Michigan Football's 2009 Summer: Chasing the Boredom Away

Antonio Kinard is the lone linebacker to commit, and he seems to be of the middling three-star sort.  Florida. LBs Christian Jones and Jeff Luc have offers, but appear to be long shots at this point.

Texas linebacker Holmes Onwukaife tried to commit but was told, "Hey man, come back if all the guys we want go elsewhere." He would significantly up the "awesome name quota."

Corner is a pressing need. 

Three-star Ohio cornerback Courney Avery is on board, but he isn't exactly instilling confidence in the position so far.  Highly rated Pa. cornerbacks Cullen Christian and Brandon Ifill are on the board. Michigan is leading for Christian but trailing on Ifill. 

Michigan also leads four-star Mich. cornerback Dior Mathis.

I expect two of the three to commit, which would lock down the position and leave Michigan in a very good position.

Safety, eh...wow.  Short on depth and those remain are frightening to even think about (Stevie Brown, please, PLEASE tackle someone).

Florida safety Marvin Robinson, a high four star across the board, is a great start. 

After that, the only true safety on the board is LaTwan Anderson of Ohio. 

Solid prospect, but he is transferring to Glenville, aka Ohio State Jr. 

So, this is not looking great. Still, until he officially drops Michigan, he's there.

Overall, Michigan should push the scholarship ceiling and hopefully fill out the remainder of the class with more highly-regarded sorts.

I trust Rodriguez because of his track record, but the rest of the fan base isn't necessarily so understanding.

Sit tight, Michigan fans. I'll have more pieces over the course of the summer, including a full-out season preview and predictions.

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