Over the last 50 years or so, the Michigan football program has been able to land top recruits for a myriad of reasons. Whether it’s due to the tradition and legacy of the program, or being sent into the NFL, the University of Michigan has had success with highly-ranked recruits committing to the football program.
Since his return in Dec. 2014, head coach Jim Harbaugh has been able to reel in some of those highly-ranked recruits I was referring to. In seven total classes — and six actual classes, if you don’t count the quickly put together 2015 class — he has landed six five-star recruits and a plethora of four-stars.