Michigan Friday: Happy Valentines Day with a Recruiting Update

Hope everyone gets a chance to spend time with a loved one and family today!  


Before Spring Practice starts Michigan is trying to gain some ground on the small 2015 and 2016 class.   This weekend's basketball game against Wisconsin will serve as a "Futures Event" and will have a number of 2016 kids and beyond on campus. 

Mgoblog has a full list of visitors this weekend here. 

Some 2016 names of note coming in this weekend:

• Commit – Erik Swenson 
• QB Messiah DeWeaver 
• LB - Tuf Borland
• DE - Prince Sammons

A Prince, A Messiah and a Tuf Borland sounds like a really fun class!   I hope all the 2016/17 guys have fun this weekend and get to see a Michigan win on Sunday.

The weekend of the 22nd is Junior Day and we all know who the headliner that will be paying Ann Arbor another visit:

Damien Harris still has Michigan #1 but continues to be open and recently visited C-Bus.

We will update visitors for Junior Day next week.

• Remember 2015 DT recruit Hjalte Froholdt?  He is was the kid that played football in Ohio then had to move back to his home country of Denmark.  He surprisingly committed to Arkansas not too long ago.  Well, his top recruiting coach, position coach and DC have all left the Hogbacks.   Might this open the door for the Wolverines?  The word on the street was Michigan was close #2 in his recruitment.   On a side note, didn't Bielema leave Wisconsin because they wouldn't pay his assistants enough money to stay?  So now what's the issue?

Michigan Wednesday: Short Recruiting Blitz

The Michigan coaching staff has to worry about two things when it comes to recruiting this summer. 

1) Will the signed 2010 class that is not already enrolled make it past the Michigan admission office and the NCAA Clearinghouse.  The rumor mill is saying there are at least 2 kids in the class that it will come down to their final grades.

2) Which recruits will fill out the small (under 20) 2011 class?

As far as #1 goes, the Michigan staff got good news recently when 4 Star safety recruit from Florida Marvin Robinson said he will be on campus on June 1st.  I'm sure the coaches continue to hold their breathe on 5 star CB Demar Doresey. 

For #2 the next big event for 2011 recruits and prospects is the May 21st BBQ at the Big House.   For some of those recruits hoping to earn a Wolverine offer they will have to camp at Michigan this summer. 

Here are some updates from the Recruiting Trail:

• The reports that Anthony Zettel maybe leaning towards MSU are un-true.  Anthony still has Michigan leading in his recruitment with ND, MSU, and PSU.  He is one of those guys that could commit at the BBQ or wait until the season starts. 

• The word is that North Carolina athlete Kris Frost tore up a Nike Camp at Virgina Tech this past weekend and is planning a Michigan visit this summer.  

• Michigan has offered Florida Offensive Tackle Zach DeBell.

• The Michigan basketball team will get to re-live it's NCAA Tournament game from a year ago when they go on the road to play Clemson in the Big Ten - ACC Challenge next year.

• TomVH from Mgoblog says that Florida Linebacker Kent Turene will get a visit from Tony Dews this week.  Kent plays at the same high school as Demar Dorsey.