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Tuesday Recruitin' is Ready for the Big Day
Tim •

Let's cut to the chase: Tomorrow in this space, there shall be an all-day liveblog. We'll keep track of LOIs coming in, new commitments, and coverage in other media. It should be pretty easy for you to check in for a couple minutes at work to see what the latest news is.

I'll also be looking to deputize people to keep us filled in on ESPN's Signing Day coverage, in addition to the Big Ten Network's coverage, and even WTKA's Signing Day show (LIVE! From Banfield's Westside in Ann Arbor!). If you're interested in helping out, I'll take volunteers early in the morning.

Possible Commits

  • 8AM (or PM?) - MI OL Jake Fisher picks between Michigan and Oregon.
  • Noon - MD DT Darian Cooper signs on ESPNU with Michigan, Georgia Tech, or Iowa.
  • 7PM - CO LB Leilon Willingham announces from a top 5 of Michigan, Arizona State, Central Florida, Colorado, and Washington.
  • OH TE/LB Frank Clark announces between Michigan and North Carolina at some point in the day.

All these times are subject to change, so keep an eye on the Latest Announcement Times forums thread for updates before tomorrow.

TX TE Chris Barnett will not pick between Arkansas and Michigan until later in the week. The Arkansas commit has targeted Saturday as a possible decision date. MI RB Thomas Rawls will commit later this afternoon (1:30pm) in a ceremony at his high school. Of course, The Detroit News's Tom Markowski already let the cat out of the bag. Hello: posts for all prospects who pick the Wolverines wll be linked in the liveblog.

And of course, we can't forget about all the prospects who have already made public commitments to the Wolverines:

  • TX QB Russell Bellomy
  • MI RB Justice Hayes
  • OH OL Jack Miller
  • IL OL Chris Bryant
  • FL OL Tony Posada
  • OH DT Chris Rock
  • MI DE Brennen Beyer
  • OH DE/TE Keith Heitzman
  • TX LB Kellen Jones
  • OH LB Antonio Poole
  • MI LB Desmond Morgan
  • MD CB Blake Countess
  • MI CB Raymon Taylor
  • MI CB Delonte Hollowell
  • OH CB Tamani Carter
  • CA K Matt Wile

As mentioned above, these prospects should be faxing in their Letters of Intent all morning, so we'll keep a running total of those received (and still pending) in the liveblog.

Other Items to Watch

The Michigan Athletic Department is holding a press conference at 2PM to discuss the new signees. The main portion should be available live online, but in past years, early enrollees and assistant coaches have been available to talk to the press after. I'll tweet updates from that portion of the day. Since there's only one prospect already enrolled (OH S Greg Brown), I'm not sure if they'll make him available.

And of course, we can't help but start looking forward to the next class. All this and your questions answered tomorrow on mgoblog!

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