<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Michigan target Braiden McGregor says decision will come down to 'feel,' writes <a href="https://twitter.com/AllenTrieu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AllenTrieu</a> <a href="https://t.co/nuBCsSBvxs">https://t.co/nuBCsSBvxs</a> <a href="https://t.co/Y5CCkHPf1o">pic.twitter.com/Y5CCkHPf1o</a></p>— Detroit News Sports (@detnews_sports) <a href="https://twitter.com/detnews_sports/status/1130934479479070722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 21, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Trieu: Michigan target Braiden McGregor says decision will come down to 'feel'
Port Huron Northern standout Braiden McGregor will announce his college commitment on Friday.
TODD MCINTURF, THE DETROIT NEWS
BY ALLEN TRIEU | SPECIAL TO THE DETROIT NEWS | 5 hours ago
One of Michigan’s clear top recruiting priorities, Port Huron Northern defensive end Braiden McGregor, will announce his college decision Friday.
McGregor is not talking to media prior to his decision and neither is anyone in his inner circle, so Wolverine fans likely will be in suspense until that night.
The same goes for Notre Dame fans. McGregor has taken an official visit with the Irish and they are considered to be neck and neck with Michigan.
“I think everybody thinks it’s still a Notre Dame and Michigan race and it is, but there are a couple dark horses,” McGregor told The Michigan Insider’s Brice Marich a week ago during what will be his last published interview until his announcement.
McGregor was offered by both Notre Dame and Michigan in April 2018. Both offers came during on-campus visits. The Irish offered on April 10; Michigan followed up two weeks later.
“When we got in the car we all just sat there and I said, ‘I cannot believe I just got offered by Michigan!’” McGregor said at the time. “My mom and dad were like, ‘yeah, it’s unbelievable.’ I called my grandparents and my grandma started to cry because she was so happy for me. My grandpa was real proud of me too.”
At that time, McGregor was just getting on the national radar. After a junior season in which the 6-foot-5, 248-pound athlete recorded 99 tackles (13 for loss) and eight sacks as well as made highlight-reel plays as a tight end on offense, he blossomed into one of the top recruits in the country.
Now an Under Armour All-American, McGregor is ranked by 247Sports as the No. 27 overall prospect in the country. He has other offers from Alabama, Ohio State, Florida, Florida State, Clemson and more.
He has a chance to be an impact player no matter where he goes.
“I think the main things are the relationships and the feel,” he said. “I think that’s kind of a huge thing for me as well. I guess it all comes down to feel because both schools are going to be great, both have great academics, I have great relationships at both schools, so I think it’s going to come down to the feel and how I feel on campus and how comfortable I feel with the coaching staff. Being on a huge campus or being on a smaller is kind of another thing for me too.”
At 7 p.m. Friday, the colleges, fans, and everyone else will know where McGregor is headed. Until then, it will stay under wraps.
