Marlin Klein's huge upside, flipping a FSU commit, stock Rising with elite DBs, and more - Michigan Recruiting Insider

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🗓️ 28 September 2020

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Sam Webb, Steve Lorenz, and Brice Marich discuss the commitment of 2022 tight end commit Marlin Klein, the comparison to Travis Kelce by his athletic mentor Bjorn Werner, the latest rumblings on Michigan's standing with four-star CB Ceyair Wright and Florida State commit Omarion Cooper. Then talk turns to 2022 where the Wolverines are at or near the top for elite defensive back targets Domani Jackson and Larry Turner-Gooden, both of whom have strong connections to the Maize & Blue.

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0:00.0	And welcome to another edition of the Michigan Recruiting Insider back once again, episode 18 and rolling along as we look at the 22 board, continue to expand.
0:11.3	And since we last did a podcast, the Wolverines have also picked up a commitment, one that I think that you guys could kind of see coming, right?
0:20.8	I know, Steve, you were on top of it when Marlon Klein made his trip up to Ann Arbor
0:26.6	during the dead period and kind of read the tea leaves a bit to kind of see that maybe he was
0:32.1	going to jump into the fold, and that's exactly what he did as Marlon Klein is now another member of Michigan's
0:39.0	recruiting class.
0:39.9	Steve Lorenz, Bryce Merritt.
0:41.4	How are you guys doing?
0:42.5	And I can't remember which of you guys called it first for Marlon Klein.
0:46.4	So I'll give you joint credit for predicting that Marlon Klein was going to enter the fold for
0:51.3	the maze and blue.
0:53.2	No worries on that.
0:54.4	I'll gladly split it with Bryce there.
0:58.2	After talking to him, it was clear as day to me that Michigan led.
1:03.9	Wasn't 100% sure a commitment was necessarily imminent,
1:07.2	but definitely good enough for a crystal ball at that point.
1:09.9	Like I said, I think a couple episodes ago I'd mention a guy that the first kid I've
1:13.7	heard say that he noticed that other schools started to show more interest after Michigan
1:18.6	got involved really early.
1:20.5	And that kind of stood out to me.
1:21.8	So big pickup for them.
1:23.2	Actually had the game winning touchdown catch for his high school team on Friday night.
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