Recruiting is wild, man.
According to a new report from Steve Wiltfong from On3 (Rivals? I don’t know what to call it anymore), the Michigan Wolverines had strong reason to believe that 2026 five-star wide receiver Calvin Russell was set to play his college ball in Ann Arbor. In fact, he and his team had an embargoed press release with details about his commitment to Michigan.
This, of course, was killed following his commitment to Syracuse last Saturday night.
Here is what Wiltfong had to say, in part, about the situation:
“There were times I thought Michigan had the edge going into the decision.