Ever since the decommitment of Brady Hart, Michigan football has been scrambling a bit in the 2026 recruiting class.
Hart was supposed to be the guy, but after the Michigan Wolverines flipped Bryce Underwood from LSU, Hart re-classified and signed with Texas A&M.
Michigan football has been involved with a few 2026 quarterbacks, but the board is starting to narrow, and it looks as though Brady Smigiel has emerged as the top target.
Smigiel is 6-foot-5, 205 pounds, and is ranked as the sixth-best quarterback in the 2026 class, according to the 247 Sports composite rankings. He's ranked 62nd overall and has a crystal ball projection to Florida State.
However, Michigan football offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey has been putting in work on the recruiting trail. And now, the Michigan Wolverines are trending up with Smigiel, so much so that according to Adam Gorney and Josh Henschke of Rivals, Smigiel will visit Michigan football twice in the coming months, once for an unofficial visit and again for an official visit.
JUST IN: 2026 five-star QB Brady Smigiel has an unofficial AND official visit to Ann Arbor set.
— Josh Henschke (@JoshHenschke) March 1, 2025
Details here: https://t.co/1xFhRjxGMD@adamgorney
That's huge news for the Michigan Wolverines and comes on the same day that Michigan football was able to land the third commitment in the 2026 class from four-star offensive lineman Bear McWhorter.
Michigan Wolverines end hockey regular season with win over Ohio State
After earning just a point on Thursday night against Ohio State on the ice thanks to a 2-1 overtime loss, Michigan hockey responded on Friday night with a 4-3 road win over eighth-ranked Ohio State.
Michigan got three goals in the second period, one from T.J. Hughes. Tyler Duke put the Wolverines in front with a goal in the second, while William Whitelaw added the other. Ohio State scored twice in the final frame, but goalie Logan Stein made 21 stops for the Michigan Wolverines, who wrapped up home-ice advantage for the Big Ten tournament.
The 11th-ranked Wolverines are still on the NCAA tournament bubble but can clinch a berth if they are able to win the Big Ten Hockey tournament once again.
Michigan baseball drops weekend opener
Michigan dropped the first game of a three-game set against Long Beach State on Friday night by the score of 6-3. Gavin DeVooght got the loss after allowing six runs on five hits over seven innings of work. Benny Casillas went 2-for-3 with an RBI and run scored in the loss. Mitch Voit and Jonathan Kim had two hits each for the Michigan Wolverines, who are 4-4 on the season.
Game two against Long Beach State will be on Saturday at 6 PM EST.
Michigan Wolverines softball sweeps
The Michigan softball team improved to 10-6 on the season with a couple of wins on Friday. The first was a 10-2 victory over Queens. Lilly Vallimont had four hits and three RBI on the day for Michigan softball.
Erin Hoehn allowed just one hit in five innings to get the win against Queens. Lauren Derkowski followed that up with a complete-game victory against North Carolina State after surrendering three runs on nine hits while striking out eight in seven innings of work.
Indiana Langford, Jenissa Conway, and Ella Stephenson combined for nine hits and 10 runs scored. They combined to score all five runs in the win over North Carolina State. Michigan will play Queens again on Saturday morning, as well as UNC Wilmington.