‘Very interested’ in Ohio State, the four-star Georgia defensive end expressed his admiration for the Buckeyes on Saturday night.
FIRST UP: THE MICHIGAN WOLVERINES
Howard Juwan(Image courtesy of USA TODAY Sports and Alejandro Zúñiga)
Following a challenging offseason in which Hunter Dickinson was rejected and Caleb Love was denied admission, some began to wonder if Michigan would be able to compete successfully in recruiting in this new era.
When it came down to it, the Wolverines had assembled a strong class; however, this weekend’s addition of Khani Rooths, their highest-ranked commit since 2021, put the cherry on top.
The Wolverines scored big points when they acquired Rooths, a gifted and adaptable forward with upside, to go with Christian Anderson, a hard-working point guard, and Durral Brooks, an extremely aggressive scorer.
Juwan Howard stood with his back to a wall.on the trail, but he disregarded everything strange and gave a fantastic recruiting speech.
It was originally anticipated that Queen would commit and sign during this Early Signing Period, but that was not the case, as was reported on 247Sports on Friday. He has four remaining schools to choose from: Indiana, Maryland, Houston, and Kansas. The Hoosiers are putting in a lot of effort to entice the talented low-post scorer. Determining the leader for Queen has proven to be challenging. Still, heis going to be the conflict that we follow most closely. Not just in the Big Ten, but all across the country.
4. USC Trojans: In preparation for their Big Ten debut, Andy Enfield and the Trojans have put together a three-man class. Liam Campbell and Brady Kozlowski are two of their talented shooters, but Trent Perry stands out as a top-75 recruit who is a fierce competitor and a playmaker who can score points.
5. Michigan Wolverines: In 2024, Jacob Howard plans to resume his recruiting-heavy ways from three cycles ago. In Khani Rooths, a top-30 recruit, he paired two other Top-150 guards. Things in Ann Arbour appear to be improving, though it was unclear where they would go after this offseason.
6. Illinois Fighting Illini: The class from Illinois has the potential tobe comfy to sleep on. In More Johnson, they have a top-40 recruit and two three-star commits. Johnson is among the best defenders in the class, and the Fighting Illini, who are still a threat in the portal, have two intriguing three-star prospects who could surprise everyone by becoming impact recruits.
7. Iowa Hawkeyes: Cooper Koch and Chris Tadjo are the two men in Fran McCaffery’s class. Tadjo is a run-and-jump four-man who can defend, rebound, and run the floor, while Koch is one of the best shooters in the nation. Despite being forwards, their brands couldn’t be more different.
8. Penn State Nittany Lions: In his first recruiting class as head coach of the Nittany Lions, Mike Rhoades has an intriguing class coming into Penn State. With Miles Goodman, Josh Vincott, and Dominick Stewart in his three-man class, he has a mix of shooting, scoring, and upside available to him.
9. Ohio State Buckeyes: Over the past three seasons, the Buckeyes have been among the top recruiters, but with the players they’re keeping, they didn’tmust expand even more in 2024. With talented and adaptable wing Colin White and possibly the best shooter in all of high school, Juni Mobley, they still have a strong two-man class.
10. Wisconsin Badgers: Without a doubt, Wisconsin is the Big Ten’s largest sleeper class thus far. They comprise the No. 49 overall class in the country with two recruits ranked in the top 150.Tough and talented, Jack Robison is a wing who can shoot, cut, rebound, and pass.Guard Daniel Freitag is a hard-charging player who hustles and creates for others. Both ought to be significant contributors to the Badgers.
11. Nebraska Cornhuskers: After Braden Frager changed his class from 2025 to 2024, Nebraska sneakily entered a two-man class with Nick Janowski. In their quest to return to the NCAA Tournament, the Cornhuskers should also expect to be active users of the portal.
12. Northwest Wildcats: Angelo Ciaravino and KJ Windham make up Chris Collins’ two-man class. Particularly impressive is Windham, who made a big splash at the Nike EYBL Peach Jam this summer.
13. Minnesota Golden Gophers: The Gophers have assembled a two-man class for 2024 because they are a struggling team that needs to succeed both on and off the court. Grayson Grove and top-150 guard Isaac Asuma were acquired. In an effort to improve things, they plan to add more to the portal.
14. Indiana: Liam McNeely is the only commit for the Hoosiers, but he was a big one. In the past two cycles, he is their second five-star recruit to commit, but they may not be finished as they aim to defeatout for Derek Queen in Kansas, Houston, and Maryland.
15. Washington Huskies: Mike Hopkins has only signed one three-star recruit, Casmir Davis, but we know that once the portal opens up, they will once more be aggressive.
16. UCLA Bruins: Mick Cronin has a knack for putting things together, and it’s expected that he will do so before the cycle ends in order to pair with four-star Eric Freeny. Don’t get used to seeing UCLA this low on the list. With his very young team, Cronin has been a particular threat on the international scene. One can’t help but wonder if he will look to the portal to get a little older.
