The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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michigan recruiting Rivals.com rates New Jersey corner Minkah Fitzpatrick as the No. 10 overall junior nationally. holds offers from Florida State, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Wisconsin, among two-dozen others. The son of former Miami Dolphins lineman John Fruhmorgen had been waiting on the Michigan offer. "I'd like to get an offer from Michigan or LSU, but I don't want to get too greedy," he said with a chuckle shortly before hearing good news from the Wolverines. "I'm thankful for the ones I have." U-M's burst of offers continued with Memphis (Tenn.) Whitehaven four-star outside linebacker Joshua McMillon. The 6-2, 227-pounder is the No. 63 overall player and No. 5 outside linebacker nationally. He already holds offers from Alabama, Ohio State and more than a dozen others, and should have his choice of schools come National Signing Day. The 47 offers Michigan has issued will likely be augmented by many, many more over the course of the 2015 class. "They always produce great athletes and great players. That is a mold that Jabrill fits into, and that's something I would fit in very well with." Although U-M's situation on the offensive line for the 2015 class had appeared for some time to be settled — the Wolverines have already reeled in legacy three-star Jon Runyan Jr., and looked to be focusing on Pittsburgh four-star Sterling Jenkins — Jake Fruhmorgen, No. 70 overall and No. 8 nationally among offensive tackles, picked up a Michigan offer Jan. 17. The Tampa (Fla.) Plant four-star also With Michigan's firing of offensive coordinator Al Borges and hiring of Doug Nussmeier, the results are anticipated most on the field. However, his acumen on the recruiting trail is important for the Wolverines, as well. Nussmeier recruited several top players to Alabama in his two-year tenure as the offensive coordinator of the Tide, and is expected to do the same at Michigan. He will be given a regional recruiting responsibility — Borges covered southeast Michigan outside of the De- photo courtesy rivals.com The Nussmeier Effect