The recruiting trail was kind to Michigan and head coach Juwan Howard earlier on in the summer with three 2021 commitments in a relatively short period of time, but has seen things trend the other way at a major position of need. Howard and his program have been in hot pursuit of a ball-handling guard with the future depth at the position in question.
The last few weeks have seen two of the more notable names — five-star Jalen Warley and four-star Angelo Brizzi — elect to go Florida State and Villanova, respectively. Throw in the fact that it appears in-state four-star prospect Jaden Akins is set to presumably commit this week to the Michigan State Spartans and it goes to show the value of building out a board and running through the options.