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Daxton Hill, Ex-Wolverine

Tulsa (OK) Booker T. Washington safety Daxton Hill

Tulsa (OK) Booker T. Washington safety Daxton Hill ripped Michigan fans’ hearts out on Saturday when he tweeted out that he was flipping to Alabama. Hill is the #1 safety in the country, according to the 247 Composite rankings, and is the #8 player in the country.

I gave Hill a TTB Rating of 100 (LINK), which means I think he’s the best safety in the country, too. This continues the trend of Alabama treating Michigan like Michigan used to treat Purdue, as the Crimson Tide have stolen Michigan’s top recruit – or close to it – in three of the last five years. In the 2018 class, offensive guard Emil Ekiyor (#113 overall, one spot behind Aidan Hutchinson) flipped to ‘Bama, and in 2015, it was running back Damien Harris (#31).

The Wolverines currently have zero safeties committed in the 2019 class. With 23 commits, this drops their overall 247 Composite ranking to #11 in the nation. Hill joins running back Eric Gray (uncommitted), defensive end Stephen Herron (Stanford), and defensive lineman Tyrece Woods (uncommitted) as decommitments from Michigan in 2019.

Visitors: December 7-9, 2018

Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy OT Chris Akporoghene (image via Twitter)

2019

Chris Akporoghene – OT – Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy: Akporoghene is a 6’4″, 294 lb. prospect who has been committed to Tennessee since July of 2018; he also has offers from Florida, Miami, Michigan, Mississippi State, and Oregon, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #67 offensive tackle, and #819 overall. Akporoghene is a native Nigerian, moved to Tennessee, and then finished up his football career at IMG Academy. This is his official visit.

Erick All – TE – Fairfield (OH) Fairfield: All is committed to Michigan (LINK). This is his official visit.

Karsen Barnhart – OT – Paw Paw (MI) Paw Paw: Barnhart is committed to Michigan (LINK). He was recently upgraded to a 4-star ranking on Rivals. This is his official visit.

Zach Carpenter – OG – Cincinnati (OH) Moeller: Carpenter is committed to Michigan (LINK). This is his official visit.

Trente Jones – OT – Loganville (GA) Grayson: Jones is committed to Michigan (LINK). He’s currently a 4-star, the #18 offensive tackle, and #165 overall. This is his official visit.

Amauri Pesek-Hickson – LB – Overland Park (KS) Blue Valley North: Pesek-Hickson is committed to Michigan (LINK). This is his official visit.

Nolan Rumler – OG – Akron (OH) Hoban: Rumler is committed to Michigan (LINK). This is his official visit.

Joey Velazquez – LB – Columbus (OH) St. Frances DeSales: Velazquez is committed to Michigan (LINK). This is his official visit.

Recruiting Update: December 6, 2018

Owings Mills (MD) McDonogh DT D’Von Ellies (image via Hudl)

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2019

Nicholas Barr-Mira – K – Los Angeles (CA) Loyola: Barr-Mira is a 6’0″, 175 lb. prospect who also has an offer from UCLA. He attends the alma mater of Michigan cornerback David Long.

D’Von Ellies – DT – Owings Mills (MD) McDonogh: Ellies is a 6’2″, 280-pounder with offers from Maryland, Ohio State, Penn State, and USC, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #16 defensive tackle, and #251 overall. Penn State has 93% of the crystal ball picks, but he’s reportedly working on a plan to visit Michigan, so the Wolverines will have a shot.

Jared Harrison-Hunte – DT – Middle Village (NY) Christ the King: Harrison-Hunte is a 6’4″, 286 lb. prospect with offers from Miami, Ohio State, Penn State, and Tennessee, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #35 defensive tackle, and #547 overall. He has an official visit scheduled to Miami for next weekend (December 14-16), and the crystal balls are 90% in favor of Miami.

Hit the jump for a couple more new offers, as well as some guys who committed elsewhere.

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MLive: Teammates support Rashan Gary’s decision to skip Peach Bowl

Some of Rashan Gary’s teammates support his skipping of the Peach Bowl (LINK).

I’ll say this about the topic: Gary is certainly entitled to do what’s best for him and his family. We’ve seen people get hurt in bowl games before, including tight end Jake Butt tearing his ACL just a couple years ago. But I’m also okay with it if some Michigan fans are disappointed. For years we’ve been rooting for Michigan players who go all out and put the team before themselves, and there’s something to be respected about that. If Gary goes down in Michigan history as not being one of those guys…well…so be it.

Hit the jump for some beautiful women.

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Attractive Michigan Girls of the Week

I don’t know where this is that restaurant employees would be dressing up in Michigan gear, but good for that place. Go Blue!