Top running back prospect Javian Osborne has chosen Notre Dame over Michigan, surprising some who wondered about his decision. Perhaps not why Osborne chose the Irish, but perhaps why he did not choose the Wolverines.

Notre Dame extended its big recruiting run by landing Javian Osborne, a high-end four-star running back from Texas.

Notre Dame beat Michigan to the pledge of the nation's No. 6 running back prospect when four-star recruit Javian Osborne announced his commitment to the Fighting Irish on Saturday. Osborne, a 5-foot-9,