The Week In Michigan Recruiting: Sept. 29

Everyone who follows it knows that recruiting never stops, but that has never been truer than with Jim Harbaugh. He and his staff are relentless on the trail, and that makes for constant news and occurrences worthy of note.

Here's a look back at the last week of action involving the Maize and Blue's recruiting efforts:

• The visitor list for Michigan's contest against Wisconsin is absolutely loaded and is made up of 10 official visitors. Sprinkle in some top talent from younger classes and you have the recipe for the marquee weekend in 2016.

• Hot Boards are being updated daily and the most recent edition of each can be found linked at the bottom every day. Safety is the latest position group to be looked at, and the scope is starting to narrow. With Florence (Ala.) three-star safety J'Marick Woods already in the fold, Michigan is really looking at just one or two others.

• Indianapolis Cathedral four-star offensive lineman Emil Ekiyor is one of the top prospects in the 2018 class and will be visiting Michigan this weekend. He has two schools on the top of his list right now and U-M is one of them. Take a look at what he's saying about his upcoming trip and get a feel for where's he's at with the Wolverines.

• Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy four-star defensive tackle Taron Vincent is another big-time prospect in the 2018 class, and he'll be in the house this weekend, too. He has a strong connection to a new addition to Michigan's staff, and that could bode well for the Wolverines down the road.

• One of Michigan's top targets on the offensive line will be in Ann Arbor this weekend for an official visit, and his bond with director of player personnel Tony Tuioti could pay dividends for the Wolverines when decision time arrives.

• There are three prospects who are potentially on commit watch this weekend, and one of them was very forthcoming about where things stand. Discussions have taken place with his coach, and he likes the idea of locking in his spot among Michigan's class.

• Five-star offensive tackle Jedrick Wills has been on several visitor lists before, but a trip to Ann Arbor has never materialized. This weekend, though, an official visit is locked in and booked, and the big lineman couldn't be more excited about it. He's heard a lot of good things about Ann Arbor and is ready to see it for himself.

• Michigan commit James Hudson's head coach discussed how special Hudson is on the field and expanded on what Greg Mattison is getting in the big defensive lineman.

• All of Michigan's 2017 (and 2018) commits were in action over the weekend and some really filled up the stat sheet. Los Lunas (N.M.) High four-star running back O'maurzy Samuels looks like a star, while St. Joseph's (Mich.) High four-star strongside defensive end Corey Malone-Hatcher is also putting up big-time numbers. Here's a look at how all of the future Wolverines have fared in 2016.

• Rivals100 class of 2018 lineman Michael Thompson of St. Louis has held an offer from Michigan since April, but he did not take his first recruiting visit to Ann Arbor until Saturday, when he saw the Wolverines take down Big Ten rival Penn State. He enjoyed the trip and had some great things to say about Michigan's defense.

• Michigan dominated Penn State last weekend and several recruits were on hand for the beatdown. They obviously came away impressed and some of them verbalized that in rather entertaining ways.

• Michigan commit James Hudson was very impressive in his team's last game, helping Toledo Central Catholic improve to 5-0 on the season. Afterward, he spoke about his future at Michigan, how excited he is to play alongside star rookie Rashan Gary and what he's experienced in his visits to Ann Arbor this season.

• Finally, Yoakum (Texas) High four-star wide receiver Joshua Moore thought he had picked up a Michigan offer a while back but apparently there was a miscommunication. He definitely does now, and he couldn't be happier about it.