Kevin Newsome, a high school quarterback from Chesapeake, Virginia, has withdrawn his commitment to Michigan and is re-opening his recruiting.

Rivals.com quoted Newsome’s father saying that Michigan is still in the running, but it now appears that Newsome’s family and his high school coach are telling him he ought to stay in Virginia to play his college ball.

Michigan does still has a verbal commitment from Shavodrick Beaver, a speedy run-pass threat from Texas who looks like a good fit in coach Rich Rodriguez’s spread offense. And the Wolverines appear to have a good chance at landing Tate Forcier of California and Eugene Smith of Florida.

But the loss of Newsome hurts Rodriguez as he attempts to import an offense that’s radically different from anything Michigan has run before. That offense can’t go without a quarterback, and Rodriguez can’t catch a break as he tries to land one.