For those of you that don't know the metro Ann Arbor area, Belleville is about a half an hour or less away from the Big House. When it comes to recruiting that is pretty much the Wolverines backyard.
Belleville in the 2019 class has two big time prospects.
Devontae Dobbs is a 5 star prospect (24/7 composite) and some have him rated as the top OT in the 2019 class. He has offers from the likes of Alabama, LSU, PSU, Florida, Georgia, OSU, Wisconsin, MSU, etc. Michigan also has offered but the coaches are not in regular contact with Devontae.
Julian Barnett is a top 100 4 star WR/CB and a teammate of Dobbs. He has offers from the likes of Alabama, LSU, Auburn, Georgia, MSU, Notre Dame and others. Barnett is 6'2 and 180 pounds and doesn't carry a Michigan offer.
Michigan is currently killing it with 2019 recruits and already has two 5 stars and two more 4 stars. We know Don Brown likes tall corners and 5 star OT's just don't grow on tree's in your backyard. So what's the deal?
I don't have an answer for you. Of course, we always trust the coaches in these matters, but this is a bit of a head scratcher. Mgoblog reports the Michigan coaches wanted Barnett to camp in Ann Arbor so they could evaluate him. He declined. Reports are he likes ND, OSU (who also hasn't offered) and MSU.
Here is a quote from Dobbs from Scouts$:
“Lately I’ve been talking to Penn State, Michigan State, Ohio State, Auburn, Alabama, and Georgia,” Dobbs said.
One prominent school missing from Dobbs’ list is Michigan, as he explains his interest in the Wolverines is trending in the wrong direction.
“If they show interest then I’ll show interest back,” Dobbs said. “I’ll still consider them, but right now at the moment there is no communication between us.”
We still have a long way to go for the 2019 class, but this seems like a strange situation.
from The BIG HOUSE Blog http://mbighouse.blogspot.com/2017/08/wolverine-wednesday-wonders-what-is.html
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