Jay Harbaugh visits Tyrone Wheatley, Jr.
Sons of legends meet.
Tyrone Wheatley Jr. informed me that #Michigan's @JayHarbaugh visited him tonight. Visit schedule stands at Bama, UCLA, then Oregon for now
— Sam Webb (@SamWebb77) January 16, 2015
January 16th, 2015 at 7:13 AM ^
My Dad is a Buckeye fan...and I've never even been close to being that. I love my Dad but sometimes you do things just to not be like your Dad. I hope he goes here but would hold nothing against him if he decided he didn't want to.
January 16th, 2015 at 8:55 AM ^
Then it becomes more about the fact that you can work with your dad for 4 years at a sport you both love since that chance will likely never present itself again.
January 16th, 2015 at 9:07 AM ^
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January 16th, 2015 at 9:53 AM ^
if my dad is the coach at some school that was recruiting me i would probably have little to no interest in attending that school. I would rather do my own thing, have my own coaches, and be able to grow into something that I would want to be.. that might not make much sense but in a reality.. who want's to do everything just like their father.. no one. I don't think Wheatley Jr ends up here at all. Just my opionion and i do not blame him at all.
January 16th, 2015 at 10:11 AM ^
January 16th, 2015 at 10:12 AM ^
Do you have any statistics to back that up? Because I'm not sure what you're saying is true. While there are certainly coaches' sons who want to get away from their dads, there are also coaches' sons who want to play for or work for their dads. It all depends on the relationship. For example, Jeremy Jackson could have gone to other places to play football, but he chose to stay in Ann Arbor where his dad was the running backs coach.
January 16th, 2015 at 7:33 AM ^
I'm more curious about the experience of have TWSr going on the visits to other schools with TWJr. That could be an interesting dynamic and a fun way to get an inside look at how other schools are recruiting one of UM's top targets.
January 16th, 2015 at 7:37 AM ^
I have to give credit to the kids who don't make a commitment until after the season if they don't plan to enroll early. Coaches change all of the time and a visit in January is probably very different than one in September. Smart move, imo.
January 16th, 2015 at 8:50 AM ^
January 16th, 2015 at 9:14 AM ^
He has a son named Terius who's a 2016 prospect, but he doesn't have any offers yet (AFAIK).
January 16th, 2015 at 9:07 AM ^
Is Junior moving to Ann Arbor with his Dad? Not sure why he would stay in New York.
January 16th, 2015 at 9:10 AM ^
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January 16th, 2015 at 10:42 AM ^
Well apparently Jay didn't do such a hot job if he still doesn't plan on visiting Michigan.
January 16th, 2015 at 12:15 PM ^
With his dad having the job I'm sure contact is good and it's probably easier to get a visit up here now than some of his other visits like Alabama.
January 16th, 2015 at 12:27 PM ^
January 16th, 2015 at 12:36 PM ^
Not likely for a member of family (but then, NCAA ... so, yeah). It would probably depend on the intent. It can't likely be an "official" visit (one of the allowed five) but at worst, it is probably a gray area.
January 16th, 2015 at 1:20 PM ^
UCLA is really a thorn in Michigan's side this class. I hope TJ doesn't go there if he decides to not play for UM.
January 16th, 2015 at 1:52 PM ^
Does Dad having dinner with his son count as an in-home visit???