Myles Sims in the Transfer Portal
The dreaded #46 strikes again. After just one year on campus, Michigan's last precious 4-star underclassman cornerback is apparently leaving the program.
College football news: Michigan CB Myles Sims, an Atlanta native, is in the transfer portal, per a source. Sims, 6-3 and 183 pounds, went to Westlake HS.
— Jason Butt (@JasonHButt) April 18, 2019
"Spider" ominously was not among the players practicing at last week's spring game. A week earlier he appeared in the open practice as rail thin as he was when he stepped on campus last year, and wearing the same high number Kareem Walker sported before his departure. That, along with a healthy Sims getting little mention as his wave of cornerbacks solidified into a depth chart, presaged a departure from the second-highest-rated member of Michigan's 2018 class.
Sims arrived last spring as the only four-star among a class of five spindly defensive backs over 6'2". The Georgia prospect was considered an especially nice get for Michigan after UGA quite blatantly bought off their top Georgia prospect Otis Reese. After a year behind David Long, Lavert Hill, and Brandon Watson, Sims was widely expected to compete for a big role in the cornerback rotation, with only Ambry Thomas more likely to secure a job. The departures of Watson (graduated) and Long (early NFL) opened up a quasi starting position with Ambry moving up to full-time starter, and the medical retirement this spring of 2017 long & lean archetype Benjamin St-Juste meant someone from Sims's class was going to get on the field a lot this year.
That guy appears to be Vincent Gray, the class afterthought offered after Michigan whiffed on several of their top targets. Preferred walk-on Hunter Reynolds, a redshirt sophomore, and Sims's classmate Gemon Green were the other two corners making moves in spring. Early enrollee Jalen Perry, recently converted safety Jaylen Kelly-Powell, and incoming prospect DJ Turner are also in the mix.
Entering the transfer portal doesn't mean Sims is 100% out of it, but the expectation is he's gone.
Too bad he misses S Africa.
April 18th, 2019 at 11:20 PM ^
Today's college players
Loyalty,,,,,,zero
Integrity,,,,,I want to believe so
Character,,,,,At M, yes.
Bo would be dying again w these kids.
Fuckkkkk me, I had such high hopes.
While I hate to lose highly talented men in the program, if he doesn't think he's a fit a Michigan, have a good life.
Seriously, losing him is not positive, but apparently he doesn't want to be at Michigan. See ya. Thanks for your contributions.
These kids want to play, and I can see their point. If they have NFL aspirations it's hard to get there without playing time. If they don't, they realize this is their last chance to play the game they love. A Michigan degree is attractive, but many (most) people do just fine in life without one.
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