It was reported on Wednesday evening that head coach Jim Harbaugh is departing for the Los Angeles Chargers head coaching job. Harbaugh finished his career with the Chargers in 1999-2000, completing 58.5% of his passes for 4,177 yards, 18 touchdowns, and 24 interceptions.
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Enterprise (AL) Enterprise defensive end Zion Grady (5-star, #1 edge, #23 overall) decommitted from Alabama. He’s one of five players to have decommitted from the Crimson Tide since Nick Saban retired.
OFF THE BOARD
College Park (GA) Woodward Academy wide receiver Josiah Abdullah (3-star, #54 WR, #392 overall) committed to Florida.
Brentwood (TN) Brentwood Academy quarterback George MacIntyre (5-star, #3 QB, #15 overall) committed to Tennessee. Michigan was heavily involved here, but the Wolverines landed Carter Smith (LINK) and were heavily after Bryce Underwood, who committed to LSU earlier this month.
Bradenton (FL) linebacker Parker Meese (Rivals 4-star, #17 ILB) committed to UNLV.
Cincinnati (OH) Mount Healthy cornerback Jai’mier Scott (4-star, #20 ATH, #326 overall) committed to Wisconsin.
The ninth annual Polynesian Bowl will be played in Honolulu, HI, in January of 2025. Here are the Michigan participants over the years:
2024
Micah Ka’apana, RB – Las Vegas, NV
Deyvid Palepale, DT – Lancaster, PA
2023
Enow Etta, DE – Colleyville, TX
Amir Herring, C – West Bloomfield, MI
2022
Zeke Berry, S – Concord, CA
Mason Graham, DT – Anaheim, CA
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FORMER PLAYERS
TE Erick All (Iowa): All tore his ACL this past season but finished as Iowa’s leading receiver, catching 21 passes for 299 yards and 3 touchdowns. Despite having another year of eligibility if he wanted it, he declared for the NFL Draft.
WR Andrel Anthony (Oklahoma): Anthony caught 27 passes for 429 yards and 1 touchdown before suffering a season-ending ACL injury.
QB Alan Bowman (Oklahoma State): Bowman led Oklahoma State to a 10-4 record this season. Things started off a little rocky, but he ultimately locked down the starting job and went 304/501 (60.7%) for 3,460 yards, 15 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions. He also ran 26 times for 24 yards and 2 touchdowns. He will return to the Cowboys in 2024 for a seventh season of eligibility.
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I meant to post this at the beginning of the month, but you know, Michigan’s exciting activities in the Rose Bowl and then the national championship distracted me. I don’t think many other people care, but it’s always good for me to review the numbers to see what kind of content people like the most. Year after year, the most viewed posts primarily consist of post-game discussions.
So here are the top ten posts of 2023, including links to the posts (the Blogger versions) in case you want to go back and discuss: