Michigan not expected to host recruits for home opener vs. East Carolina

Multiple recruits have told The Wolverine that they have cancelled their unofficial visits to Michigan for its season opener against East Carolina.

From what we have been able to gather, Michigan is preparing to play the game with no recruits in the stands. It is believed that Michigan is self-imposing a visit ban for the weekend stemming from the suspension of head coach Jim Harbaugh.

Michigan cannot comment due to NCAA guidelines.

Harbaugh was suspended by Michigan for the ECU, UNLV, and Bowling Green games for his response to alleged recruiting violations.

“I’ve heard people comment, ‘it’s a slap on the wrist.’ It’s more like a baseball bat to the kneecaps or to the shoulder,” Harbaugh said at Monday’s press conference. “I equate everything to football. I’ve never missed three games unless it was for a broken arm or dislocated shoulder. 

“As a college player, I had my arm broken, missed six games I think it was. As a pro player, I don’t think I ever missed three in a row, and I had all kinds of injuries. The ribs, the broken fingers, things like that. Concussions never kept me out of the game. I had an MCL that I put a brace on and played, and a shoulder separation. I think that might have been two games, might have been three. It was at the end of the season. It would have been more.”

Michigan offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore is also serving a one-game suspension and will not be on the field on Saturday. U-M quarterbacks coach Kirk Campbell is expected to call plays.

Michigan defensive coordinator Jesse Minter will serve as the team’s head coach for the opener.

The 2024 Michigan recruiting class

Michigan has 27 commits in its 2024 recruiting class — Top 100 Charlotte (N.C.) Providence Day quarterback Jadyn Davis, Top 100 Rochester (Mich.) Adams tight end Brady Prieskorn, Top 100 Cincinnati (Ohio) Archbishop Moeller running back Jordan Marshall, On300 Austin (Tex.) Vandegrift offensive tackle Blake Frazier, On300 Kansas City (Mo.) Rockhurst offensive tackle Andrew Sprague, On300 Harper Woods (Mich.) High defensive back Jacob Oden, On300 Nashville (Tenn.) Ensworth linebacker Mason Curtis, On300 Bellevue (Wash.) High tight end Hogan Hansen, On300 Belleville (Mich.) High linebacker Jeremiah Beasley, On300 Brandywine (Md.) Gwynn Park EDGE Devon Baxter, On300 Pittsburgh (Pa.) Central Catholic athlete Cole Sullivan, On300 Charlotte (N.C.) West linebacker Jaden Smith, four-star Cheshire (Conn.) Academy defensive lineman Jerod Smith, four-star Cheshire (Conn.) Academy EDGE Jacob Smith, four-star Avon (Ohio) High interior offensive lineman Luke Hamilton, four-star Chicago (Ill.) Kenwood Academy wide receiver I’Marion Stewart, three-star Ijamsville (Md.) Oakdale EDGE Dominic Nichols, three-star Charlotte (N.C.) Providence Day wide receiver Channing Goodwin, three-star Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edward offensive tackle Ben Roebuck, three-star Cincinnati (Ohio) St. Xavier defensive lineman Ted Hammond, three-star Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman running back Micah Ka’apana, three-star Ponte Vedra (Fla.) Beach interior offensive lineman Jake Guarnera, three-star Wallingford (Conn.) Choate Rosemary Hall defensive lineman Manuel Beigel, three-star Princeton (N.J.) Hum School defensive lineman Owen Wafle, three-star Nappanee (Ind.) Northwood athlete Jo’Ziah Edmond, three-star Lexington (Ky.) Frederick Douglass cornerback Jeremiah Lowe and three-star South Park (Pa.) High linebacker Zach Ludwig.

The Wolverines are ranked No. 9 in the 2024 On3 Industry National Team Recruiting Rankings and No. 2 overall in the Big Ten Conference behind Ohio State.

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