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Michigan football loses commit from 3-star LB Casey Phinney, now a Boston College pledge

Michigan football's 2021 recruiting class grew smaller Saturday.

Mashfield, Massachusetts, three-star linebacker Casey Phinney flipped his commitment to Boston College, announcing his decision via Twitter.

Phinney committed to U-M in early April.

He is ranked the No. 1,189 overall prospect, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. U-M has three other linebackers committed: Junior Colson, Jaydon Hood and Tyler McLaurin.

The Wolverines now have 20 commitments in the 2021 class, which is ranked No. 2 in the Big Ten behind Ohio State.

Contact Orion Sang at osang@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @orion_sang.