

Lack of verified speed markers is not ideal in an era where perimeter defenders are constantly challenged vertically, but does have a basketball background and natural bounce shows up on tape. Still figuring things out from a technical standpoint, but has no issues tracking the football and putting himself in position to make a play at the catch point. Found success right away in coverage, totaling four interceptions and seven pass break ups in just two games. Started prep career off playing wide receiver before being thrust into action at cornerback midway through junior season. It’ll be a difficult pull to reel in Bates, who already has a reported 43 offers, including from the likes of Alabama, Auburn, Colorado, Florida, Florida State, LSU, Miami, Ohio State, Penn State, Texas A&M, and others.Ī pass catcher turned pass defender with plenty of developmental upside given length and tentacle-like arms. 107 player in the country according to 247Sports’ proprietary rankings, and the 11th-best cornerback in the country.Įxtremely blessed to receive an offer from the University of Michigan #GoBlue /AHWl4yEAYF

On Wednesday, the Wolverines made an offer to 2024 Orlando (Fla.) Edgewater four-star cornerback Cai Bates, who is rated the No. While Aaron Scott and Bryce West from Ohio (both are predicted to end up at rival Ohio State) are among the top targets at the position, Michigan football is expanding the board. However, the Wolverines aren’t keeping their focus solely on those they’ve recruited already. U-M finished the season with a record of 26-25.Michigan football is working its board to try and lure some of the top cornerbacks in the country in Ann Arbor. The Nittany Lions scored in the bottom of the sixth to tie the score and then plated a run to win the game in the bottom of the seventh. The Wolverines were defeated by Penn State on Wednesday in the opening round of the Big Ten tournament by a score of 3-2. Speaking of the postseason, it didn’t last long for the Michigan softball team.Robinson played well though scoring 17 points in 22 minutes and making 5-of-10 3-pointers, which bodes well for him seeing more playing time on Friday as Miami tries to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Duncan Robinson was also in action on Wednesday night for Miami as the Heat lost 112-103 to the Knicks in their attempt to close out New York.Jordan Poole played 23 minutes and scored 11 points on 5-of-14 shooting. Two Michigan Wolverines were in action in the NBA playoffs on Wednesday night as the Golden State Warriors beat the Lakers to extend the Western Conference Semis to a sixth game.I also think he cares as much about being a showman as he does actually winning basketball games, which we also learned over the past two seasons. It’s also refreshing to hear him actually say the move was about the money because we knew all along that that’s why he chose Kansas.ĭickinson was a great player. He essentially said people would do the same thing if they were offered an extra 10K to work another job and he’s probably right. … I got less than six figures at Michigan for the year." "The people hating on me would leave their job right now for a $10,000 increase. Hunter Dickinson confirmed NIL played a major role in transfer to Kansas: He made headlines with another appearance on the “Roundball Podcast” and expressed frustration that fans were criticizing him about leaving for more money. We just can’t get away from the Hunter Dickinson talk. Hunter Dickinson takes a dig at Michigan Wolverines Michigan football isn’t the favorite for any of those guys right now, but things could change on those visits and it could be the cherry on top of a really stellar recruiting class for Michigan football. The Michigan Wolverines have a number of top-100 recruits coming to campus in early June, such as Justin Scott, Ryan Wingo, and Bryce West. There are more positive trends for the Michigan Wolverines as Sam Webb of the Michigan Insider put in crystal ball projections for Jeremiah Beasley and Cole Sullivan.īoth of those players had already been trending with projections to Michigan football, but that just solidifies that there’s a good chance both join the class, along with top-100 linebacker Aaron Chiles who will visit next month and has U-M in his top three.
