News circulated Wednesday that Michigan had pulled the scholarship of long-time offensive tackle commit Erik Swenson just two weeks before national signing day. Michael Bertsch, Notre Dame’s Director of Football Media Relations, sent out the following tweet afterwards.
https://twitter.com/NDsidBertschy/status/689864421775138816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
The Wolverines have beaten out the Irish for several recruits in 2016 – Ben Bredeson and Carlo Kemp. Still, this public jab at Michigan from Bertsch is a bit surprising.