Weekend visit news
I posted last week about the visitors expected in Ann Arbor this week/weekend (LINK). Since then I have added a bunch of visitors who also made it to town, including a lot more Detroit-area kids.
Michigan is holding a camp today, and I would expect perhaps another couple offers to go out, especially to younger kids (2024).
There are also positive vibes coming out of the visits, including about DT Hayden Schwartz, surprise RB/WR visitor Dillon Bell, and USC transfer DT Jay Toia.
I do not think he's an exception. I think he's going to struggle as a freshman, but I don't even have any senior film on which to base that opinion since California didn't play football in the fall and he enrolled early. But based on his junior film, I think he's a guy who might flash some good plays while getting mauled at other times. He definitely took some plays off and stood up at times.
I'll feel better about the future but yeah unless he's a Rashan Gary type he's not going to help much in his first year. If we desperately need to play Toia for big minutes this year the defense must be a disaster. Whittley has a far better chance of contributing.