California’s Mr. Football chose Wolverines over Washington, South Carolina and UCLA
All the big plays from Week 9 of the 2024 football season
Agoura’s Brady Dieffenbach caps a title-winning drive and Newbury Park’s Brady Smigiel breaks a county career record in the Plays of Week 9.
Smigiel considered South Carolina, UCLA and Washington before deciding on the Wolverines.He first visited Ann Arbor as a freshman, when Jim Harbaugh was still the head coachMichigan was also a finalist for Smigiel last summer, when he initially committed to Florida State
Newbury Park High’s Brady Smigiel committed to the University of Michigan — Tom Brady’s alma mater — via social media on Saturday morning.
“That was their recruiting pitch,” Smigiel said. “We need another Brady in the building.”
The commitment completed Smigiel’s second ride on the national recruiting rollercoaster.
After decommitting from Florida State in January, the five-star recruit, who led Newbury Park to the CIF-Southern Section Division 2 championship last fall, considered South Carolina, UCLA and Washington before deciding on the Wolverines.
“I want to go to Michigan,” Smigiel said after wrapping up Newbury Park’s first spring practice Monday afternoon at Panther Stadium.
“I want to play football at Michigan. I love Ann Arbor. I love those fans. I love how you play in front of 110,000 people. I love the playbook. I love the way they develop their players. They just do things the right way there.”
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Michigan was an early leader for Smigiel. Jim Harbaugh was still the head coach when the then-freshman first visited Ann Arbor in March 2023.
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