Exit Carvin Johnson

and Carvin was gone. How long ago did you guys take his name off?

I say use the scholarship on Danny O'brien. MOAR DT

Damn this sucks. I had really high hopes for him. Best of luck and all that, but I'm disappointed he's leaving.

you mean Jared Van Slyke?

So we now have 6 scholarship safeties. 1 has a concussion. 1 has a knee problem. 1 is made of glass. And 1 is redshirting.

If Buchtel's done and he's enrolling early, can we dress Jarrod Wilson the rest of the year? (*I kid....sorta*)

Interesting. I always thought Johnson was the type of player who would be more of a depth guy anyways, and didn't really see him being a transfer candidate due to lack of PT. Seemed like a good kid, and a competitor. Good luck to him wherever he ends up.

I expected Carvin to be a big contributer this year.  As a freshman he seemed to have good insticts and could bring the hammer, although his speed was limited.  This year, the few times I saw him,  he looked like he was unable to play in space.  I was hoping it was just a learning curve thing and he would start to play faster.

Oh well.  I wish you well Carvin.

Bummer.  Time to change my avatar.  Good luck to him.

Gonna miss Carvin. Showed promise in the spring game with his ball-hawking skills he displayed with the couple picks he had, but I guess he couldn't put it all together. Plus the picture above of him losing the state championship game showed just how much of a competitor he was and that's something I really admired in him. Best of luck, Carvin in your future.

Well this sucks for our overall Depth. Wish him the best anywhere he goes, he seemed like a kid with a lot of promise and played hard

Can somebody please explain the timing of this to me?  If he leaves now, midseason, does he not have to forego a year if wants to transfer D1?  Or does he sit next year no matter what?

If it's the former then I understand the timing and Pitt can writing their "Hello Carvin" post right about now.  If it's the latter then why now?  Why not play the year out and see what happens?

and not brown? (yes i know brown was mentioned in the UV but most people seem to get their own posts)

I figure since Carvin actually had significant PT in his carrer allowed him an exit post and greg just came early and never sniffed the field.

Also, next year i might actually watch the Michigan East Panthers of the ACC with Tony Gibson leading the charge of the secondary.

Always a bummer to see kids go....but thatll open up another slot for Hoke to land a 4 star that otherwise would've gone to MSU, OSU, or some sweet SEC school.

I'll probably get flamebaited for this, but why do so many guys from the RR era have such god awful offer sheets?  I wasnt around a couple of years ago, so this is the first time Im looking at these guys' recruiting profiles.  I dont always trust the star counts, but when a school like Michigan is signing someone whose next best offer is Minnesota, there is some veeeery shotty recruiting going on.  

I can just imagine the shock that goes through these kids' minds when they're weighing Colorado, Minnesota, and some MAC school....then MICHIGAN comes in with an offer.

  I was looking at the Never Forget Banner, and got to wondering whatever happened to Adrian Witty??    A google search reveals he's not starting, but neither did Blake before last week, anyone pay attention to UC Bearcat football? 

thought he had some potential...yet another guy who probably would have been better off with a redshirt season, too bad he has to do it as his transfer year off.

best of luck to him, he seems (like most of rodriguez' recruits) to be a good kid.

Best of luck Carvin at whatevers next...

one question though - i'm not really seeing how it makes sense to leave now, mid-semester, mid-season?  At least finish this semester of classes - you have 4 (maybe 5) games left this year - split before the bowl game and start at your new school?

I really liked his play. He seemed to play with confidence and competence. Good luck to the young man and hope he does well.

True, but if the value is a body that probably would never play, versus a not-so-small class in 2013 (if the recruiting momentum continues at the same rate), it might be more valuable in the long term for the program. Every recruit won't be a success, but if it's hoping one of two 4* guys hits versus a special teams player, I'll take my chances.



No comment on Carvin. Any guy who signs up and does the work is welcome to stay and work at it. But if you're talking numbers after it's a fait accompli, one or two open scholarships after you've hit your 28 limit in 2012 might mean you don't have to turn away any talent that wants to join Shane et al. in 2013.

Yeah, he's second string right now but he's a player who contributes in practice and fills holes in live games when needed. The depth is so scary thin. He's had a rough year but he's still young. Who told all these guys that they would play all four years?

Well out of Carvin's class, I was going to say I'd be happy if either him or Jake Ryan turned out to be a great player after being an under the radar recruit. Looks like we may still be in the running for one of them fortunately.

Also, for those keeping track at home, we're now down to 16 out of the original 27 signed in our 2010 class.

Carvin may have experienced his fill of football or college.  Guys grow sick of the regimented life or miss their home communities.  Time will tell.  But man what an opportunity for me to call coach and request preferred walk-on status as a middle-aged lump.  Hoke springs eternal and all, the fire it still burns.

So much for my defensive HTTV prediction, though that prediction (better CB play around him) could apply just as well to Thomas Gordon. I 100% blame Steve in PA for his mesmerizing avatar that had me convinced Carvin was one of the few dudes on D who could actually make a decisive attack and tackle.

I'm still makin' good on my offensive prediction of Junior Hemingway, which beats Brian's pick of Hopkins/Demens.

The rest of those:

Kryk: Hopkins, Blake Countess

Ross: Kevin Koger, Marvin Robinson

Elkon: Kevin Koger, Craig Roh

Nobody's really got it called. I give the nod to Kryk so far for calling Countess.

Carvin is a good athlete, however in his time here always seemed a step slow behind the play...his football instincts were not quite there yet and as a result, he was constantly out of position.  Those things are critical for a safety to be good at... Carvin didnt have those skills, to this point in time.  Best of luck to him moving on.