Former five-star Michigan target calls out On3 reporter for 'false narrative' with NIL

For a good portion of his recruitment, it looked like Michigan was a top contender for five-star OL Jackson Cantwell. The 6-7, 325 pound prospect out of Nixa (MO) was in Ann Arbor back in March and spent time with members of the Michigan coaching staff and roster. Although analysts gave Michigan a strong shot to land the highly coveted prospect, Cantwell ultimately left the Wolverines out of his top 4. Instead, he narrowed his choices to Miami, Georgia, Oregon, and Ohio State.

This week, Cantwell made it official by committing to the University of Miami.

Not long after the commitment, fans (and some analysts) rushed to social media to express their thoughts. Given the fact that Miami hasn't really been relevant on a national level in quite some time, the assumption was that Cantwell chose money over the opportunity to play for a national championship contender.

Cantwell clearly took issue with that assumption, going as far as to call out On3's Pete Nakos specifically for pushing "false narratives." When asked how he would respond to those who were saying he went to Miami for the money, Cantwell didn't hold back.

"Well, I think my response to it is it's not the same narrative people like Pete Nakos are pushing right now," Cantwell said. "I think that's just a false narrative that that's why I'm choosing, and I think that... I mean, I think relationships won out with Miami. That was kind of what did it for me. They spent the most time with me, they put the most effort into recruiting me. I mean, I've got a lot of skin in the game with all of the schools as far as getting represented by Drew [Rosenhaus] and making sure that I'm going to be fairly compensated. I think every school has done a good job with that, being accommodating with that. And I think anyone that would say otherwise about how I've done my recruitment has been misled."