As we get deeper and deeper into Spring Practice, some players are seeing the writing on the wall that they are not going to see the field and maybe never will in Ann Arbor. So they set their sites on the Spring Portal and hope to find a landing spot.
DE Aymeric Koumba - Has a really cool name, came from France has a high upside but that upside won't be realized in Ann Arbor. Good Luck to him.
CB Ja'Den McBurrows - Has been in the program along time. He has battled injuries good players in front of him and of course the tunnel incident. Michigan needs depth at CB so the young guys must be really impressing in camp. Rumors are Berry, Curtis, Metcalf and Lowe are all competing at Nickel right now.
LB Jason Hewlett - Was an Ohio based recruit in the 23 class that must not have seen a path to the field.
I 100% understand McBurrows but the other two guys probably needed more time in the program. Michigan could use 1 or 2 more experienced CB's in the portal.
- Mason Graham and Will Johnson will attend the NFL Draft in person. There has been some buzz that Will Johnson might drop because he hasn't run the 40 due to his injury.
- Also over the weekend, Michigan Basketball had its own portal trade if you will. Dusty brought in 7'3 Aday Mara from UCLA and lost Phat Phat Brooks to the portal. Phat Phat clearly didn't want to spend a few years on the bench while he waited for the path to clear to the court.
- What happened at Tennessee over the weekend is just crazy. I wonder which program is going to risk that situation with Nico at their most important position.
- RIP to former LSU WR Lacy, he seemed troubled and would've gotten drafted with out his recent issues.
- JT Vance broke Ohio State's National Championship Trophy. I love that OSU is putting out statements like, the best run in college football history. There isn't a Ohio State fan alive that doesn't think that run isn't tainted after the loss to Michigan.
- Michigan is off the list for #1 recruit in the 2026 class OT Jackson Cantwell. I guess the bag wasn't big enough.
- Max Crosby will continue to be an NFL DE and also the GM of Eastern Michigan Football.
5 comments:
I don't put much stock into recruits that come from other countries. Just seems like its such a steep learning curve compared to American players that grew up watching and playing football.
Burrows was a guy that just couldn't get on the field. I think after a while the staff knows a players limits and just moves on to the potential of other players over the limitations of certain players. Its unfortunate, but it seems like recruits end up having a shelf life, and if they don't come off the shelve after a certain time, they never will!
Will admit, because he played at LSU I don't know much about Kyren Lacy's situation. Without knowing his background, some of these kids put their entire hopes on making it to the NFL, and when that doesn't happen it can be more then they can handle. Unfortunately, in today's environment, you can't help but wonder if CTE also could of played a role?
I don't like the way the start of 2026 recruiting has gone so far.. but recruiting in college athletics has gone crazy with the nil.. you have to buy them as much as you have to sell them about your program.. the old traditional coaches like Bo must be turning over in their grave
I concur with Ron .... Woody and Bo would both be bewildered by it all! I'm thinking Bo might have walked away from it if it happened in his time!
You have to read Cantwell's quotes about Ryan Day in this article. It's an all-time classic!
https://www.news-leader.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/04/14/jackson-cantwell-five-star-football-prospect-commitment-date-mizzou-georgia-oregon-ohio-state-miami/83085236007/
RIP Mike Debord
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