For his second recruiting class at Michigan, Jim Harbaugh is pulling out all of the big guns. The really, really big athletic guns.
It was confirmed Sunday that former Wolverines and current New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady as well as New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter will be one of a handful of celebrities in attendance at UM’s “Signing of the Stars” charity event on National Signing Day Wednesday. The event, which is invitation-only, will be held from 11 a.m. ET to 1 p.m. and will serve as the vehicle for Harbaugh to introduce his much-discussed and hotly-debated 2016 recruiting class.
Just last week, it was confirmed that rasslin’ legend Ric Flair will be in attendance as well.
It's. About. To. Go. Down.
— The Players' Tribune (@PlayersTribune) January 31, 2016
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Harbaugh and Jeter have become friends over the past few months, with the future Hall of Fame shortstop attending a Michigan football game last September and being presented with a No. 2 Wolverines jersey by the head coach. Jeter grew up in the state and has long been a fan of the Wolverines. He even attended UM for a semester before being drafted by the Yankees in the early nineties.
Other notable attendees include former MLB manager Jim Leyland, former NFL head coach Mike Shanahan, former Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtz and NASCAR driver Brad Kesolowski. Former Wolverines beyond Brady will be in attendance as well, including Desmond Howard, Jon Jansen and Denard Robinson.