Big Recruiting Weekend on Tap for Michigan Wolverines Football

With many teams coming back from Thanksgiving holiday or getting ready for their Conference Championship or starting practice for a bowl game, the Michigan football program can focus on the future and work the recruiting trail long and hard.

One of the most important things about recruiting is getting kids on campus "to drink the Kool-Aid" and get a feel for the program and academics.

There are six or seven official visit weekends left between now and signing day (there is a two-week dead period around the holidays). This weekend will be an very important one for the remaining spots in this year's class. Michigan needs to fill holes in the offensive line and in the defensive backfield.

Here are some of the recruits who are scheduled to come in this weekend:

• "Big" Will Campbell, the five-star DE. RR visited all the Cass Tech players at school this week. Big Will has made recent visits to both Alabama and LSU. Might still visit Miami and USC. The Miami coaches were in town to visit with him this week as well. I think Big Will made all of Michigan home games this year.
• Teric Jones - Cass Tech and Michigan commit
• Thomas Gordon - Cass Tech and Michigan commit
• Fitzgerald Touissant - Michigan commit
• Isaiah Bell - Michigan commit
• Justin Turner - Michigan commit
• Donovan Tate - MLB potential draftee and tentative for this weekend

Snake Oil Alert for the following visitors:

• Junior College defensive end Pernell McPhee of Mississippi is committed to Mississippi State
• Jamal Patterson, WR Stanford commit
• Je’Ron Stokes, WR and Tennessee commit is also tentative for this weekend

The weekend after could also be big with the following recruits coming to A2:

• Four-star offensive tackle Taylor Lewan
• Mike Jones of Orlando - Michigan commitment
• Brendan Gibbons - Michigan commitment
• North Carolina cornerback commitment Josh Hunter