Michigan football battling Penn State, Ohio State for 4-star cornerback in 2024 class

Today, four-star cornerback Terhyon Nichols announced his top-6 remaining programs that are vying for his commitment. Among his finalists are a number of the Big Ten’s best, including Penn State, Ohio State, and Michigan football. According to the Recruiting Prediction Machine, these three Big Ten giants are the current frontrunners in his recruitment, with the Maize and Blue leading the way.

?NEW? 4-star CB Terhyon Nichols is down to Cincinnati, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State and Pittsburgh.

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— On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) May 24, 2023

Michigan football in tight battle with Penn State, Ohio State

The Big Ten East is one of the best divisions in college football right now, boasting three perennial top 10 programs: Penn State, Michigan, and Ohio State. A season ago, all three of these major brands finished among the nation’s top-7 with at least 11 wins — Michigan football finished 13-1, while the Nittany Lions and Buckeyes both ended the year 11-2.

Despite the Big Ten East’s impressive numbers last year, it was always clear that the Wolverines were the best team in the Big Ten — Michigan handed Penn State an embarrassing 41-17 loss in Ann Arbor before knocking off the Buckeyes in similar fashion, 45-23, a few weeks later.

Now, Michigan football has found itself in another battle with these two major programs; however, this time, the battle is off of the gridiron.

Terhyon Nichols, a four-star cornerback in the 2024 recruiting class, is one of the most sought-after targets in the nation right now. The Cincinnati, OH product is a four-star per ON3 is ranked as the No. 188 recruit nationally, the No. 24 cornerback in his class, and the No. 7 recruit in the state of Ohio.

So far, it appears that Michigan football is in the lead for this major four-star target, though Penn State and Ohio State are close on the Wolverines’ tail per the RPM.

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