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Michigan football's recruiting surge narrows the gap with Ohio State

Michigan football opens the 2020 season Sept. 5 on the road against Washington, and finishes Nov. 28 on the road against Ohio State. Wochit

Days before Michigan football landed its first four-star defensive prospect in the 2021 class, Michigan defensive coordinator Don Brown expressed optimism about the state of recruiting within the program.

“I think we’re right on schedule,” he said late last month.

Back then, only the most die-hard Wolverine loyalists would have agreed with that assessment. After all, the star quality separating the offensive and defensive commitments was surpassed only by the widening gap developing between Michigan and its chief rival, Ohio State.