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California decision pushes Michigan football commit Xavier Worthy to seek early graduation

Michigan's Jim Harbaugh answers questions from reporters on a Zoom call about playing football in 2020, COVID-19 and more, Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Detroit Free Press

Xavier Worthy’s speed is his best asset.

So, it only seems fitting he would take an accelerated track in his football career.

The four-star receiver revealed Thursday on Twitter he plans to skip his senior season and enroll early with Michigan football, following the same path as fellow California recruit Cristian Dixon of Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) who told the Free Press he will also forgo his last year of high school of football and head to Ann Arbor in January.