Michigan offers first 2020 prospect: Jalen Berger
This happened a few weeks ago and it wasn't posted anywhere.
A 6-0, 175 high school freshman from Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, NJ.
Here's an article on him from 247- http://247sports.com/Bolt/Rutgers-Offers-Stud-2020-Don-Bosco-Prep-Athle…
2020 means he was born in 2002..........Getting on the field as a freshman at Don Bosco Prep is almost unheard of, with only a few elite players such as Jabrill Peppers and Kevin Brennan being able to do it in the past decade. Former stars such as Leonte Carroo and Darius Hamilton weren't even able to achieve that task.Jalen Berger, a 2020 athlete at Don Bosco Prep, not only got on the field this year as a freshman, he became the best weapon on the Ironmen offense, totaling over 800 yards from scrimmage and 7TDs after starting the year on the freshman team.
December 19th, 2016 at 11:18 PM ^
pic proabably isnt all that appropriate but here we are
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December 19th, 2016 at 11:21 PM ^
The class year only reinforces one of the reasons why it is difficult for me to follow recruiting in that it now continuously serves as a reminder of how young I no longer am. By no means am I the oldest blogger here, but I definitely remember this kid's birth year - I assume 2002 - rather vividly. I mean, sadly, we began the year with an inspired performance from Tennessee's Casey Clausen in the Citrus Bowl, as I recall - Jimmy's older brother, of course.
December 19th, 2016 at 11:29 PM ^
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December 20th, 2016 at 11:53 AM ^
Imagine what he thinks about Notre Dame.
December 20th, 2016 at 7:15 AM ^
Soon you will be too old to remember what happened 18 years ago but you will remember every detail of your first day at school.
December 19th, 2016 at 11:35 PM ^
December 20th, 2016 at 12:43 AM ^
To me, what you said is far less common than a kid knowing he/she wants to do something less than 4 years in the future.
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December 20th, 2016 at 10:45 AM ^
Kids who are in 9th grade and very good at football are already thinking NFL and getting rich. So yes, 15 year olds have dreams and the talented ones are of course thinking about where to play in college and moving on to the NFL
December 20th, 2016 at 12:15 AM ^
Born in 2002....
Born in 2002...
Born in 2002....
December 20th, 2016 at 2:13 AM ^
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December 20th, 2016 at 8:49 AM ^
...his coffee to sanka?
December 20th, 2016 at 10:13 AM ^
And this scene took place 8 years before the recruit was born. Wow.
December 20th, 2016 at 12:26 AM ^
All your high school freshman are belong to us!
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The Mississippi State bagman showed up with a bag of Skittles.....
December 20th, 2016 at 1:54 AM ^
Any relation to Roland?
December 20th, 2016 at 2:59 AM ^
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Berger is actually one of four 2020 players with Michigan offers at this point. The first was Miami (FL) Columbus linebacker Courtney Holmes, who was offered back in the spring.
December 20th, 2016 at 5:41 AM ^
Amaztng...... But you forgot his moms maiden name
December 20th, 2016 at 8:46 AM ^
Made me laugh way harder than it probably should have. +1.
December 20th, 2016 at 7:20 AM ^
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December 20th, 2016 at 9:35 AM ^
Theoretically, yes. It's just keeping up with the other trends. I don't think Harbaugh lost that much ground because, while Urban Meyer was doing TV stuff, Jim Harbaugh was coaching the s*** out of an NFL team. That resonates with players, too, who saw him coaching in the Super Bowl. But as the years go along and the Super Bowl gets further behind Harbaugh, these early offers probably get a little more important. A current 14-year-old might not remember who the coaches were in the Super Bowl when he was 10 years old...
December 20th, 2016 at 10:35 AM ^
I think the incentives line up such that there's no downside to offering early.
As we've seen, an offer from pretty much any top school means that the school is highly interested in the player, and if he continues to grow and progress as expected, the school will have a scholarship for him. It's not a guaranteed scholarship. So this is a good way to get on the kid's radar before the rush comes.
December 20th, 2016 at 11:11 AM ^
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December 20th, 2016 at 3:32 PM ^
I don't think this is a concern. First, any kid who is good is going to be on the radar of other schools as well. Second, the more public the offer is, the more the kid will rep Michigan. That's a good thing.
December 20th, 2016 at 8:01 AM ^
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Were you scared about Y2K?
December 20th, 2016 at 9:13 AM ^
a kid born in 2002 is being offered a scholarship....... Where does time go?
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December 20th, 2016 at 11:50 AM ^
Wow.
It's one thing to be young enough to have your entire recruiting cycle be covered by the Rivals era, it's another thing to be young enough to have your entire life covered by the Rivals era.
December 20th, 2016 at 1:36 PM ^
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December 20th, 2016 at 2:02 PM ^
How old he is?