Jim Harbaugh hasn't even been formally introduced and I'm panic-checking Twitter every few minutes to make sure I'm not late to start a Hello post. This is because recruits
read the papers watch the local news have the internet too, and they're excited. Really excited. There's a darn good chance top-100 tight end
Chris Clark ends up back in the fold in the near future:
At this point, he says the three schools he's interested in are UCLA, Michigan State and Michigan.
But Harbaugh could be a game changer for him.
"He'd 100 percent (excite me)," Clark said. "I still love Michigan, I've always liked the school.
Harbaugh's track record of utilizing and producing quality TEs certainly won't hurt here.
Five-star 2015 CB
Iman Marshall, who's readying to play in the Under Armour AA Game, told 247's Tom Loy that Michigan could
vault back into contention for him ($):
The “big pick up” for Michigan, as Marshall calls it, is regarding the potential hiring of Jim Harbaugh as the new head coach of the Wolverines.
“That would be great,” said Marshall. “The fact that Michigan would have a dude that came from the league with the [San Francisco] 49ers and someone who has coached a national championship contending team is big. That would be real dope.”
Marshall said he's visit Ann Arbor if Harbaugh was hired,
per TomVH. USC is the heavy favorite to land Marshall, but just getting him on campus would be a huge step forward after his interest in the Wolverines had cooled significantly.
Another elite defensive back, four-star DC CB
Marcus Lewis, told Rivals' Mike Farrell
in a video interview that he'd consider Michigan again if Harbaugh was hired, and mentioned the possibility of an official visit. Lewis, who'd previously held the Wolverines in very high regard, currently has a top three of Kentucky, Washington State, and Miami, in that order—that seems like a top group a Harbaugh-led Michigan program could crack pretty easily.
Michigan could also jump back into the mix for four-star OLB
Joshua McMillon, who told Rivals' Adam Gorney he'd consider taking an official
should Harbaugh take over ($). McMillon's coach, however, said he expects McMillon to stick with his Alabama commitment either way.
Harbaugh won't be the only big recruiting pull, in all likelihood. Florida defensive coordinator and current interim head coach DJ Durkin, the
2012 Rivals Recruiter of the Year, should also attract serious talent if he takes the DC job at Michigan, as expected. Top-50 2015 OLB
Roquan Smith told TomVH
he'd take an official to Michigan should Durkin join Harbaugh's staff.