Michigan football to host pair of 5-star recruits for Wisconsin game

Michigan’s Top 10 matchup against Wisconsin (3:30 p.m., ABC) is setting up for national attention on the field.

Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh encourages his players coming off the field after another Michigan score making it 21-0 towards the end of the half at Michigan Stadium Saturday.

It’s also becoming increasingly important off it.

On Monday night, Kennedale, Texas, outside linebacker Baron Browning, the nation’s No. 9 overall player, announced he will be taking an official visit to Ann Arbor this weekend.

Using the edit with three mocked up photos of him in a Michigan uniform and a photo of Schembechler Hall’s wall of All-Americans, the 6-foot-3, 230-pounder tweeted his plan (and was quickly retweeted by U-M coach Jim Harbaugh.)

Official Visit to Michigan this week #GoBlue #BluePrint17 ‼️🔵〽️ https://t.co/Kwy5XZzzrS

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Baron Browning (@baronbrwnng) September 27, 2016

Many experts expect Texas to have an edge with Browning for multiple reasons, including proximity, but taking an official to U-M — 247Sports reported he came on an unofficial in June — is a sign of interest. He may get to the see the Wolverines again, as 247Sports reports that he will visit Ohio State for the Nov. 26 game against U-M.

He’ll be joined by one of the few national players who is higher ranked: Pensacola, Fla., offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood, at 6-6, 327 pounds, ranked as the nation’s No. 2 tackle and No. 5 overall player.

Official Visit to Michigan Next Week #GoBlue #BluePrint17 ‼️⚪️🔵〽️ https://t.co/XVoE677ZIV

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Alex Leatherwood (@Alskee_) September 26, 2016

Browning and Leatherwood will be joined by another elite player, Lexington, Ky., offensive tackle Jedrick Wills, who is ranked as the No. 10 tackle in the country and the No. 43 overall player in the 247Sports Composite rankings.

taking my 1st official visit this weekend to Michigan😍 #GoBlue 🔵〽️ https://t.co/GXdAbZw3xy

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jedrick wills jr. (@JWills73) September 26, 2016

Four-star offensive tackle Chuck Filiaga from Aledo, Texas, ranked as the No. 16 offensive tackle, is also on the list.

Official visit to Michigan this week!! #Goblue #Blueprint17 🔵⚪️〽️ https://t.co/i9K8C4GRmf

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Chuck Filiaga (@CFiliaga) September 27, 2016

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