Big Ten Recruiting Class Rankings 11-20-11
Besides a few minor individual rating changes, there's very little of note for the teams at the top of the Big Ten rankings this week. A lot of new commits for teams in the bottom half, however, including Illinois picking up four new commits to leap past Nebraska in the battle to stay out of last place. Action since last rankings:
11-6-11: Rivals just got around to posting this one, but Illinois picked up kicker Ryan Frian.
11-13-11: Minnesota picks up Jeremy Baltazar.
11-15-11: Iowa picks up Greg Mabin. Dominic Twitty decommits from Minnesota.
11-16-11: Northwestern picks up Eric Wilson. Indiana adds Shaine Boyle, David Cooper, and Tregg Waters. Iowa adds Daumantas Venckus. Illinois picks up Robbie Bain and Keith Brown.
11-17-11: Illinois picks up Lamar Atkins.
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Big Ten+ Recruiting Class Rankings | |||||||
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Rank | School | # Commits | Rivals Avg | Scout Avg | ESPN Avg | 24/7 Avg | Avg Avg^ |
1 | Michigan | 24 | 3.38 | 3.58 | 3.33 | 3.54 | 3.46 |
2 | Notre Dame | 15 | 3.40 | 3.73 | 3.47 | 3.47 | 3.52 |
3 | Ohio State | 14 | 3.29 | 3.50 | 3.14 | 3.36 | 3.32 |
4 | Penn State | 15 | 3.20 | 3.40 | 3.13 | 3.27 | 3.25 |
5 | Wisconsin | 12 | 3.25 | 3.33 | 3.17 | 3.50 | 3.31 |
6 | Michigan State | 15 | 3.13 | 3.20 | 2.93 | 3.13 | 3.10 |
7 | Purdue | 21 | 2.71 | 2.48 | 2.67* | 2.81 | 2.67 |
8 | Northwestern | 18 | 2.44 | 2.67 | 2.39 | 2.67 | 2.54 |
9 | Indiana | 21 | 2.24 | 2.38 | 2.53* | 2.52 | 2.42 |
10 | Minnesota | 22 | 2.45 | 2.41 | 2.10* | 2.54 | 2.38 |
11 | Iowa | 12 | 2.83 | 2.67 | 2.75 | 2.92 | 2.79 |
12 | Illinois | 13 | 2.46 | 2.62 | 2.62 | 2.69 | 2.60 |
13 | Nebraska | 8 | 2.88 | 3.13 | 3.43* | 3.50 | 3.23 |
*ESPN doesn't rate JuCos, so they are counted as unranked recruits for the sake of consistency (trust me, it makes sense when you look at the spreadsheet).
^The average of the average rankings of the four recruiting services (aka the previous four columns). The figure is calculated based on the raw numbers and then rounded, so the numbers above may not average out exactly.
On to the full data, after the jump.
#1 Michigan - 24 Commits | ||||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN | 24/7 |
Kyle Kalis | OL | OH | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Royce Jenkins-Stone | LB | MI | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
James Ross | LB | MI | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Joe Bolden | LB | OH | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Terry Richardson | CB | MI | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Erik Magnuson | OL | CA | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Jarrod Wilson | S | OH | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Tom Strobel | DE | OH | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Ondre Pipkins | DT | MO | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Pharaoh Brown | DE | OH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Blake Bars | OL | TN | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Devin Funchess | TE | MI | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Chris Wormley | DE | OH | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Mario Ojemudia | DE | MI | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Kaleb Ringer | LB | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Matt Godin | DE | MI | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Ben Braden | OL | MI | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Jeremy Clark | S | KY | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Anthony Standifer | CB | IL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Caleb Stacey | OL | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Allen Gant | S | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
A.J. Williams | TE | OH | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Sione Houma | FB | UT | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Drake Johnson | RB | MI | NR | 3 | 2 | 3 |
A little bit of movement in the new Scout rankings for the Wolverines, as A.J. Williams is reclassified as a tackle and moves from three to four stars, Kaleb Ringer drops to a three-star, and Drake Johnson picks up his third star.
