The Michigan football team has become known for their bruising run game in recent years as their run-heavy offense has won three straight Big Ten titles and a national championship. Hassan Haskins, Blake Corum and Donovan Edwards have all excelled with the Wolverines, and it has made Michigan a very attractive destination for RB recruits. One youngster that Wolverines fans are excited about is Micah Kaapana, and he is going to be a true freshman this upcoming season.

Micah Kaapana committed to play for Michigan back in June of 2023, and he is now getting ready for freshman season with the Wolverines. He wasn’t a super highly-ranked recruit, because Michigan fans are still excited. They saw what happened with Hassan Haskins, who was barely a top-1000 prospect, and they trust the Michigan staff to work wonders with any RB.

So far, it sounds like Kaapana is trending towards success at Michigan. He is working hard to get ready for his freshman year, and according to one his trainers, he is making a lot of good progress.

“He’s gotten a lot stronger, he’s faster, he’s putting that weight on, and being able to carry that weight has been pretty important,” The trainer said, according to a report from On3. “Then, from an IQ side, it’s just throwing a lot of things at him that he’s going to be in the face when he’s out there in Michigan.”

This offseason will be big for Micah Kaapana

Bishop Manogue's Pele Masina leaps to stop Bishop Gorman's Micah Kaapana at the state championship game at Carson High School
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The first offseason with your college football team is a big one, and Micah Kaapana is about to enter that first phase of his college football career. It is certainly going to take some time before he consistently finds the field for the Michigan football team, but it’s a good sign to see that he’s already getting bigger and stronger.

Kaapana is coming to Michigan as the #564 player in the 2024 recruiting class, according to 247 Sports. He is a three-star prospect and he is the #45 RB prospect. Kaapana is the #2 player in the state of Nevada, and he played his high school football at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada.

After seeing the way that past three-stars have been developed, Michigan football fans don’t pay too much attention to a player’s high school ranking. The coaches liked what they saw from Kaapana in high school, and he is someone that everybody is excited about. His career with the Wolverines is about to begin.