BRANDON HUFFMAN

Mike Krzyzewski won his first NCAA Tournament game as Duke’s coach in 1985 and his 98th on Friday night.

Portland (Ore.) Westview four-star Darrius Clemons announced his commitment Wednesday live on CBS Sports HQ, choosing the Wolverines over other finalists Auburn, Oregon, Miami and Penn State. “To be honest with you, it was academics,” Clemons said of why he picked Michigan. Consistently gets separation.”Clemons, who spent part of his childhood in Michigan and is close friends with Michigan freshman receiver Andrel Anthony, an East Lansing native, becomes the third receiver in the Wolverines’ class. Nazareth Academy four-star Tyler Morris also is a top-150 recruit, while Michigan also flipped Ponchatoula (La.) In eight games this season, Clemons led Westview with 37 catches for 780 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Michigan’s football program picked up a key commitment in the 2022 class on Friday. Concord (Calif.) De La Salle four-star safety Zeke Berry announced his verbal pledge in a post on Twitter. 226 overall recruit nationally, per 247Sports’ Composite rankings, becomes Michigan’s 20th commitment in the 2022 class and is the third ranked inside the top 300. " “He can play safety, he can move around,” The Michigan Insider’s Brice Marich told MLive on Thursday. He is a Swiss army knife.”With Berry in the fold, Michigan’s 2022 class moved up from No.

Michigan’s football program has added another tight end to its 2022 class. Three-star Colston Loveland, from Gooding High in Idaho, announced his commitment to the Wolverines on Sunday night in a post on social media. 30 tight end nationally, per 247Sports’ Composite rankings, becomes the 13th pledge in Michigan’s 2022 class and second tight end, joining three-star Martin Klein. Also plays defensive end, with good pass rushing ability, leverage and technique. RELATED: Examining Michigan’s 2022 class after flurry of commitments

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Fresno (Calif.) Central East four-star prospect Xavier Worthy signed with the Wolverines over Alabama on Wednesday, the start of the early signing period. Welcome to Michigan, Xavier Worthy! 〽️ @Xavierworthy2 hails from Fresno, California and caught 55 passes for 992 yards and 16 touchdowns as a junior. Live updates of Michigan Wolverines recruiting during early signing dayWorthy announced Dec. 1 that he would be making his final decision between the Wolverines and Tide. The 6-foot-1 speedster is Michigan’s third-highest ranked prospect in the class after the Wolverines landed four-star running back Donovan Edwards earlier Wednesday.

Michigan is in the running for one of the top prospects in the 2021 class. Tuimoloau announced his top seven schools Thursday night in a post on Twitter, which included Michigan along with Ohio State, Alabama, Washington, Oregon, Oklahoma and USC. However, he told 247Sports that he is hoping to take visits in January and wait until the February signing period to make a decision. He also said he has a good relationship with Michigan defensive line coach Shaun Nua. “He’s done a good job recruiting me,” Tuimoloau told 247Sports Thursday.