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William Mohan, Ex-Wolverine

Rising second-year linebacker William Mohan has entered the transfer portal. Mohan made 1 tackle on special teams last season.

I gave Mohan a TTB Rating of 88 when he committed (LINK). He was a whirling dervish coming off the edge. At 6’1″ and 205 lbs., he still had some filling out to do but I thought he could be a terror. He was a 3-star, the #23 athlete, and #461 overall coming out of high school in 2020.

Recruited for the Viper position that is now obsolete with the departure of defensive coordinator Don Brown, obviously he did not see a fit with the new defensive staff. I expect Macdonald to use more of a safety-like presence as a nickel player rather than running out a quasi-linebacker on almost every down. As I’ve mentioned previously, it’s much easier to move safeties up into the box than to teach a linebacker to play safety.

Michigan now has 86 scholarship players on the roster (LINK), so at least one more player needs to depart before Michigan is under its limit for 2021.

2023 Recruiting Update: April 6, 2021

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2023

Jayvant Brown – LB – Deerfield Beach (FL) Deerfield Beach: Brown is a 6’0″, 195 lb. prospect with offers from Auburn, Florida State, Miami, and Notre Dame, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 4-star, the #1 outside linebacker, and #13 overall in his class.

Makai Lemon – WR – Los Alamitos (CA) Los Alamitos: Lemon is a 6’0″, 180-pounder with offers from Alabama, Georgia, and USC, among others. He’s a 5-star, the #2 athlete, and #19 overall.

Rico Walker – DE – Hickory (NC) Hickory: Walker is a 6’3″, 225 lb. prospect with offers from North Carolina, Penn State, and South Carolina, among others. He’sa 247 Sports 4-star, the #4 weakside end, and #48 overall.

Ex-Wolverine Player Updates: Spring 2021

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TRANSFERS

Jordan Anthony, LB (transfer portal): Anthony has been in the transfer portal for over a year. He last played for Michigan in 2019.

Tarik Black, WR (Texas): Black caught 10 passes for 240 yards and 1 touchdown in 2020. He is returning to Texas for his fifth year of college eligibility.

Zach Carpenter, C (Indiana): Carpenter is listed as a 6’5″, 320 lb. lineman for Indiana. He transferred immediately after the 2020 season.

Zach Charbonnet, RB (UCLA): Charbonnet ran 19 times for 124 yards and 1 touchdown for Michigan in 2020 and signed with the Bruins as a transfer.

Kekoa Crawford, WR (Cal): Crawford is listed as a 6’1″, 195 lb. sixth-year senior for the Golden Bears. He caught 19 passes for 232 yards and 2 touchdowns in 2020.

Devin Gil, LB (South Florida): Gil opted out of the 2020 season and is transferring, though a destination has not yet been announced.

Ja’Raymond Hall, OT (CMU): Hall is retired after having some injury issues.

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Highlights: 1989 Michigan vs. Seton Hall

For those of you who, like me, are too young to remember Michigan’s national championship victory over Seton Hall in 1989, here are some highlights:

Taylor Groves, Ex-Wolverine

Cross Plains (TN) East Robertson safety Taylor Groves decommitted from Michigan earlier this week. Groves committed to the Wolverines sight unseen shortly after Maurice Linguist was hired to be the cornerbacks coach and co-defensive coordinator.

Michigan has done well recruiting the safety position in recent years, but Groves seemed like perhaps a new direction for the position. He is tall and lanky (listed at 6’2″, 175 lbs.) with cornerback skills. Michigan has generally seemed to reel in shorter, thicker, quasi-outside linebacker types for safety, aside from Daxton Hill.

Groves is the third decommitment in the 2022 class, joining safety Myles Rowser (Arkansas) and defensive tackle Alex VanSumeren (undecided).