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Visitors: Michigan vs. Illinois

2023

Cameron Calhoun – CB – Cincinnati (OH) Winton Woods: Calhoun, a recent Cincinnati decommit, is a 6’0″, 170-pounder with offers from Kentucky, Michigan, and West Virginia. He’s a 3-star, the #48 cornerback, and #483 overall. Calhoun – who was also committed to WVU at one point – decommitted during an official visit to Kentucky last weekend, so that’s the most likely landing spot going into this official visit.

Arion Carter – LB – Smyrna (TN) Smyrna: Carter is a 6’1″, 210 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Memphis, Michigan, Ohio State, and Tennessee; he has been committed to Memphis since July. Carter is a 4-star, the #24 linebacker, and #317 overall. Carter has backed out of a couple other official visit dates to Michigan, so my confidence is not very high that he strongly considers the Wolverines, and many people think he will end up at Alabama.

Amir Herring – OG – West Bloomfield (MI) West Bloomfield: Herring is committed to Michigan (LINK).

Jyaire Hill – CB – Kankakee (IL) Kankakee: Hill is a 6’1″, 170-pounder with offers from a bunch of schools, but Illinois and Michigan are the two primary ones on which to focus. He’s a 4-star, the #26 cornerback, and #203 overall. He took officials to Illinois and Michigan over the summer and seems to be going back and forth between the two schools, with Michigan having the lone 247 Sports crystal ball.

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Ex-Wolverine Updates: Week 11

FORMER PLAYERS

P George Caratan (UConn): Caratan punted 4 times for 176 yards (44.0 yards/attempt) in a 36-33 win over Liberty.

C Zach Carpenter (Indiana): Carpenter is Indiana’s starting left guard. He had previously started at center, but a hand injury forced him to change positions.

RB Zach Charbonnet (UCLA): Charbonnet ran 24 times for 181 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 34-28 upset loss to Arizona.

USC must get to Zach Charbonnet before or around the LOS. He makes quick lateral cuts, accelerates, and is then hard to take down 1v1 in space.pic.twitter.com/jltkdpvNza

— USC Analytics (@USCanalytics) November 13, 2022

S Sammy Faustin (UMass): Faustin did not play in the 35-33 loss to Arkansas State.

OG Chuck Filiaga (Minnesota): Filiaga is a sixth year senior who starts at right guard for the Gophers.

CB Darion Green-Warren (Nevada): Green-Warren did not record any stats in a 41-3 loss to Boise State.

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2023 Recruiting Update: November 14, 2022

It’s been a while since I’ve done much with recruiting updates, so here’s a look at what’s been happening recently. Now that my football season is done, I can hopefully dip back into recruiting more frequently.

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2023

Cameron Calhoun – CB – Cincinnati (OH) Winton Woods: Calhoun is a 6’0″, 170 lb. cornerback who was recently offered by Michigan. He decommitted from Cincinnati over the weekend while visiting Kentucky; he had also previously been committed to West Virginia. The fact that he decommitted while at Kentucky looks promising for the Wildcats, but a potential visit to Michigan in the next few weeks could give the Wolverines a chance. Calhoun is a 3-star, the #48 cornerback, and #483 overall in the 247 Composite.

Chance Fitzgerald – WR – Nolensville (TN) Nolensville: Fitzgerald is a 6’3″, 184-pounder with offers from Auburn, Louisville, Minnesota, and Virginia Tech, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #67 wide receiver, and #504 overall. He visited Michigan a couple weeks ago but it remains to be seen how much Michigan will push for his commitment.

Jermaine Mathews – CB – Cincinnati (OH) Winton Woods: Mathews has been committed to Ohio State since July 1, and there’s no real reason to expect a decommitment at this point. A teammate of Calhoun’s (see above), Mathews was offered by Michigan in late October. He’s a 4-star, the #27 cornerback, and #214 overall.

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Michigan 34, Nebraska 3

Nebraska sucks! Yes. Yes, they do. Nebraska is a 3-7 football team with an interim head coach, no defensive playmakers except outside linebacker Garrett Nelson, and no quality FBS quarterback right now. Nebraska’s best play on Saturday was to call a pass and then let the quarterback scramble up the middle and hope he doesn’t hurt himself. Unfortunately, that play ended one too many times with the quarterback hurting himself. Meanwhile, the two quarterbacks, Chubba Purdy and Logan Smothers, combined for 9 rushing attempts and 40 total yards. The team ended up with 146 total yards, or exactly 106 yards that didn’t come on QB scrambles.

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Preview: Michigan vs. Nebraska

RUSH OFFENSE vs. NEBRASKA RUSH DEFENSE
Michigan is #4 in rushing with 250 yards per game. They’re slightly lower at #8 with 5.65 yards per carry. Running back Blake Corum has 1,187 yards on 199 attempts and has scored 16 total touchdowns. Backup Donovan Edwards has 41 carries for 324 yards over the past three weeks, including two 100-yard games. Last week’s performance was particularly impressive considering left tackle Ryan Hayes missed the game, left guard Trevor Keegan was hurt for part of the contest, and right tackle Trente Jones has been out for the past several weeks. Michigan’s dominance of Rutgers took place minus three starters up front. Nebraska, meanwhile, is #107 in rushing defense (182.9 yards allowed/game) and allows 4.51 yards per carry, which is #99. They have done better in recent weeks by tamping down explosive running games of Illinois and Minnesota (neither team has topped 4.0 yards/carry), but Minnesota was missing its starting quarterback, which allowed the Cornhuskers to focus on running back Mo Ibrahim. Junior middle linebacker Luke Reimer (6’1″, 225) leads the team with 67 tackles, but the second leading tackler, safety Myles Farmer, will miss the game due to disciplinary issues. Sophomore safety Marques Buford, Jr. (5’11”, 190) has 62 tackles and sophomore nickel Isaac Gifford (6’1″, 200) has 52, meaning three of the top four tacklers are in the secondary. Junior edge Garrett Nelson (6’4″, 245) is the most dangerous edge defender on the team with 45 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks.
Advantage: Michigan

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