#2 Notre Dame - 15 Commits | ||||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN | 24/7 |
Jarron Jones | DT | NY | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Ronald Darby | CB | MD | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Tee Shepard | CB | CA | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Sheldon Day | DT | IN | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Deontay Greenberry | WR | CA | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
William Mahone | RB | OH | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Taylor Decker | OL | OH | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Nick Baratti | S | TX | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
C.J. Prosise | S | VA | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Justin Ferguson | WR | FL | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Mark Harrell | OL | NC | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Romeo Okwara | DE | NC | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Chris Brown | WR | SC | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
John Turner | S | IN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Scott Daly | LS | IL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Jarron Jones drops from five- to a four-star on Scout. No other changes for the Irish.
#3 Ohio State - 14 Commits | ||||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN | 24/7 |
Bri'onte Dunn | RB | OH | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Joshua Perry | LB | OH | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Warren Ball | RB | OH | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
De'Van Bogard | S | OH | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Michael Thomas | WR | VA | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Pat Elflein | OL | OH | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Jacoby Boren | OL | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Cardale Jones | QB | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Frank Epitropoulos | WR | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Blake Thomas | TE | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Roger Lewis | WR | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Luke Roberts | LB | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Tyvis Powell | S | OH | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Najee Murray | CB | OH | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Najee Murray gets a fourth star from Scout for the Buckeyes. A little strange to see a two-star disparity on a player between Rivals and Scout, but there it is.
#4 Penn State - 15 Commits | ||||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN | 24/7 |
Tommy Schutt | DT | IL | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Camren Williams | LB | MA | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Eugene Lewis | WR | PA | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Armani Reeves | CB | MA | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Brent Wilkerson | DE | MD | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Brian Gaia | OL | MD | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Skyler Mornhinweg | QB | PA | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Anthony Stanko | OL | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Nyeem Wartman | LB | PA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Jesse James | TE | PA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
J.P. Holtz | TE | PA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Austin Johnson | OL | NJ | 3 | 3 | NR | 3 |
Malik Golden | ATH | PA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Jake Kiley | CB | NH | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Derek Dowrey | DT | VA | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
No change for the Nittany Lions.
#5 Wisconsin - 12 Commits | ||||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN | 24/7 |
Dan Voltz | OL | IL | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Vince Biegel | LB | WI | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
J.J. Denman | OL | PA | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Kyle Dodson | OL | OH | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Vonte Jackson | RB | WI | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Bart Houston | QB | CA | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
D.J. Singleton | S | NJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Walker Williams | OL | WA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Arthur Goldberg | DT | PA | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Hugs Etienne | CB | CA | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Reggie Mitchell | CB | PA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Reggie Love | WR | FL | NR | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Reggie Love gets a two-star rating from Scout.
#6 Michigan State - 15 Commits | ||||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN | 24/7 |
Se'Von Pittman | DE | OH | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Aaron Burbridge | WR | MI | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Benny McGowan | OL | OH | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Tyler O'Connor | QB | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Riley Bullough | LB | MI | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Zach Higgins | OL | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Jamal Lyles | LB | MI | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Josiah Price | TE | IN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Nick Tompkins | RB | GA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Kyle Kerrick | WR | PA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
MacGarrett Kings | WR | FL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Jermaine Edmondson | S | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Kodi Kieler | OL | MI | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Evan Jones | TE | OH | 3 | 3 | NR | 3 |
Ezra Robinson | CB | FL | 3 | 3 | NR | 3 |
Jamal Lyles gets a fourth star from Scout. Otherwise, no change for the Spartans.
#7 Purdue - 21 Commits | ||||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN | 24/7 |
Jordan Shine | S | IN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Ryan Morris | TE | NJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Austin Appleby | QB | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Jordan Roos | OL | TX | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Dion Witty | CB | FL | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Jonathan Curry | TE | AL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Paul Griggs | K | NC | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Aloyis Gray | ATH | IN | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Andy Garcia | LB | FL | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Cameron Cermin | OL | TX | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
B.J. Knauf | WR | FL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Jimmy Herman | S | IN | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Devin Smith | OL | AZ | 3 | 3 | JC | 3 |
Steffon Martin | LB | AZ | 3 | 2 | JC | 3 |
Carlos Carvajal | TE | NY | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Anthony Brown | CB | FL | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Cameron Posey | WR | FL | 3 | NR | 2 | 3 |
Thomas Meadows | K | VA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Jordan Woods | WR | MI | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Danny Anthrop | WR | IN | NR | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Greg Latta | DE | CA | NR | 2 | JC | NR |
No change for the Boilermakers.
