COVID has made it difficult to recruit players and to understand where they are academically. The shutdown has played havoc on grades and eligibility questions. Michigan has to recruit elite talent that is also elite in the classroom. It's no different then what ND or Stanford has to go through, which gives many schools in the SEC and Big 12 schools an advantage.
Tay'shawn unfortunately falls into that situation. One of his former coaches gave his take on the Mgoblog message boards:
Former player of mine. A lot of things going on here, and all added up to this commitment not happening.