Michigan has been taunting Ohio State for quite some time now. Even though the Buckeyes won the National Championship, the Wolverines can still say that Ohio State hasn't beaten Michigan in four years. Even though it wasn't the season he had envisioned, head coach Sherrone Moore found the perfect way to end it with a win over the Buckeyes in the regular season finale.
Now, Michigan has another chance to "beat" the Buckeyes, but not on the football field, on the recruiting trail instead. Both schools are currently after five-star offensive tackle Jackson Cantwell, the No. 1 offensive tackle in the nation, and it seems like the Wolverines are starting to pull ahead in the race.
Cantwell has scheduled three visits in the month of March, one to Miami, one to Ohio State, and of course, one to Michigan.
2026 No. 1 recruit Jackson Cantwell is planning to visit Miami, Michigan and Ohio State during the third week of March, @SWiltfong_ reports✈️
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The young five-star tackle made a visit to Ann Arbor late last year and his visit in March will be the final of the three he has scheduled. Talk about saving the best for last. Now, these three schools are the only three Cantwell has interest in. The young Missouri native announced his top six schools in early February with Georgia, Oregon, Missouri, Ohio State, Miami, and Michigan all on the list.
With the visit in March, the Wolverines will also make a push for Cantwell to schedule his official visit in June, but hopefully by then, he will already have made his commitment to Michigan. With the quarterback position unknown this season, it seems that by the time Cantwell would be in Ann Arbor, he would be protecting someone very important.
The Wolverines landed a huge player signing Bryce Underwood in their recruiting Class of 2025. While Underwood may not get the start this next season and Moore may elect to have him sit and learn, he should be ready to go by his sophomore season, which would be Cantwell's first season.
So landing Cantwell would be huge for the Wolverines in that aspect, but stealing someone away from the Buckeyes would be payment enough to land this star offensive tackle.