The Michigan Insider has learned that 2020 three-star small forward Jace Howard will walk-on to the Michigan program and will not sign with the Wolverines on April 15th. Sources close to the situation confirmed with 247Sports of the younger Howard's intentions on Wednesday. Howard, of course, is the son of U-M head coach, Juwan Howard.

Howard originally committed to the Wolverines and his father in January under the expectation that he would be a scholarship player. Obviously, those plans have since changed.

Regardless of the role Howard has moving forward, playing in Ann Arbor for the Wolverines' program has been a lifelong dream for him. A dream that will still be achieved regardless of whether he's on scholarship or not.

“It’s just always been a place where I’ve dreamed of playing since I was a kid,” Howard told The Michigan Insider after his commitment in January. “My dad, my parents, they were always having me watch Michigan game because it would always be on in the house. I’d be watching Michigan basketball and envisioning myself playing for them. When I finally had an opportunity—when they finally started looking at me back when Coach Beilein was there, it became surreal.

“Obviously, in May when my father got the job, it was a life-changing experience and I had to put it in perspective. This could really happen. Throughout the whole recruiting process, it was always in the back of my mind, ‘Is this the place I’m going to end up?’ It happened.”

His role going forward might be different, but there's still a chance Howard will be able to contribute to the program in some capacity going forward.

“They pretty much told me on my official visit that they see me as a two through four guy,” Howard said. “A guy who can guard one through four. A shooting guard to power forward because of my height. I’m sort of in the middle of being 6’7, not really a big but not really a small guard size. I’m pretty sure they see me like that. They’ve explained it to me. They didn’t give me a player comparison at Michigan, but they broke down plays and film of Isaiah Livers, Brandon Johns and Franz (Wagner). Just their positions and where I’d be fitting on the offensive side of the floor. I’m guessing those three players of who they’ve shown the film of, that’ll be the position I’m in. Their player comparison, because I know they gave one to every player that took an official visit, mine was Draymond Green. A Spartan. My dad always called me Draymond since I was in, like, seventh grade. He stuck with that one. Maybe a little bit of Kawhi (Leonard). I’ll go with it.”

On the recruiting front, the Wolverines still have five-star Isaiah Todd and four-stars Hunter Dickinson and Terrance Williams committed in the 2020 class. With a few more dominoes to falls, it appears that five-star SG Josh Christopher hinted on Twitter that a commitment announced could come on April 13. According to 247Sports' crystal ball, the Wolverines are currently trending for the Top-10 talent.