4-Star CB Lavert Hill Tweets Final 3 Schools
With just one week until national signing day, highly touted 2016 cornerback Lavert Hill has trimmed his final list of potential schools down to three Big Ten powerhouses.
Hill, the nation's No. 135-ranked overall player and No. 12-ranked cornerback, tweeted on Wednesday morning that he will announce his decision between Michigan, Michigan State and Penn State on signing day:
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He will make his announcement at his high school, Martin Luther King in Detroit. Hill's final official visit was scheduled to be this weekend at Clemson, but he will forgo the trip.
According to the Crystal Ball Predictions at 247Sports, Michigan is the favorite to sign Hill, with 86 percent of the site's 28 picks favoring the Wolverines.
Hill made his official visit to Michigan on Dec. 11 and took three unofficial visits during football season. He decommitted from Penn State last November, shortly after his last unofficial visit to Michigan.
"Hill has kept his recruitment very, very close to the vest, particularly over the last two months," wrote Steve Lorenz of 247Sports last week. "Originally, he was planning to flip to Michigan a week after the decommitment, but delayed it and has since taken visits to Tennessee, Michigan State and Penn State along with Michigan."
The U.S. Army All-American cornerback's older brother, Delano, is a rising senior safety at Michigan and started eight games in 2015.
If the younger Hill decides to go his own way instead of following in the footsteps of his brother, Michigan State is the more probable landing spot.
Michigan State has the remaining 14 percent of the Crystal Ball Predictions for Hill.
The Spartans have a need for elite cornerbacks in this year's class, and Hill is said to be close friends with current Michigan State commitment Demetric Vance and early enrollee Donnie Corley.
"It’s kind of really stressful because I know a lot of people at both schools," Hill told Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports this past weekend, when he made his official visit to Michigan State.
Penn State, the school that once held a commitment from Hill, isn't out of the running yet.
Hill officially visited the Nittany Lions on Jan. 15 and received a standing ovation when he was introduced during a Penn State hockey game:
According to Greg Pickel of PennLive.com, Penn State is believed to have signed Hill to a financial aid agreement while he was committed, making the announcement legal.
Hill was originally committed to Penn State from Jan. 31 to Nov. 29 of last year.
Recruiting information courtesy of 247Sports.
Justin Ferguson is a college football writer at Bleacher Report. You can follow him on Twitter @JFergusonBR.
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