Michigan makes a big move for Top247 LB Elijah Melendez following weekend experience
TMI has the latest on one of the Wolverines’ targets
Kissimmee (Fla.) Osceola 2025 four-star linebacker Elijah Melendez made his first ever trip to Michigan and left thoroughly impressed from start to finish.
“It went really amazing,” Melendez told The Michigan Insider. “My favorite part that really showed me who Michigan was was when the player got injured, they all had his back and the whole fan base showed their support, then Michigan went out and scored the first play back. That moment of the game to me really showed me the love and support from Michigan. Never seen that before, but I loved it! The visit went really well. I got there at 7 am for a campus tour and photo shoot and all that type of stuff and really loved the school.”
Fired U-M Coach Partridge breaks silence, says he was not involved in Stalions’ case
FOX 2 (WJBK) – Former University of Michigan linebackers coach Chris Patridge broke his silence 10 days after his firing.
On Monday Partridge released a statement denying any involvement with the Connor Stalions sign-stealing investigation. He added that his silence for the past week-plus was because he did not want to be a distraction for the football team in the ramp-up to the Ohio State game.
Patridge said he had “no knowledge whatsoever of sign-stealing with in-person scouting, illegal scouting or illegal sign-stealing” in a statement posted to X, formerly Twitter.
“Additionally, at no point did I destroy any evidence related to an ongoing investigation,” he said. “The manner in which the termination of my employment and my role as a Coach at Michigan has been reported is inaccurate and has resulted in people speculating and making assumptions about my knowledge of, and connection to, the sign-stealing allegations within the football program.”
Partridge says that the reason he was given for his termination was for being accused of discussing the NCAA investigation with others connected to the football program.
The ex-coach said that the reasons were explained to him the morning of November 17 by Michigan Athletic Director Warde Manuel and described in a termination letter that day signed by Doug Gnodtke, the Michigan Athletics Chief of Staff.
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