Just over a month ago, when the dust had settled around the Sherrone Moore saga and Kyle Whittingham had been named as the Wolverines' new head coach, Michigan legend Charles Woodson made sure to voice support of the hire.
"It's a new day for our Maize and Blue, and I'm excited for a new chapter with our Michigan program," Woodson said. "Coach Whittingham has been a positive influence in college football for many years and I look forward to him bringing that same passion and toughness to Ann Arbor!"
Now, his son Charles Woodson Jr., who is a four-star defensive back in the class of 2027, has jumped on the Whittingham wagon and joined his father's praise for the Michigan HC.
Charles Woodson Jr. can't deny the allure of Kyle Whittingham
When various assistant coaches and coordinators from across the country recently took a trip to visit Woodson, in hopes of drawing his attention to their program, Whittingham made sure he was in attendance himself.
"I mean, it was crazy because like that was the head coach sitting across from me, so it just means a lot," Woodson Jr. said about Whittingham making sure to recruit him in person.
His father, of course, played three seasons for the Wolverines before going on to become the fourth overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft. He won the National Championship, the Heisman Trophy, and about a dozen other awards during his final season with Michigan (1997).
In the league, he won Super Bowl XLV with the Green Bay Packers and spent nearly two decades in the league, playing 11 seasons for the Oakland Raiders (1998-2005, 2013-15) and six seasons for the Packers (2006-12).
Recruiting experts are almost unanimously leaning toward Woodson Jr. committing to the Wolverines, but the young defensive back has received offers from across the country, including the Ole Miss Rebels and the Texas A&M Aggies.