Michigan pushing to flip four-star CB from LSU

Michigan, Texas, Ohio State, Auburn and Miami are all working hard to flip the No. 87 overall recruit in the 2026 class away from LSU. Finney has been committed to the Tigers since April of this year and is the top CB in LSU's 2026 class.

While these five schools may be pushing for a flip, it won't come easily. Finney told Rivals he's still locked into his commitment with the Tigers. Corey Raymond and the rest of LSU's staff built a relationship with him early and made him feel like a priority, and LSU's history of putting defensive backs into the league makes it hard to turn them down. While Michigan and others have ramped up their recruitment of Finney over the past few months, Rivals reports he hasn't shown much interest in flipping.

While that may be discouraging for Michigan fans, we've seen this exact scenario play out in the past, albeit in a much bigger way. Bryce Underwood was committed to LSU for nearly a year, and reports were swirling that despite a late push from Michigan, he was 100% committed to the Tigers. Then, right when it seemed like it wasn't going to happen, the Wolverines got the job done.

If the Wolverines were to flip Finney, he would easily be Michigan's highest-rated cornerback in their 2026 class. Right now, Dorian Barney, the No. 240 recruit in the country, is their top corner, but Finney is rated almost 160 places higher.

It's not going to be easy, but if Michigan can pull this off, it will be huge for the program.