In college football recruiting, international prospects are a bit of a gamble. There’s simply not too much to go off of to make anything more than a slightly educated guess on whether or not the player will make the leap effectively.
Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh has never shied away from taking those gambles, however, and Aymeric Koumba out of France is — physically, anyways — one of the less risky gambles he could make.
Here’s the breakdown on his intercontinental journey to Ann Arbor and where he’ll fit in the Wolverines’ 2023 plans:
The story so far
Koumba’s commitment to Michigan happened thanks to Brandon Collier and PPI Recruits, an organization dedicated to finding opportunities for international athletes to play college football in America.