Crazy 4 Maize and Blue

It's the dead of winter. There really isn't much going on in the football world. The players are working out and the coaches are either recruiting or working on schemes for next season. Most fans are still high on whatever news came out of National Signing Day and are already looking to next year's class. Michigan started out the 2019 cycle hot, getting four commitments from players that are all highly-touted  4-Star prospects. One of them might be another true 5-Star player from Georgia like Aubrey Soloman was last year. Michigan needs to keep that momentum moving forward. These next few months will be crucial in building relationships with these kids that they want to play football for them. Some prospects are seeing things pick up a little faster than others. And some of them could be the next players to jump on board. So, who could be the next prospects to join the 2019 recruiting class? Here's a short list of some players to keep your eyes on over the next s...

Michigan Head Coach Jim Harbaugh is getting knocked by fans and media for a "dud" of a recruiting class in 2018. Most of it has been unwarranted and way off base though, as many fans have shown that they truly lack perspective when it comes to building and maintaining a football program like Michigan's. First of all, the class itself is nothing to scoff at. Since when was getting a Top 25 class a bad thing? Secondly, it was never really expected to be a big one. The previous two classes have combined to put 56 players on the roster. Most of those players were 4-Star prospects and at least 19 starters are returning for 2018, so there really wasn't a ton of 'need' for immediate impact players to be brought into the fold. Instead, the coaches used their time to research and scout players that were flying under the radar. As a result, the most recent class of signings is an interesting one that includes six of the top recruits from Michigan, nine players from e...

Position by position breakdown of the Wolverines' 2018 class of recruits. The opinions expressed throughout are my own thoughts on what I believe Harbaugh and his staff see in these kids, and how I believe they fit into the grand scheme of things. Always remember to do as coach says and  " trust the process " . While this might not be a "Top Ten" class, it is a class that is filled with a lot of kids that were under-recruited in the eyes of many. A few of them have only been playing the game for a couple years, one kid is from Europe, and one other kid was seen as a recruit in a completely different sport altogether. It is obvious that the coaches did a lot of work to put this one together, despite what the team rankings might say. The truth in the matter is that nobody really knows what the ceiling is of this collective group of players. The floor is relatively high, considering it is still a class of kids that rank among the top 25 in the nation. So, despi...