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After an official visit to Tuscaloosa turned the tide, it seemed likely. After he cancelled this weekend's visit, it seemed inevitable. Now it's official: four-star IN OG Emil Ekiyor decommitted from Michigan and flipped to Alabama this afternoon.

As Sam Webb stated in the post linked aboved, Michigan wanted to keep Ekiyor in the fold, and they've pursued other interior linemen since it became clear the interest between Ekiyor and Alabama was serious.

At #105 on the composite, Ekiyor was the top-ranked player among Michigan's 2018 commits. While Mustapha Muhammad, at #109, isn't far off, Ekiyor was the only interior offensive lineman in the class, though it isn't a pressing need. (Four-star linemen Jalen Mayfield and Ryan Hayes both project to tackle or, in Hayes's case, tight end.) If the class calculator hasn't failed me, Michigan holds steady as the #14 class in the country and #3 in the Big Ten behind Ohio State and Penn State at first and fourth, respectively.

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thethirdcoast

October 29th, 2017 at 5:21 PM ^

Bama probably feeds recruits hostessess like candy.

I doubt that Michigan does anything like this and I hope we never do.

That said, this is the sort of thing that could sway some impressionable young men.

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tybert

October 29th, 2017 at 5:22 PM ^

Dee Hart didn't do a whole lot at Bama.

Hand has been OK but not the 5-star hype that WE ARE GETTING every game from Rashan.

The last time we lost some Indiana-based guy was some safety who flipped to Florida, Indiana and had an underwhelming career.

Next man (recruit) up!

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uofmfan_13

October 29th, 2017 at 6:36 PM ^

Is the "star" affect as pertinent to OL? For example, WI always churns out NFL level linemen with under the radar recruits. I'd love to have Wisconsin level consistency on OL. As far at tackles, just my take but some of the most elite tackles turn out to be converted tight ends. We should be more active in the tweener space.

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ryebreadboy

October 29th, 2017 at 5:37 PM ^

Can't blame him. Alabama is the best program in the country right now. Also, UM doesn't exactly have a successful OL we can point to. They're improving, but they're by no means world-beaters.

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Blue Ballin'

October 29th, 2017 at 7:22 PM ^

Thinking that full ride at UM is worth a lot more, dollar-wise and education-wise, than one at Alabama. Plus, he's got to live in Tuscaloosa, instead of A2, for god's sake! He's really rolling the dice that this football thing works out, but, realistically, between the potential for serious injury and the variable of how well he does or does not develop, it's a tough call for a 17-year-old kid. 

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uofmfan_13

October 29th, 2017 at 6:32 PM ^

Looking at the teams on 24/7, a bunch are going to undergo coaching changes like TN, UCLA, etc. I think there will be opportunities for us upcoming. Hold onto your hats

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Abram

October 30th, 2017 at 1:36 AM ^

Watch the OLine play. The last game Onwenu was a juggernaut through the hole, as everybody saw. He's so big he doesn't necessarily have to block anybody; defenders either clear out or simply can't get around him. Never seen that before. And on some of those power plays, the tight ends are manhandling people. There are still some bad misses, but in general the run game is picking up.

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Sione's Flow

October 29th, 2017 at 6:52 PM ^

Bama is a machine right now. It's had a single coach and philosophy for a decade, located in a talent rich region. It also is in a conference where football is king and skirting the rules or outright breaking them has been prevalent recently. Meanwhile UM is on its third coach in ten years, one that came to Michigan with a gigantic target on his back because he left the NFL.

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maize-blue

October 29th, 2017 at 7:45 PM ^

Hudson has switched positions from DT to OL, so that's kind of like picking up an additional offensive lineman.

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Footdog

October 29th, 2017 at 8:15 PM ^

ya, i'm not really surprised or concerned. I personally can't blame the kid. He wants to be a center and he knows there is someone ahead of him for that spot. It'll be fine.

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alf

October 29th, 2017 at 8:16 PM ^

Read many times reguarding development. Up until Rutgers this weekend please describe said development this year.Ok, Indiana rushing the ball..but really Indiana? Pulease..with this staff of pro coaches where has the weekly improvement been? M has been stubborn with QB decisions, play calling to put your players in a place to succeed and take advantage of 10 men in the box. Coach brings in a proven o=line coach from Indiana, yet in the '18 class there is 2 OT "prospects" that will need a couple years to be ready. Where is the biggest need? Yet no one on the radar that that could possibly address that soon. Now I get frosh OT aren't the theat's not the best scenario...but Mason Cole did pretty well undersized at LT.

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