When the Michigan football program is at its best, the defensive line is almost always one of the dominant units in the NCAA. To continue that tradition, though, the Wolverines must continually load up on talented players to fill the pipeline.
One high school target that the Wolverines would love to add in the class of 2026 is Tyson Bacon. However, the 4-star product from Alabama is currently committed to the Tennessee Volunteers.
Still, that isn’t keeping Sherrone Moore and his staff from trying to flip him. In fact, after extending an offer to Bacon in January, it appears that the Wolverines have put themselves in the middle of this recruiting battle.
Earlier this week, while speaking to Sam Webb of The Michigan Insider, Bacon talked about how excited he was to get an offer from Michigan.
“I was just like, man, that’s the offer I worked hard for,” he said. That’s the offer I wanted. Like I wanted that. Like, I really wanted that bad because we came up here. I think it was a Rising Stars. It was a Rising Stars visit. I seen Michigan (there). I was like, yeah, this is where I want to be. Like, I want to work. I want to work, so I can be up here, you know. So that’s, that’s what I did. I worked and I got it. Soon as I got that offer, got off the phone, coach Espo did 100 push-ups straight.”
Still, that isn’t keeping Sherrone Moore and his staff from trying to flip him. In fact, after extending an offer to Bacon in January, it appears that the Wolverines have put themselves in the middle of this recruiting battle.
Earlier this week, while speaking to Sam Webb of The Michigan Insider, Bacon talked about how excited he was to get an offer from Michigan.
“I was just like, man, that’s the offer I worked hard for,” he said. That’s the offer I wanted. Like I wanted that. Like, I really wanted that bad because we came up here. I think it was a Rising Stars. It was a Rising Stars visit. I seen Michigan (there). I was like, yeah, this is where I want to be. Like, I want to work. I want to work, so I can be up here, you know. So that’s, that’s what I did. I worked and I got it. Soon as I got that offer, got off the phone, coach Espo did 100 push-ups straight.”
Michigan was a bit late to the party when trying to land the 6-foot-3, 263-pounder. Before he got his offer from the Wolverines in January, he had already been committed to Tennessee for over three months. What’s more, he held offers from top programs such as Georgia, Southern California, Florida, Ole Miss, and Washington, among others.
However, Webb seems to be welcoming all offers, despite his commitment to Tennessee. In fact, he indicated to Webb that he doesn’t understand why a program might shy away from pursuing him despite his verbal commitment.
“I just feel like if a school says that [they won’t offer because he is already committed],” he said, “where your confidence at? You gotta have some confidence in this game, you know?”