Instead, a plate posted by 2025 Detroit three-star wide receiver Elijah Dotson looked more like it belonged in an elementary school cafeteria. Rather than pulled pork, brisket, ribs or any of the other foods typically associated with a barbecue, the meal shown consisted of a hot dog, chicken tenders, mac and cheese, tater tots and a chocolate chip cookie.
BIG HOUSE EATS pic.twitter.com/iDA4j1BnOf
— Elijah Dotson (@ElijahDotson06) July 30, 2023
In an age where most top college football programs have their own chefs on staff to cook meals for players and recruits, Michigan’s underwhelming barbecue fare got roasted on Twitter, with some making the connection between the meal served on Sunday and Jim Harbaugh allegedly committing NCAA violations by buying hamburgers for recruits off-campus.