Michigan to Host Satellite Camp at Ohio State Pipeline This Summer

Earlier this week, 247Sports' Luke Stampini reported Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh was attempting to crash an Ohio State satellite camp stop at one of the Buckeyes' recent pipeline programs, St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

While both the Wolverines and Buckeyes staffs will indeed work camps at the South Florida powerhouse this summer, their dates at the school will come on different days.

St. Thomas Aquinas head coach Roger Harriott told Bleacher Report that Michigan will work a camp at his school June 3, while the Buckeyes staff will be in town to do the same June 16. Neither Michigan nor Ohio State was able to confirm its planned presence at the camps, per NCAA rules.

According to Harriott, the Wolverines staff will work its camp alongside Syracuse and Stetson, while the Buckeyes' camp will include Mississippi State, Arizona, Boston College and Florida Tech. Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen and Boston College's Steve Addazio each worked on Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer's staff during his time at Florida.

Asked why Ohio State and Michigan will be in attendance on different days, Harriott said that's just the way their schedules happened to shake out.

Interest in the fertile recruiting ground of South Florida isn't surprising, especially at St. Thomas Aquinas, which has sent both Joey and Nick Bosa and defensive back Damon Arnette to Columbus in recent years. Trevon Grimes, a 5-star wideout in the 2017 class, also possesses strong interest in the Buckeyes and is favored to land at Ohio State, according to 247Sports' Crystal Ball.

Grimes also possesses an offer from Michigan, as Harbaugh has made a more concerted effort to recruit the back-to-back defending 7A Florida state champion since arriving in Ann Arbor. St. Thomas Aquinas 3-star receiver Josh Palmer has been predicted to land at Michigan, per 247Sports' Crystal Ball projections, and South Carolina commit and 3-star running back Kyshaun Bryan also has a Wolverines offer.

Michigan's plan to hold camp at St. Thomas Aquinas—the Wolverines' second scheduled stop this summer, per the Detroit Free Press—is a further indication of Harbaugh's attempts to make inroads at the Sunshine State power.

"They're going to go where the players are," said Bleacher Report recruiting analyst Sanjay Kirpalani. "This is a step in them essentially going to the top programs down there and finding those types of kids and letting them know, 'Hey, we're coming to recruit your school. We're here, regardless of whether we've had success there in the past or not.'

"They're getting that brand name fresh in the mind of those kids in the South Florida area."

While Ohio State and Michigan won't cross paths at Aquinas, both are expected to be in attendance at the Sound Mind Sound Body camp in Detroit in June, as each has done in past years. Whether they'll eventually cross paths elsewhere on their respective satellite camp tours remains to be seen, but it won't happen at St. Thomas Aquinas this summer.

Ben Axelrod is Bleacher Report's Big Ten lead writer. You can follow him on Twitter @BenAxelrod. Unless noted otherwise, all quotes were obtained firsthand. Recruit rankings and info courtesy of 247Sports.