Recruiting news is a little slow lately, between signing day being a few weeks ago, a lack of visits with many recruits are home for the holidays, and the uncertainty of Michigan’s head coach vacancy. That said, there are a few updates to get to as the calendar turns to 2026, including a local quarterback speaking highly of the Wolverines.
Five-star QB still interested in Michigan
Less than a month after a loss to Detroit Catholic Central in the Division 1 MHSAA state final, 2028 five-star Cass Tech quarterback Donald Tabron was in sunny
California, at the Trillin Boys Showcase.
While a lot can happen between now and Tabron enrolling in college, he’s one of the highest ranked players in his class. Tabron ranks 28th nationally, fourth among quarterbacks and second among Michigan recruits on the 247Sports composite. He told Rivals’ Greg Biggins ($) that Virginia Tech was his most recent scholarship offer, but he also has offers from Indiana, Oregon, Michigan and Michigan State, among others.
Michigan has an early advantage here since Tabron plays an hour away from Ann Arbor. He grew up following the Wolverines and Spartans, like almost every other young football fan from this state.
“I always root for the hometown teams, and that was Michigan and Michigan State,” Tabron said. “With Michigan, I’m just patiently waiting to see what they’re going to do and I’m going to have high interest in them no matter what.”
Tabron also mentioned he liked “Coach (Biff) Poggi a lot, and I know a lot of the players do, too.” He also plans to visit UCLA, USC, Texas and Texas A&M in the near future. Once Michigan has a head coach in place, Tabron will also likely come back for a visit.
Other programs pursuing a flip from 2027 Michigan QB commit
With a coaching search underway for the Wolverines, the vultures have been circling over Ann Arbor trying to get committed recruits to change their minds. One commit being courted by other schools is 2027 four-star quarterback Peter Bourque, who committed over the summer and was just named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Massachusetts.
Penn State and Virginia Tech have entered the fold for Bourque with recent offers from those new respective coaching staffs. And according to The Michigan Insider’s Brice Marich ($), Missouri is also a school to watch out for after Bourque’s primary recruiter at Michigan, Chip Lindsey, joined the Tigers coaching staff.
Bourque has previously talked about his affinity for Michigan several times, including this quote that Marich included from March after an unofficial visit.
“Always been a big fan of the program, Bourque said. ”This trip gave me the chance to really get to know the people involved and to see the culture. Michigan has so many things that are important to me. I want to play in the biggest games and compete for championships. I want to be in a quarterback room where there is great competition that will get the most out of everyone. The education and the Michigan network is a huge factor. I am excited to continue to build the relationships with the staff.”
Of course, a lot has changed around Michigan between now and then, but Michigan may need to put in a little effort to make sure he is retained.
2027 LB also high on Michigan
Michael Griffin, a 2027 three-star linebacker just outside the top 500 on the composite, has offers from 20 schools. Among the schools standing out to him include Oklahoma, Florida State and Michigan.
“It’s very big to me because I feel like a school keeping a relationship with their recruits plays a big part in the recruiting cycle,” Griffin told Rivals’ Chad Simmons ($).
Griffin visited Florida State for a camp this summer, and he said he wants to visit Oklahoma and Michigan for the first time in the near future.
“I look forward to being somewhere where I can be developed on and off the field and grow into a man,” said Griffin. “Michigan is a defensive program. They’ve always been good, and I want to get up there and see what they’re about.”
It’s nice for Michigan to be one of the early favorites, but it sounds like there’s still more work to be done by Michigan and whoever the linebackers coach is in the new regime.
