Garcia’s Takeaways: IMG Media Day

BRADENTON, Fla. – August is here and it means heavy preseason events across the country, especially in the fertile state of Florida. Its most notable national prep program, IMG Academy, held its annual media day and open practice on Friday and Rivals was on hand. National recruiting analyst John Garcia, Jr. shares 10 takeaways from the event.

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1. Michigan continues to splash at IMG

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The Wolverines are the only program sporting a pair of verbal commitments on the national roster and each looks to be in great shape in offensive lineman Kayden Strayhorn and running back Donovan Johnson.

Johnson, now at 215 pounds, is back from a knee injury and looks to be the lead back for the Ascenders. Michigan is on the mind of many others on campus, too, such as No. 1 outside linebacker Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng fresh off of placing the Wolverines in his top five. Even the class of 2026 is involved here, as four-star defensive lineman Elijah Golden just picked up the Wolverine offer and called the tender a dream come true.

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2. Clamouring for Carroll

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Alabama commitment Michael Carroll has had a busy few weeks, not only impressing at Rivals Five-Star, but transferring to IMG Academy to kick off his senior season. Despite reporting solidity to Kalen DeBoer and company, both…


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Publish date : 2024-08-02 21:07:07

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