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College football recruiting news: Michigan lands 4-star EDGE Dominic Nichols

Michigan continues to build an impressive recruiting class after back-to-back College Football Playoff appearances. On Sunday afternoon, the Wolverines landed four star edge rusher Dominic Nichols out of Ijamsville, Maryland. He picked Michigan over the likes of the Clemson Tigers, the Georgia Bulldogs and the Kentucky Wildcats to help the Wolverines win a national championship.

A big reason for the Wolverines’ success of late has been a newfound sense of team identity. They will be ultra-aggressive running the football down the opposition’s throat, in addition to getting after the passer. Nichols is the No. 12 player from Maryland and the No. 28 overall edge rusher in the 2024 recruiting cycle, but if he picked Michigan over Georgia and Kentucky, that really matters.

Wisconsin was also in the mix for him, as the Badgers and the Wildcats were the only two other teams to get official visits with Nichols this late in the process. Given how well Jim Harbaugh’s staff does of developing players, we may see great things out of Nichols in the years to come. As long as Harbaugh remains engaged on building a winner at Michigan, to the victors go the spoils.

The more blue-chip talent Michigan lands in each cycle, the more likely it is to sustain its success.