Michigan Gets Concerning News on Multiple 4-Star Commits

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College football's early signing day kicked off on Wednesday, and the Michigan Wolverines made some early noise, signing a few recruits.

The early signing period starts on Wednesday and continues through Friday, with a number of top recruits from across the country officially inking their national letters of intent to formalize their commitment to their new colleges. The three-day period seemingly always brings surprises.

Unfortunately, for the Michigan Wolverines, signing day meant two four-star recruits hedging on their commitment and refusing to sign just yet.

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Head coach Sherrone Moore of the Michigan Wolverines.

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Early Wednesday morning, four-star wide receiver Zion Robinson took to his Instagram story to announce that he wouldn't be signing his letter of intent "until further notice."

Robinson is likely fielding interest from other schools, and according to a report from On3's EJ Holland, the Texas Longhorns are one of those teams, as well as Stanford, TCU and Texas Tech. Later in the day, 247Sports reported that Stanford is the team going hard after Robinson, and that the school has "been aggressive in trying to flip Robinson from his Michigan commitment."

On top of that, four-star edge-rusher Julian Walker is expected to sign his letter of intent on Thursday, not Wednesday, according to a report from On3's Hayes Fawcett.

Walker committed committed to Michigan back in June, but since his dad is on the strength and conditioning staff at South Carolina, the school is reportedly looking at him again. The Gamecocks are giving him major second thoughts.

"He visited South Carolina a half-dozen times this fall, while only seeing Ann Arbor once (last week for The Game)," reports Von Lozon of Maze and Brew.

In addition, wide receiver Calvin Russell, the No. 70 player in 247 composite rankings, fielded interest from Michigan, but he's expected to sign with Syracuse, even though he also delayed his signing on Wednesday.

In some good news for Michigan, Carter Meadows, the No. 2 edge-rusher and No. 6 overall player in the 2026 class, has officially signed with the Wolverines and head coach Sherrone Moore. Meadows is physically a prime fit for an elite edge-rusher, standing at 6-foot-6 and 225 pounds.

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