Harbaugh says he outworked all for signing day at Michigan

Jim Harbaugh’s first full recruiting cycle as Michigan’s head football coach was a massive success, but he is not done.

MI football head coach Jim Harbaugh, left, shares a laugh with IN guard Kevin Yogi Ferrell’s father Kevin Ferrell, center left, his brother and Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, center right, and father Jack Ha…

Harbaugh got word of Gary’s decision just as MI was winding down its “Signing With the Stars” spectacle.

MI introduced its freshman class of 2016 in a unique, star-studded and unprecedented fashion: the “Signing of the Stars”, Wednesday at Michigan’s Hill Auditorium, produced in conjunction with The Players’ Tribune, a new media outlet founded by Jeter.

None of the recruits in attendance expected that level of hype surrounding Wednesday’s signing day extravaganza. The Buckeyes have the No. 5 class in the country, per 247 Sports. But all Wednesday did was prove the Tide’s recruiting is as strong as ever.

Texas had a huge day, as the Longhorns jumped 22 spots and landed in the top 10 of the class rankings. Swenson announced he gave a verbal commitment to Oklahoma. The second-best class was given to Florida State, which had 25 total recruits and a 3.72 average. He is the first consensus No. 1 recruit to sign outside of the SEC since 2008, when Terrelle Pryor went to Ohio State. It will be interesting to see if the Longhorns need to show improvement on the field this year in order to further get recruits to buy into the vision again next signing day. Price out of Georgia and won a heated recruiting battle with MI for defensive end Connor Murphy.

With Signing Day in the books, what team has emerged with the best class and improved their odds to win the College Football Playoffs next season? “From top to bottom, this recruiting class, the youngsters have a real heart for competing, a heart for football, they have football faces, they’re competitive in the classroom and as we said before, they have worked so hard to put themselves in a position to be here”. ESPN 300 wide receiver Tyrie Cleveland made the move from Houston to Florida, which was a nice rebound for the Gators after losing ESPN 300 defensive tackle Shavar Manuel to Florida State. The primary thrust came from LB Erick Fowler, a five-star recruit from Manor, Texas, who had been committed to LSU and flipped to Texas.