Michigan football has been active with transfer portal offers and tight end Josh Cuevas was one of the targets. He’s now expected to take an official visit.
Jim Harbaugh and the Michigan football coaching staff were on the recruiting trail this weekend, working on locking down some key 2023 and 2024 recruits.
Harbaugh was at the home of the 2023 commitment Semaj Morgan over the weekend and earned some social media buzz as he helped Mrs. Morgan with the dishes after dinner.
Morgan doesn’t get the buzz that he should and he’s been committed to Michigan football for about a year now.
Still, he’s going to be a big-time playmaker at the next level and it’s great to see Harbaugh locking down those in-home visits with him and Amir Herring, a four-star in-state commitment who said he couldn’t wait to block for Donovan Edwards again.
But Michigan football is also trying to add talent through the transfer portal. A couple of targets emerged as potential additions over the weekend.
Another transfer, tight end Josh Cuevas from Cal-Poly is already taking visits and Brandon Huffman of 247 sports reported that Michigan is going to get one along with Utah. Washington was visited by Cuevas this weekend.
Where Michigan football ranks among contenders for Josh Cuevas
Washington got the first visit. The Huskies are coming off a 10-win season and have the country’s leader in passing yards, Michael Penix Jr., set to come back as the starting quarterback.
Utah is another interesting school to watch. Cuevas talked about sending his transcripts to all three schools, which always worries me about transfers, especially since he’s going to be a junior.
It’s hard to get transfer credits, at least all of them, to be accepted by U-M admissions. It’s easiest when the player is transferring after his freshman season or when it’s a graduate.
It’s not about grades or GPA either. It’s a matter of credits transferring. So that’s something to watch. But in terms of recruiting tight ends, Michigan uses their tight ends a lot.
Colston Loveland is going to be the starter and the top target next season but the Wolverines need a reliable No. 2 and Cuevas seems like a great option.
Taking him from the West Coast won’t be easy, but Michigan football tends to have success in California and Grant Newsome, the tight ends coach, is one of the staff’s best recruiters.
Michigan football has a lot to sell right now and at the moment, you have to feel good that the Wolverines are at least in the top three. A solid visit could move them even higher.