Wolverine TV: Can Michigan land Top 100 OL Michael Carroll?

The Wolverine’s EJ Holland covered a number of Michigan recruiting topics on the Wednesday edition of The Wolverine Live, including Top 100 Doylestown (Pa.) Central Bucks East offensive lineman Michael Carroll.

Watch the full podcast in the video above.

Carroll Recruitment

Carroll picked up a Michigan offer last summer and has been to campus three times for unofficial visits, including for the game against Ohio State last November.

Carroll had a blast in The Big House and enjoyed watching the Wolverines take down their biggest rival.

“The visit was amazing,” Carroll said. “By far my favorite of the year. I really enjoyed seeing the brotherhood and fight Michigan plays with. It seems like they all play for each other instead of playing for individual accomplishments. I loved seeing the team and whole stadium rally behind Zak Zinter when he, unfortunately, got hurt. Being able to talk with Coach (Sherrone) Moore during the visit was also one of my favorite parts, and then, of course, that game winning interception.”

Carroll is set to make another unofficial visit to Michigan on March 30 and will return to campus for his official visit on June 21. New Michigan offensive line coach Grant Newsome is making him a top overall priority this cycle, and the two are developing a strong relationship.

Here is what Holland had to say about his recruitment going into the visit:

“I do think Michigan is in a really good spot going into the weekend,” Holland said. “I mentioned the southern swing, and it will be interesting to see how involved those southern schools become in this recruitment. That’s a wildcard. But up to now, his recruitment has been more Midwest focused with Michigan, Penn State and Wisconsin being some of the schools at the top of his mind. He’s obviously set to be back on campus this weekend. He’s been to Ann Arbor three times, including for the game against Ohio State in the fall. He loves Grant Newsome. He loves Sherrone Moore. He loves the offensive line production.”

Along with Michigan, Carroll holds offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Clemson, Florida, Michigan State, Penn State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Wisconsin and others.

At 6-foot-6, 300 pounds, Carroll is ranked as the No. 3 interior offensive lineman and No. 69 overall prospect nationally, per On3.

Michigan has the lead on the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine with a 32.8 percent chance of landing him. Penn State is in second place with a 24.7 percent chance of landing him.

Michigan has three verbal commitments in its 2025 recruiting class in On300 Fort Myers (Fla.) Bishop Verot quarterback Carter Smith, On300 Howell (Mich.) High defensive lineman Bobby Kanka and three-star Alcoa (Tenn.) High tight end Eli Owens. The class is ranked No. 17 nationally, per the On3 Industry team recruiting rankings.