Darrin Kirkland Jr. To Visit Michigan, Again Comment Count

Brandon Brown

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Darrin Kirkland Jr. has been a frequent visitor to Ann Arbor and this weekend he’ll stop by again as he announced on Twitter.

Michigan is solidly in Kirkland’s top ten and an overnight stay in Ann Arbor this weekend could put the Wolverines near or at the top of that list. Darrin’s mom and dad will accompany him on the trip but will stay in Toledo with family while he bunks up with Mike McCray on campus. His plans for the visit sound promising and Michigan is in good shape with him regardless of the specifics.

“I just want to spend some quality time on campus with the players and have my family get a good personal feel for Michigan,” he said. “Michigan has done well recruiting me. My relationship with Coach Mattison is one of my best.”

Kirkland Jr. will spend just Saturday night in Ann Arbor and while all things are trending in a positive direction he told me that a commitment will not happen. He will stick to his timeline of an August decision date but another positive experience on campus definitely helps Michigan’s cause as these types of visits work wonders with recruits.

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MichiganMan14

May 15th, 2014 at 10:03 PM ^

Do want. We need to flood our locker room with elite athletes that are willing to do things the right way. It's not easy obviously but we are still in need of a few high caliber NFL projected athletes. Darrin certainly looks the part and we need a few more like him.

Desmondo

May 15th, 2014 at 10:15 PM ^

Many of us don't follow recruiting that closely, but are still interested in these posts.  It would be helpful to include even a single line explaining who the kid is.  For instance:



"Darrin Kirkland Jr. (LB - Indianapolis, IN, 2015) has been a frequent visitor to Ann Arbor..."

alum96

May 16th, 2014 at 1:54 AM ^

Agreed.  With 150 or whatever offers out - some of these names become difficult to keep track of. 

Here is the Rivals and 247 link.  Basically he is a top 200 type player, 4 star, 6'1, 6'2 - 230ish, Midwest kid, ILB.  Oklahoma, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, Wiscy, Texas, Tenn have offered.