It’s going to be a weekend without a major storm system roaring through Michigan. This means we will have some sun, fairly light winds and warmer temperatures. It won’t be entirely dry however.

Our next storm system will bring Michigan off-and-on precipitation Sunday night and Monday. Prior to the main part of this next storm system we will have just a few quick passing showers Sunday.

I’d call it a mostly dry Sunday to entirely dry at many spots. If you get any rain Sunday it will only be for an hour or so.

Here’s the radar forecast from Friday evening to Sunday evening.

You see the sparse and light rain showers Sunday afternoon and evening. Otherwise it’s a dry Friday and Saturday.

The Rain total forecast gives you the idea the amounts Sunday afternoon will be light with less than one-tenth of an inch over Lower Michigan and many areas staying dry. The Upper Peninsula will have up to one-quarter of an inch of rain.

Morning temperatures will still be chilly, especially Saturday morning. Afternoon temperatures will be near normal Saturday and just a touch warmer than normal Sunday. The afternoons will be much warmer than the past several days.

Saturday starts with a thick frost at sunrise.

By afternoon we may be able to go down to a light spring jacket.

Sunday morning will still be cold at sunrise, but not as cold as Saturday.

Sunday afternoon will be very pleasant all across Michigan. The Upper Peninsula will still be a bit cool in the 50s. Otherwise the rest of us can expect 60 degrees or a little warmer.

Another nice feature of our weekend weather will be light winds Saturday.

Sunday turns a touch breezy as we head into the afternoon. I wouldn’t call it windy however, with 10 mph to 15 mph winds.

Enjoy your “right about normal” weekend of weather here in Michigan. I’m going to grab the rake and pick up the twigs from all the recent wind. Prepare for gardening too.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — He was thrown into the fire as a first-time starter, and while the season didn’t go exactly as planned, it ended on a high note for Evan Link.

The redshirt sophomore went from not playing a single snap along Michigan’s offensive line in 2023, a national championship team that was loaded up front, to starting the season opener last year at right tackle.

And while it came as a welcomed surprise, Link found himself learning on the job for a good chunk of the year.

“A tremendous honor,” Link, who spoke to reporters for the first time on Wednesday, said. “Obviously it was a bit of a challenge.”

The 6-foot-6, 328-pound tackle found himself playing against some of the best teams in the country, starting 11 of the Wolverines’ 13 games last season on an offense that ranked amongst the worst in the country. Link was a contributing factor in that, admitting to having some “ups and downs” during the season, overreacting to what opponents were sending his way. According to Pro Football Focus, Link surrendered a total of 30 pressures on the season, including five hits on the quarterback and two sacks.

The biggest issue? Not translating what he was practicing to Saturdays, a common issue for younger players, he says.

“When you get into a game it’s a little bit different situation, things are a little bit more heightened,” Link said. “There’s a crowd. You have an audience. You’re in your head thinking maybe you have to do something different.

“That definitely got me a few times early in the year.”

That youth shined through in the loss to Texas, when he allowed nine pressures on the QB in 37 pass-blocking snaps, and he struggled later in the year against a rush-heavy Indiana team (five pressures, one hit).

Link was eventually able to settle in, playing much better down the stretch as Michigan picked off wins over Northwestern, Ohio State and Alabama. He even got to move back to his more natural spot, left tackle, for the ReliaQuest Bowl, giving up just one pressure all game.

“In high school I played left the entire time,” Link said. “So getting to right, there was definitely a bit of a learning curve there. It was hard to get used to it that fast because I had played left for so long, everything felt so comfortable.”

Grant Newsome, the Michigan offensive line coach, says Link has carried that momentum into the spring. Link is back at left tackle and tried out at both guard spots as the Wolverines search for their five best offensive linemen.

And while Link may have struggled last year, Michigan isn’t willing to give up on the former four-star recruit yet.

“He played his two best games down the stretch,” Newsome said. “It’s always what you hope for with any guy, that you play your best when your best is needed. And that was definitely the case with him.”

Link says he’s spending the spring focused on improving his fundamentals, like timing, footwork and hand placement. He’s thankful to be back at his more natural spot, on the left side, where he believes he’s best.

Just like last year, though, it’s going to come down to what he does in the games. And with one full season under his belt, Link believes he has the confidence to get it done.

“The Ohio State game was really special for me, just because I grew up going to Columbus every year,” Link said. “My father went to Ohio State and I grew up watching those games every year. Getting a chance to play in that game — and be told I was playing in that game and starting that game — it was one of the best experiences of my life up to this point.

“If they think I can be here, I can be here. I can hang. I say I did, and I did the best I could, and we ended up winning the game. That was a huge confidence boost.”

A Southfield-based immigration attorney is talking about what’s happening with international students having their visas revoked.

“One student I consulted with, he heard about it, the revocation, in the morning, and he was gone by the afternoon,” immigration attorney Bradley Maze with Palmer Rey said.

Maze said their firm has heard from several international students who have had their visas revoked and residency status cancelled.

A handful of universities in Michigan have confirmed they’ve had international students impacted, including University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Central Michigan University, Wayne State University and Grand Valley State University.

Maze shared redacted letters from the University of Michigan and the government informing a student that their visa has been revoked.

The letter from the University of Michigan, in part, states, “Since this termination does not carry a grace period, we must recommend you make plans to exit the United States immediately.”

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Maze said it’s not entirely clear why a student has their visa revoked, although in some cases it could have something to do with past infractions.

“If anyone has had any brush with the law, even if it’s as minor as a traffic ticket or an arrest that doesn’t lead to a charge or conviction,” Maze said.

Maze said one student he consulted with was weeks away from earning her graduate degree from the University of Michigan.

“I got contacted by a student who was arrested because she had an argument with her roommate and the police came,” Maze said. “There were no charges filed, there was nothing in the court system. This was just an arrest and nothing further. And she believes that based on that, her status was terminated.”

Maze said the student may never know for sure what caused it.

“These are not people who are criminals or who are defrauding the US visa process at all,” Maze said. “It’s really, really minor things, if anything.”

He said students receiving this notification have few options, because it would be tricky to legally challenge it.

“There aren’t great remedies for these students,” Maze said. “Either you leave, or as you’ve heard, you get caught up in the immigration court system or the detention system.”

Given the options, Maze said fear spreads among the international student community.

“As soon as they hear about people being arrested and sent to different places, really a lot of them are just deciding that it’s time to leave,” Maze said.

Maze said when it comes down to it, the universities have no power to stop or reverse these decisions.