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.
odd that he couldn't add any weight.
Between that and Zordich's comments on inconsistency, I think he needs to get his head in the game if he's going to find success in football. Good luck Spider
April 18th, 2019 at 10:53 PM ^
Yeah that's what I was thinking. He could rely on natural athleticism and size in HS but then maybe just didn't put in the work here. Not really knocking the guy. For all the criticism some people level here, very few here would have put up with the hours needed to put into a major college football program at a school like Michigan.
If you can't put on weight under Ben Herbert, then there's something not quite right there
High metabolism at his age isn't out of the ordinary. Its tough if you are from out of state and you get passed by guys in your class that weren't as decorated. Good luck young man.
Myles! If you can hear us... Walk... Towards... The light...
April 19th, 2019 at 12:38 AM ^
Built like Drake Harris.
Really liking the name Jalen Perry. Solid cornerback name. That kid has a future.
Man, it's always perplexing to me when someone regarded to be so talented coming out of high school just flames out. I was convinced he had the potential to be the next great UM CB.
He was probably like the high school kids where when I used to live in Texas - Two to three years older than most high school kids they played against then get to college and have to compete with athletes there own age and the ultra talented high school athlete who was older than everyone else is now just average in college and can’t handle it so they transfer. Yeah run-on sentence but who cares. Player of the year in DFW was 19 as a senior playing high school football then goes onto college and does nothing because he no longer is running over kids three years younger than him.
According to Mgoblue.com he was born on July 14, 2000 which means he was actually young for his class.
I care about Michigan football and run-on sentences.
Go Blue!
April 18th, 2019 at 10:12 PM ^
Polish Falcon speaks the truth. The guys who get highly ranked are the ones that stand out as freshmen and sophomores. Some of them turn out to be great, but many were older or just matured sooner.
College coaches helped create this mess by pushing the recruiting process earlier and earlier to get a jump on competition. I can remember when peak recruiting season for college football was December after their senior season.
There is just a huge difference between high school football and B1G level football and even though a kid is highly rated in high school some just can’t make the leap to this level. Plus the fact classes are much tougher and weight room work is tougher it’s a huge adjustment. Good luck to him
I thought it odd/perplexing/concerning he didn't get his 4 game trial during blowouts last year.
Now it seems as if perhaps he was never truly here?
So to speak
дерьмо
(in English, "shit")
The trend of single digit guys getting their number booted to the 40s and transferring continues.
Has to be something to it at this point. Not like voodoo or anything, but when you're not doing well under the staff, you lose your # and have to take a weird one instead.
Good luck to Myles wherever he lands.
We are approaching free agency in college athletics, which as it should be. College students with abilities in all sorts of disciplines, both academic and extra-curricular, are free to transfer. Why not athletes?
Of course, our beloved Tom Brady might well have ended up playing elsewhere if the Transfer Portal and relaxed practices on hardship transfers had been available at the time. https://www.businessinsider.com/tom-brady-michigan-transfer-cal-depth-chart-starter-2019-2
What you state is logical.
That is a great observation. It's a whole new world where the college football experience is now on the fast track. 4 years are for losers. If they could pull it off, they would go the NBA route and speed it up even faster.
I don’t think college football can be compared to college basketball insofar as leaving early for the pros is concerned. The NFL is way more physical than the NBA and no one is ready for it right out of high school. It’s mostly skill positions that leave early, with the OL/DL players sticking around for their 4 years before going pro. Guys like Gary and the Bosa brothers are exceptional and three years removed from high school.
I firmly believe Brady would not have become what he did if he transferred to Cal or maybe even committed there out of high school.
Where's Maizen? (not that I'm hoping he shows up, but this topic is right up his alley...)
Bummer, but I remember Terry Richardson not being able to add any weight either and it just killed him football-wise.
Wish Sims the best and that he finds a good spot.
Crap. Too many of the Georgia commits have not worked out so well these last few years.
It seems like the young kids with high ratings want to play right away. The reason he did not play last season is because he was lower on the depth level and was RS so he could develop. This year he could work his way into more playing time and in 2020 be competing for a starting role. But if he wants to play right away, all the best fining that team who will guarantee to start him in 2020.
Question for the board - will Brandon Peters graduate end of this month?
Seems like he is a likely candidate for the portal, especially if he can play right away and has 2 years of eligibility remaining. Rumors were that Purdue was his likely home.
Not sure if he is a Brohm quarterback. For some reason I think Iowa State might be where he lands.
His GF goes to Purdue and that has been the most talked about destination.
April 18th, 2019 at 11:47 PM ^
He's also from Indiana and his family Highly values education. There can't possibly be a better school in proximity with a competitive program on the rise that needs a grad transfer QB right now.
Also Brohm's offense works with all kinds of quarterbacks.
With Baldwin transferring, Ohio State is down to one real QB on the roster, who's never started a game or even played meaningful minutes. Oh, and he also went 4/13 in a Spring game where he didn't need to worry about being hit.
Depending on how much Peters wants to start, that could be a good fit. He'd be the unquestioned #2 the moment he stepped on campus, and would get significant minutes for the entire season, since they can't afford to risk Fields playing any more snaps than he needs to. If he wants to play and isn't expecting to start, it's as close to guaranteed playing time as he's going to get at any P5 program.
Not a great fit for their system, since they're moving back to more of a zone-read QB run type deal, but for OSU, beggars can't be choosers.
Are they moving to a zone read? I was under the assumption that one of the main reasons they went air raid was bc of Ryan Day/Kevin Wilson
"Obviously rankings matter." - Maizen/MFrank
"Spot on. I couldn't have said it better myself." - 1201/Yostshovel
I guess the quaint, silly, old-fashioned notion of re-doubling your efforts at a challenging task just isn't a thing any more.
Schembechler was lucky there was no transfer portal in the months leading up to the '69 season—he might have struggled to field a complete team, given how many guys bailed to begin with.
Didn't they have 100 scholarships back then?
Unlimited actually. You could offer as many scholarships as you could afford.
Restrictions came soon after: 1973 - 105 limit. 1978 - 95 limit. 1992 brought it down to the 85 scholarship limit we all know and love.
Can someone explain this part
"after UGA quite blatantly bought off their top Georgia prospect Otis Reese"?
Otis flipped last minute, and never informed the coaches. The inference being, he was compensated and asked to not tell the coaches.
He is moving on.
Good luck to him. Does seem like he just couldn't get into the type of football size/shape that he needed be to compete.
Good Luck.
"He wasnt that good anyway and we didnt actually want him and it is his loss, not ours"
-every transfer thread
Amirite?
That true tho
Is our attrition a problem? This has to be more than bad luck, no?
Other than Aubrey Soloman (sp?), every transfer has been playing time related. It’s the new norm in college football. Nebraska at QB was an attrition problem. PSU has an attrition problem. Michigan just has attrition like most programs
Double post
Let’s see what these guys do at other places before we decide if it’s a problem.
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