Howdy, y’all! I haven’t done one of these Recruiting Roundups in a while. It’s good to be back (for now).
Erik Bean, who has done the Tuesday roundups for the last several months, is no longer with Maize n Brew, as he is taking on more responsibilities with his full-time job. With that, I will be taking over on Tuesdays for now until … who knows?
With that out of the way, back to regularly scheduled programming. The Michigan Wolverines have a revamped coaching staff, so recruiting is surely set to pick back up at the conclusion of the month-long dead period. But in the meantime, we do have a couple updates to get to, so let’s get right to it!
Top OL target sets spring visit schedule
One of the best offensive linemen in the 2025 class is four-star Andrew Babalola. The 6-foot-6, 275-pounder from Overland Park, Kansas has received a boatload of attention from all the top college programs across the nation.
Sherrone Moore has been vigorously recruiting him ever since offering him a scholarship back in September, and now the Wolverines are set to receive a visit this spring from the No. 26 overall player.
According to 247Sports’ Steve Wiltfong ($), Babalola has lined up a handful of visits this spring, including Michigan the weekend of March 22. He will also be at Auburn on March 11, Missouri on March 16, Texas A&M on April 6, and Oklahoma on April 12. Additionally, he is hoping to visit USC on March 29 and Stanford on April 20, but those aren’t set in stone yet.
This will be Babalola’s first ever visit to U-M, despite having been born in Bloomfield Township, Michigan.
Regarding Michigan, Bablola said: “Coach Moore and I had a good relationship before he became the head coach, and it’s stayed that way. I’ve been talking with coach (Grant) Newsome pretty much since he got hired as the new o-line coach and I like him a lot. Excited to get up to Ann Arbor. It’s a great football tradition with great academics, too.”
The Wolverines seem to be in a great spot right now, and we should get an even better grasp of where they are in this recruitment after his visit next month.
Another top OL prospect visiting this spring
After listing Michigan in his top-six list late last week, 2025 four-star offensive lineman Jack Lange has made plans to visit all six of his finalists this spring.