#8 Northwestern - 18 Commits | ||||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN | 24/7 |
Adam DePietro | OL | PA | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Greg Kuhar | DT | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Dean Lowry | DE | IL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Kenton Playko | OL | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Eric Olson | OL | MA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Jack Schwaba | TE | PA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Ian Park | OL | PA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Malin Jones | RB | IL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Traveon Henry | RB | FL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Mike McHugh | WR | PA | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Dwight White | CB | TX | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Connor Mahoney | OL | PA | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Dan Vitale | S | IL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Joseph Jones | S | PA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Chris Fitzpatrick | OL | KY | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Eric Wilson | WR | MI | NR | 3 | NR | 3 |
Jaylen Prater | LB | OH | NR | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Terrance Brown | S | CA | NR | 2 | 2 | 3 |
The Wildcats add Redford (MI) Thurston WR Eric Wilson.
#9 Indiana - 21 Commits | ||||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN | 24/7 |
Nick Mangieri | DE | IL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Dan Feeney | OL | IL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Jordan Wallace | LB | IN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Kevin Davis | WR | IN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Adam Kranda | TE | IN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wes Rogers | OL | IN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Mike Cotton | LB | IL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Shawn Heffern | DE | IN | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Sebastian Smith | S | OH | 3 | 2 | NR | 3 |
Darius Stroud | LB | KS | 3 | NR | JC | 3 |
Jason Spriggs | TE | IN | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Tanner Kearns | TE | OH | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Caleb Cornett | WR | IN | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Alex Todd | OL | OH | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Jacob Bailey | OL | IN | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Dawson Fletcher | S | OH | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Dante Blackmon | CB | GA | NR | NR | 3 | 2 |
Jacarri Alexander | LB | IA | NR | 3 | JC | 2 |
Shaine Boyle | CB | CA | NR | NR | JC | NR |
David Cooper | LB | KS | NR | NR | JC | NR |
Tregg Waters | S | AZ | NR | NR | JC | NR |
The Hoosiers add a trio of JuCo recruits on the same day, landing CB Shaine Boyle, LB David Cooper, and S Tregg Waters.
#10 Minnesota - 22 Commits | ||||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN | 24/7 |
Jonah Pirsig | OL | MN | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Isaac Hayes | OL | MN | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Jamel Harbison | WR | NC | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Philip Nelson | QB | MN | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Jack Lynn | LB | IL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Dinero Moss | S | FL | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Brian Nicholson | LB | FL | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Jordan Hinojosa | DT | FL | 3 | 2 | NR | 3 |
Nick Rallis | S | MN | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Maxx Williams | TE | MN | 3 | 3 | NR | 3 |
Rodrick Williams | RB | TX | 3 | NR | NR | 3 |
James Gillum | RB | MS | 3 | 2 | JC | NR |
Mitch Leidner | QB | MN | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Drew Davis | LB | NC | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Samad Hinds | TE | FL | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Josh Ballesteros | LB | FL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Eric Murray | CB | WI | 2 | 2 | NR | 2 |
Scott Ekpe | DT | TX | 2 | 2 | NR | 3 |
Isaac Fruechte | WR | MN | 2 | 2 | JC | 2 |
Jeremy Baltazar | CB | TX | 2 | NR | JC | NR |
Barrington Morris | LB | FL | NR | 2 | NR | 2 |
Tyren Hills | CB | LA | NR | 2 | NR | 2 |
The Gophers gain JuCo corner Jeremy Baltazar, but lose DL Dominic Twitty because of academic issues which led Minnesota to not honor his commitment.
