Michigan Football Friday Recruiting Update

• Four-star linebacker Aramide Olaniyan who committed to Duke is planning a visit to Ann Arbor. Note: committed players that continue to take visits are not committed.
  
• Per Mgoblog recruiting guru (and their HS head coach): Terry and Terrence Talbot had had an awesome time on their visit to Ann Arbor. "Rich and the boys took great care of them," was an exact quote.
  
• State of Michigan DB Dior Mathis has Michigan No. 5 behind a number of other schools. This is either a Will Campbell hoax (former teammate of Dior) or Michigan has become a long shot.

A word about a number of spots vs. number of recruits: Many believe Michigan has 20 spots available in the 2010 recruiting class. If all the current verbal commits stay solid that leaves Michigan with only four spots. There are a number of recruits that look good for the Wolverines which include: Cullen Christian, Brandon Ifill, and the Talbott brothers.

If all four committed then Michigan would be full at 20 spots. I expect Michigan to continue to recruit and maybe sign a class size around 22 or 23. As we have seen in past years, players decommit as it gets closer to signing day and other players deep on the depth chart transfer or quit the team.

There are also currently six kids saying they will enroll in January which could be used/counted towards the 2011 class. They are Hopkins, Miller, J. Robinson, M. Robinson, Pace, and Gardner.

If the Michigan class was full at 20 they would be missing needs at punter, another safety, LB, and maybe another DT or DE.