October 6, 2024

Ohio State-Michigan rivalry at center of Ohio’s shifting recruiting landscape


By Austin Meek, Ari Wasserman and Justin Williams The first time running back Jordan Marshall set foot on Michigan’s campus in June 2022, it felt different. Marshall was still early in his recruiting journey, having just finished his sophomore year at Cincinnati’s Moeller High School. But over the next nine months, he never found another school that lived up to it. Advertisement “I wanted to enjoy the (recruiting) process, feel everything out and make sure Michigan was the right fit for me,” Marshall said. “But from the first time I visited, that place felt like home.” Marshall announced his commitment to the Wolverines on March 21. It would have been a noteworthy decision in any event, considering his status as a top-100 prospect in the Class of 2024. But what really made waves was that Marshall — an Ohio kid who was being pursued by Ohio State — chose Michigan…

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