#11 Iowa - 12 Commits | ||||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN | 24/7 |
Jaleel Johnson | DT | IL | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Ryan Ward | OL | IL | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Maurice Fleming | CB | IL | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Ruben Lile | ATH | MI | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Cameron Wilson | WR | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Mitch Keppy | OL | IL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Michael Malloy | RB | IA | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Drew Ott | DE | NE | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Greg Mabin | WR | FL | 3 | NR | 2 | 3 |
Laron Taylor | LB | MI | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Connor Kornbrath | K | WV | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Daumantas Venckus | DE | FL | NR | NR | NR | 2 |
The Hawkeyes pick up two Florida recruits in receiver Greg Mabin and defensive end Daumantas Venckus.
#12 Illinois - 13 Commits | ||||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN | 24/7 |
Keith Brown | LB | FL | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Tajarvis Fuller | LB | FL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Cody Quinn | CB | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Joseph Spencer | OL | OH | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Vontrell Williams | DT | IL | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Elliot Faerber | WR | KS | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Robert Bain | OL | IL | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Tyler Barton | S | FL | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Jason Robertson | WR | IL | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Joey Warburg | OL | KY | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Zach Jackson | S | FL | NR | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Ryan Frain | K | IN | NR | NR | 2 | 2 |
Lamar Atkins | LB | FL | NR | NR | NR | NR |
The Illini manage to flip consensus four-star Keith Brown from Miami (YTM) while also adding Robert Bain, Ryan Frain, and Lamar Atkins. The addition of four new commits vaults Illinois above Nebraska and puts them right on the heels of Iowa.
#13 Nebraska - 8 Commits | ||||||
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Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN | 24/7 |
Paul Thurston | OL | CO | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Greg McMullen | DE | OH | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Michael Rose | LB | MO | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Jordan Westerkamp | WR | IL | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Tommy Armstrong | QB | TX | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Sam Cotton | TE | NE | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Deion Jones | LB | LA | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Zaire Anderson | LB | CA | NR | 2 | JC | 3 |
Greg McMullen drops from a four-star to a three-star on Scout, while Zaire Anderson picks up two stars.
November 20th, 2011 at 3:35 PM ^
to see how far OSU falls after Dunn officially switches his commitment.
November 20th, 2011 at 3:36 PM ^
You may want to hold off until Monday for next week's rankings, I'm sure we'll see a lot of action over the weekend.
November 20th, 2011 at 3:42 PM ^
looks like you forgot to add IU's 3 new commits to the table
November 20th, 2011 at 3:47 PM ^
They're in there. Indiana had 18 commits last week.
EDIT: Never mind. I'm an idiot. The other table. Thanks, and I'm on it.
November 20th, 2011 at 4:08 PM ^
Where's that other guy? The Indian fellow... VeeJay something or the other.
November 20th, 2011 at 4:26 PM ^
He was visiting Oregon yesterday.
November 20th, 2011 at 5:03 PM ^
for making his visit a memorable one.
Hope he got up in time to watch the UM-Nebraska game.
November 20th, 2011 at 6:19 PM ^
Used their TEs really well and dynamically in that game, despite the result. It would be tempting out there with all the Nike swag and tons of points to be had.
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<br>Just sayin'
November 20th, 2011 at 4:44 PM ^
What is up with Nebraska? Anyone have any insight on this?
November 20th, 2011 at 4:51 PM ^
Since they're in the middle of nowhere, in a state that doesn't produce a lot of local talent, Nebraska has to go national (not MSU national, but really national) to pull in a decent recruiting class. This makes it tough to land a lot of recruits early, but they usually make a late surge once they're able to get more guys on campus and also fly out themselves to visit recruits. I'd be pretty shocked if they finished near the bottom when all is said and done, though this is still a slow start, even by their standards.
November 21st, 2011 at 9:12 AM ^
Rivals has removed Pharaoh Brown as a commit. Someone posted on the board thread that according to Tim (YTT), he is no longer being considered as a Michigan recruit. I guess we'll see.
November 21st, 2011 at 8:23 PM ^
ESPN reported that he de-committed this morning. It came from Tom VH. Oregon is his front runner, according to the story.
November 21st, 2011 at 9:46 PM ^
regarding the Pharaoh Brown de-commit:
http://touchthebanner.blogspot.com/2011/11/pharaoh-brown-ex-wolverine.h…
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