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Newsstand: NCAA president Charlie Baker comments on Michigan hearing

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NCAA president Charlie Baker did not attend Michigan’s recent committee on infractions hearing, he told Yahoo Sports. However, he did receive a report and feels that both sides got to speak their piece. He believes there will be a ruling on the scouting allegations in the next 30-90 days.

2027 Saline (Mich.) High offensive lineman Louis Esposito — a 6-foot-5, 260-pounder — has received an offer from Michigan. He’s the son of Michigan defensive line coach Lou Esposito, who said on social media he’s a “proud dad.”

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Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Sagemont Prep small forward Patrick ‘Ricky’ Liburd has officially signed with Michigan, the program announced Wednesday. Liburd committed to the Wolverines last month, after receiving a release from his national letter of intent to Coastal Carolina.

Here’s more on Liburd from our interview with the prospect last month:
The 6-foot-6, 180-pounder originally signed with Coastal Carolina but requested out of his national letter of intent May 7, soon after his primary recruiter — assistant Zack Freesman — was hired at Florida Tech.

Coastal Carolina, Princeton, Cornell, Murray State and Brown were the schools recruiting him the hardest throughout the majority of the process, but high-major offers came in May, and Liburd wound up picking Michigan over Florida State.

“It was definitely a tough choice, because of the opportunity FSU was offering me, because of the role I would’ve had and the coaching staff is amazing,” Liburd told TheWolverine.com.

Michigan assistant coach Kyle Church led the way in the Wolverines’ pursuit of Liburd.

“It was really easy,” Liburd said of connecting with Michigan in a short period of time. “Coach Church was the one who initially contacted me. He’s a really cool guy, really easy to talk to. He did a great job with everything with the application, with talking to me and my family. He did a really good job of making a connection early.”

Head coach Dusty May has also given him expectations for his time in Ann Arbor.

“He’s a great coach,” Liburd said. “He’s definitely very knowledgeable. He’s a really cool guy, really down to Earth and he really explained everything really well. He laid out the role I would have and the experience I would have and the development I would have there. He broke everything down for me.”

Michigan head coach Dusty May is at the NBPA Top 100 camp in South Carolina this week. Wednesday, he was spotted evaluating five-star small forward Anthony Thompson.

Big Ten Network analyst and former Michigan tight end Jake Butt — an Ohio native — discusses how he ended up in Ann Arbor.

Quote Of The Day

“Michigan stands very high with me and my family because of the relationships I have with them and their offensive scheme.”

— Five-star Mansfield (Texas) Lake Ridge offensive lineman Felix Ojo following his Michigan official visit

Headlines Of The Day

• EJ Holland, The Wolverine: Blue Chips: Inside Michigan’s official visit with five-star OL target Felix Ojo
• EJ Holland, The Wolverine: Mother of Top 100 CB Khary Adams goes in-depth on Michigan official visit
• Ethan McDowell, The Wolverine: Michigan recruiting stock report: Wolverines building momentum with top LB targets
• EJ Holland, The Wolverine: Wolverine TV: Previewing a big official visit weekend at Michigan
• Ethan McDowell, The Wolverine: Mason Graham is Michigan DL commit Alister Vallejo’s ‘very high-end comp’

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