Ranked No. 41, where is Michigan’s championship bump? Wolverines lead top football recruiting storylines

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College football diehards have had the upcoming May 31-June 2 weekend circled on their calendars for a while now. School is out, summer is here, and that means an extremely busy months of visits is about to kick off. And visits mean commitments. 

To lock into the top storylines in the Class of 2025 — and to further preview what’s going to be a great weekend — 247Sports Director of Scouting Andrew Ivins and national analyst Tom Loy break down a five-pack of storylines that appeal to a national audience.

Let’s start with the champs. 

When does Michigan’s get its championship bump? 

Heading into the weekend, Michigan ranks No. 41  in the 247Sports Composite Team Rankings. That makes it twelfth in the new-look Big Ten and behind Northwestern, Rutgers, and Indiana.

A slight drop-off was expected for the defending national champions after Jim Harbaugh left for the NFL, but one of the main reasons why Sherrone Moore was tabbed as Harbaugh’s replacement was to keep some continuity in Ann Arbor.

To be fair, the Wolverines have always been a player developmental program that constantly proves our rankings to be wrong as they turn three-star recruits into NFL Draft picks like few others, but shouldn’t more blue-chip prospects be jumping in the boat for the maize and blue?

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*Five commits in Class of 2025 as of May 31, 2024

A quick glance at this weekend’s visitors list for Michigan suggests that some of the nation’s best are at least open to the idea. The Wolverines will welcome five-star wide receiver Derek Meadows to campus along with a battering ram of a…

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Author : Andrew Ivins

Publish date : 2024-05-31 17:33:09

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