New York Post:
Jim Harbaugh is a big loser on national signing day
Jim Harbaugh a big loser on signing day: https://nypost.com/2018/02/07/jim-harbaugh-is-a-big-loser-on-national-signing-day/
Briefs:
Not only is the honeymoon over at Michigan for Jim Harbaugh, the marriage could be veering toward “we should meet with a counselor” territory.
...Michigan dropped to No. 21 in the 247sports composite rankings on national signing day.... the exact same pattern [as Hoke]: a sluggish start after the coaching change (30th in 2011), followed by two big years (sixth and fourth), followed by a big fade (20th in 2014).....Harbaugh has won two more games than Hoke did through three seasons, but Hoke also finished higher than third in his division — twice, in fact.
The Buckeyes have a higher-ranked class than the Wolverines for the eighth straight cycle, and the gap might be getting wider..... The Buckeyes are clearly in the nation’s top recruiting tier, a place reserved only for them, Alabama, Georgia and maybe Clemson. The Wolverines have been a second-tier program the previous two seasons, but fell a couple of notches below that for 2018.
Detroit Free Press:
Michigan's rough recruiting day a reminder of Jim Harbaugh's reality
Michigan's Rough Recruiting Day a Reminder of Jim Harbaugh's Reality - https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2018/02/07/michigan-football-recruiting-national-signing-day-2018/315098002/
Briefs:
The Wolverines hosted Petit-Frere for an on-campus visit for their game against Ohio State.... Petit-Frere watched Michigan lose to the Buckeyes.... the Wolverines set up shop at his high school in Tampa, Fla. .... in preparation for the Outback Bowl. He watched them lose that, too.
And Wednesday, Michigan watched itself lose one of the country's best players to its biggest rival.
But 8-5 is 8-5.
Michigan's no closer to Ohio State than it was when Harbaugh took this job. And the distance between the Wolverines and a league title still appears to be sizable.
Jim Harbaugh is a big loser on national signing day
Jim Harbaugh a big loser on signing day: https://nypost.com/2018/02/07/jim-harbaugh-is-a-big-loser-on-national-signing-day/
Briefs:
Not only is the honeymoon over at Michigan for Jim Harbaugh, the marriage could be veering toward “we should meet with a counselor” territory.
...Michigan dropped to No. 21 in the 247sports composite rankings on national signing day.... the exact same pattern [as Hoke]: a sluggish start after the coaching change (30th in 2011), followed by two big years (sixth and fourth), followed by a big fade (20th in 2014).....Harbaugh has won two more games than Hoke did through three seasons, but Hoke also finished higher than third in his division — twice, in fact.
The Buckeyes have a higher-ranked class than the Wolverines for the eighth straight cycle, and the gap might be getting wider..... The Buckeyes are clearly in the nation’s top recruiting tier, a place reserved only for them, Alabama, Georgia and maybe Clemson. The Wolverines have been a second-tier program the previous two seasons, but fell a couple of notches below that for 2018.
Detroit Free Press:
Michigan's rough recruiting day a reminder of Jim Harbaugh's reality
Michigan's Rough Recruiting Day a Reminder of Jim Harbaugh's Reality - https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2018/02/07/michigan-football-recruiting-national-signing-day-2018/315098002/
Briefs:
The Wolverines hosted Petit-Frere for an on-campus visit for their game against Ohio State.... Petit-Frere watched Michigan lose to the Buckeyes.... the Wolverines set up shop at his high school in Tampa, Fla. .... in preparation for the Outback Bowl. He watched them lose that, too.
And Wednesday, Michigan watched itself lose one of the country's best players to its biggest rival.
But 8-5 is 8-5.
Michigan's no closer to Ohio State than it was when Harbaugh took this job. And the distance between the Wolverines and a league title still appears to be sizable.
