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Texas A&M scored a big win on Sunday afternoon when Bonita, CA LB Noah Mikhail announced his commitment to the Aggies. A&M already boasted a Top 10 recruiting class coming into today, but Mikhail’s commitment pushed them up to No. 7 nationally.
Checking in as the No. 8 linebacker and No. 69 overall player in the 247 Composite rankings, Mikhail was highly sought after. In addition to USC, A&M had to fend off a red-hot Oregon squad to secure his verbal pledge. The Aggies are having more success out west than we have seen in a long time. Adding Mikhail, A&M now holds commitments from three of the top five players in the state of California (and they could add more down the road).
Mikhail joins long-time Aggie commit Kelvion Riggins (another blue-chipper) in what is shaping up to be a very formidable linebacker haul.