france

Previously: Last year’s profiles, K Adam Samaha, K James Turner (Tr), S Brandyn Hillman, CB DJ Waller, CB Cameron Calhoun, CB Jyaire Hill, HSP/LB Jason Hewlett, LB Hayden Moore, LB Semaj Bridgeman, LB Ernest Hausmann (Tr), OLB Breeon Ishmail.

Bordeaux (Pionniers de Touraine/Pôle Espoirs), France – 6'4"/230
		247: 6'4/230                      3.77*	3*, 88 #43 DE, #1 FRA
		On3: 6'4/230                      3.66*	3*, 88 #63 DE
		Rivals: 6'4/230                      3.46*	3*, 5.5 no ranking
		ESPN: 6'4/225                      3.66*	3*, 78, #1 Intl. #79 DE, #1 FRA
		Composite        3.70* / 3.58*	3*, #822/#950 Ovr #80/78 DE
		MGoAverage                      3.62*	3*, #638/788 Ovr #69/85 Edges since '90
		YMRMFSPA	Oe-KAY! David Ojabo
Other Suitors	Vandy, UConn, Ole Miss, Colorado
Previously On MGoBlog	Bonjour by Alex Drain.
Notes	Early enrollee.
Film:
Highlights: Hudl. Camps compilation. PSU camp. This pass rush. This one.

If you thought Michigan's Northeast recruiting taught you how to pick out the subtle flavors of talent in a wash of prep schoolers, watch that highlight reel above to see football literally in the wilderness.

[After the jump: The man from France, FRAN]

Well, we've got a coaching vacancy. Due to Matt Weiss getting axed due to Computer Crimes, Michigan has an assistant opening. We spent a bunch of time talking about it on WTKA this morning, and we mainly discussed two scenarios:

• Promoting Kirk Campbell to QB coach, which is probably JJ McCarthy's preferred outcome.
• Moving Jay Harbaugh to QB coach, hiring someone else, and having Harbaugh re-assert himself as a QB whisperer.

Possibly relevant to this: Chris Partridge got cut loose by Ole Miss and is now looking for a job. He was a co-DC at Ole Miss and may have gotten out over his skis a little bit in that job. Ole Miss's D was just 50th in SP+ this year. With Jesse Minter around, he won't have a DC title if he does return to Michigan. If he's fine with that, though, he was an ace recruiter and an ace recruiter would help out considerably after a down class.

Also he might be an in with Davison Igbinosun, who was a freshman All-American CB for Ole Miss with 10 starts to his name. He hit the portal more or less as the same time as Partridge got axed, so you have to think that grabbing Partridge would bring him along. A 6'2" CB ranked #162 in the composite last year with a year of starting under his belt would be an excellent pickup. That's not a reason to hire a coach by itself, but since Partridge has a lot of experience with Michigan already and had a successful first stint… it might be a reason to make a somewhat awkward position coaching switch if the elder Harbaugh can backfill at QB coach.

[After THE JUMP: sign and fire]

[Editor's note: At the end of the season I invited each of our photographers to submit something about their experience covering Michigan the last year. These guys drive across the country to get to these games, see them from the field, and often interact with players and coaches and administration, so they have a very different perspective than we the unwashed in our at-home offices.

Previously: Photos Editor Bryan Fuller, photographer Patrick Barron. Here’s MG's:]

On the notion of belonging:

In early November 2020, as I was biking to Crisler to photograph my first game since the beginning of the Covid pandemic and the abrupt ending of the 2019 season with a canceled B1G tournament, Fred, a good friend, sent me this message:

“I don’t how it is possible, but you are spoiled - more than usual - so enjoy for us”.

I can not look back at 2021, without starting in 2020 ~ That year MGoBlog skipped the photo review because of the very limited amount of events covered.

The Big Ten getting the news that its 2020 tournament was over, March 12, 2020

In Ann Arbor, everything started in chaos: The Football season was not a disappointment but an embarrassment to many, the men’s Basketball program did generate expectation but the absence of fans was a mood killer.