lot different. Obviously, he's a center and he's big, talented and skilled, but his game isn't like theirs. It is exciting to have another player with the talent he has we can tweak our system to and play through a little bit, but he's got a lot of tools in his toolbox. He's going to be fun to coach, but yeah, we're excited for him."

On adding LSU Jalen Reed: "We thought he was a very good take because he can certainly outperform his expectations if he's healthy. If he's not as healthy as early as he hoped, then we will have the depth to overcome that. He's a talented young man and a great human being."

Dusty feels like the right type of guys have been attracted to them this off-season. Really like the people they brought in and feel they're good culture fits as well.

7'3 big man Marcus Moller is doing well right now, but has one more procedure left.

"We feel like Elliot is first and foremost a cheat-code in the pick and roll and he needs certain things for him to maximize his ability, so that factored into us targeting certain players."

5-Star CG Brandon McCoy will be a major contributor next season

Still looking at a couple transfers

Mara and Rez both have tough decisions to make with the NBA Draft or coming back.

Wolverine Wednesday: Lost One

2026-04-29T09:31:00.006-04:00

Recruiting used to be about, facilities, fit, family values, tradition, education, and top coaches that can develop you into an NFL Draft pick. A few programs also offered secret bags of money to an Uncle, a job for mom, a new house for grandma, etc. Now, it's all about the bag.

4-star safety Darrell Mattison was Coach Whitt's first committed recruit at Michigan last month. He visited Ole Miss this weekend and de-committed yesterday. If I had to guess, Ole Miss made a better offer.

Nothing to worry about here, the new Michigan staff is working hard on the trail and will get talented players.

Brandon McCoy Jr. and Lincoln Cosby are offically Wolverines now. Lincoln is going to redshirt as he recovers from an ACL injury. Dusty had a big recruiting class.

Dusty also signed Moustapha Thiam a center from UC out of the portal. Did you know, Cincy beat Michigan in a exhibition last October and Thiam had 15 points on 6-9 shooting, since then Michigan won a Natty and Thiam is now a Wolverine.

Reports are Juke is down to Michigan, Tenn, and the NBA Draft. It seems the NBA Draft is the leader in the clubhouse.

Brendan Sorsby having a gambling problem puts the NCAA in a tough spot, there are reports he did place bets on IU to win when he was their QB. If those reports are accurate, your in Pete Rose territory here. College Football becoming professional football is going to have professional problems.