The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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16 THE WOLVERINE ❱ MAY 2023 Jadyn Davis choses Michigan, and so now Michigan's got their quarterback for 2024. Michigan desperately needed this to transi- tion from what was a disappointing year in 2023, a year in which they did not sign a five-star player, a year in which they were outside of the top 15 in terms of na- tional recruiting rankings. Now all of a sudden, they are capitalizing on the mo- ment of back-to-back Big Ten championships, back- to-back wins over Ohio State, back-to-back playoff appearances." — FOX analyst Joel Klatt on Michigan landing 2024 four-star quarterback Jadyn Davis NUMBERS AND QUOTES 1-7 Is the Michigan ice hockey team's record in na- tional semifinal games since winning the 1998 na- tional championship. That includes this season's 5-2 loss to Quinnipiac — the eventual champion — in the Frozen Four April 6 in Tampa, Fla. 20 Percent Of all Division I scholarship men's college basket- ball players had entered the transfer portal as of April 4, according to On3's Matt Zenitz. The total was at 966 players — an average of 2.7 scholar- ship athletes per team — in just three weeks since the portal opened March 13. In compari- son, 1,325 FBS scholarship football players went into the portal during the football window that started in December and closed in January, which translates to roughly 12 percent of all FBS scholarship football players and an average of 10.1 scholarship portal entries per team. As of April 17, Michigan had two basketball players enter the portal — center Hunter Dick- inson and guard Isaiah Barnes (Tulsa) — while picking up three new transfer additions: guard Nimari Burnett (Alabama), guard Caleb Love (North Carolina) and forward Tray Jackson (Se- ton Hall). 28th-Best Player in the country is what Charlotte (N.C) Providence Day four-star Michigan quarterback commit JADYN DAVIS is ranked, ac- cording to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media compa- nies. He's the highest-ranked signal- caller head coach Jim Harbaugh has landed out of high school during his ten- ure. Junior J.J. McCar- thy (No. 47) slots sec- ond. The Wolverines reeled in Shea Patter- son, the No. 5 overall player in 2016, as a transfer from Ole Miss in 2018. 32nd Overall — the first pick in the second round — to the Pittsburgh Steel- ers is where ESPN analyst Todd McShay projected Michigan defensive tackle Mazi Smith to be selected in his April 4 NFL mock draft. U-M cornerback DJ Turner, meanwhile, slotted No. 46 to the New Eng- land Patriots in the two-round mock. $2,240,064 Is how much Michigan spent in football recruiting expenses in 2022, according to records obtained by USA Today. That figure topped the Big Ten and ranked eighth nationally. Including national champion Georgia atop the list, a total of five SEC schools made the top 10. They were followed by two from the Big 12 — Oklahoma and Texas — both of which will be moving to the SEC in 2024. The ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 each had one school apiece among the top 10. The Maize and Blue were the only Big Ten pro- gram to land in the top 10. Four others checked in among the top 20: Rutgers ($1.6 million) and Penn State ($1.4 million) ranked 11th and 12th, respectively. Maryland ($1.3 million) slotted 14th and Ohio State ($1.2 million) stood 18th. Over the last five years, Michigan has averaged $1,353,431 in recruiting spending per cycle, the sixth-highest amount in the country. Private schools were not included in the USA Today report, since they're not required to dis- close the information. 2022 Recruiting 2022 Final Rk. School Expenses AP Ranking 1. Georgia $4.51 million 1st 2. Clemson $3.16 million 13th 3. Texas A&M $2.98 million — 4. Tennessee $2.92 million 6th 5. Oklahoma $2.63 million — 6. Texas $2.44 million 25th 7. Alabama $2.32 million 5th 8. Michigan $2.24 million 3rd 9. Oregon $1.84 million 15th 10. Florida $1.64 million — He's my best buddy, and we have a ton of fun out there and a ton of trust in each other that we're going to make plays, put the ball where it needs to be put, and it's exciting." — Junior quarterback Davis Warren on fellow former walk-on Peyton O'Leary, a wide receiver This is not the time to regroup or to rest or to take a step back. Now's the time to attack. I think this team is the best version that we've had of ourselves. The phrase 'strike while the iron is hot' is on the forefront of our minds. We want to keep the ground that we have, plus we want to take some more ground." — Michigan head football coach JIM HARBAUGH ❱ INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS PHOTO BY CHAD SIMMONS/ON3 PHOTO BY DOMINICK SOKOTOFF