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          On The Trail

          Best of the college football recruiting visits: Big Ten

          • Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterSep 27, 2015, 03:10 PM
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            • Graduated from Central Michigan
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          Michigan led the way this weekend in terms of Big Ten recruiting -- solely because the Wolverines were hosting the nation’s No. 1 ranked prospect, Rashan Gary.

          The New Jersey prospect brought along his 2017 teammate Drew Singleton for the win against BYU.

          This was Gary’s first official visit and the Michigan coaches probably couldn’t have asked for a better game than the one Gary saw on Saturday. Michigan shut out ranked BYU in the Big House, with great weather throughout the day.

          Nebraska also hosted a key visitor in ESPN 300 defensive lineman Jordan Elliott for its win against Southern Miss. Elliott showed off one of the best aspects of official visits -- the cookie cake.

          Cookie cakes have become staples on official visits and should never go away.

          ESPN Junior 300 offensive lineman Micah Clark made his way to Penn State with his mother.

          The No. 48-ranked prospect in the 2017 class tweeted a video showing some pregame activities on the visit.

          Offensive lineman Curtis Blackwell, a 2017 prospect, watched Northwestern win its fourth straight game to remain undefeated, and tweeted about the experience.

          Wisconsin also hosted a big weekend with a few of the more prominent 2016 commitments taking their visits to Madison, including quarterback Kare' Lyles, running back Antonio Williams and lineman Cole Van Lanen.

          The visitor list also included 2016 target K.J. Sails, who got a full experience on his trip.

          Sails even got a chance to meet Milwaukee Bucks forward Jabari Parker, who was on the sidelines before the game.