Signing Day Liveblog
FL RB Karan Higdon: flips from Iowa to Michigan
CT TE Chris Clark: inexplicably chooses UCLA
AL CB/QB Keith Washington: flips from Cal to Michigan
MI RB Mike Weber: sticks with OSU
GA LB Roquan Smith: picks UCLA
TN WR Van Jefferson: 1:30? 3:45? Vision quest?
FL DE Shelton Johnson: 3 PM
NY TE/DE Ty Wheatley Jr: 3:15 PM
CA CB Iman Marshall: 4 PM
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February 4th, 2015 at 9:11 AM ^
Seems Clark liked the non-football stuff more. Good luck to him.
February 4th, 2015 at 9:28 AM ^
He has a really strong relationship with Jim Morah. Morah is his favorite coach.
February 4th, 2015 at 9:14 AM ^
Are the numbers going to allow them to take a Grad transfer like Lyons?
February 4th, 2015 at 9:22 AM ^
I'm sure they will have a much better idea after today
February 4th, 2015 at 9:56 AM ^
According to Alan Trieu, Weber's sticking with OSU. He'll deny it of course, but I'm not buying that Higdon's commit didn't affect him.
February 4th, 2015 at 10:51 AM ^
does make one wonder, but if a 3 star scared him off, he's probably going to the wrong team. OSU is stacked with talent across the board.
I wish him well though. Good luck!
February 4th, 2015 at 11:02 AM ^
I was just about to say the same thing, especially when OSU already has the top RB for next year committed.
February 4th, 2015 at 11:51 AM ^
To be honest I think that was a way to make ppl think the hometown team let HIM down. I don't think it did affect him whatsoever. I think he went to the place with more appeal to him. I wish him luck that's fine, but I call bull on him blaming Higdons commitment
February 4th, 2015 at 11:25 AM ^
You spelled "Smith" incorrectly.
February 4th, 2015 at 11:34 AM ^
Dear Lord - What the hell is going on with UCLA? I know they have had 3 solid years in a row but they haven't even made the RoseBowl or a BCS bowl since 1998...
What gives???
February 4th, 2015 at 11:36 AM ^
Um, at least we've got Harbaugh?! Here's to 2016 recruiting!!
February 4th, 2015 at 12:10 PM ^
Let's see, I'm a kid who is good at sports and with high likelihood not amazing at school. Where should I go? A place with warm sunny weather and amazing looking women? A place that just won the national championship? Either of these two choices, and many more like it with a school optional approach? Or do I go to a place where no one will cut me slack if I can't keep up in school, where the winters bury me alive, and the expectations remain at a level set when I was just born even though we haven't been good in a decade. It's a tough choice for sure!
February 4th, 2015 at 12:27 PM ^
CBS excels in the ultra-awkward interview. They had RR interview Hoke four years ago and now Hoke interviewing Harbaugh.
February 4th, 2015 at 12:45 PM ^
Roquan Smith to UCLA per Rivals. UCLA seems to be having quite the day...
February 4th, 2015 at 12:58 PM ^
Any chance on Jefferson? Heard earlier it was a two horse race UGA and Ole Miss.
February 4th, 2015 at 1:35 PM ^
Kids with a super high narcissistic ego like Clark usually end up either flaming out, or more rarely becoming elite stars. I dont think Michigan is gonna miss not having him on the roster.
February 4th, 2015 at 2:05 PM ^
Is Diddy Combs worth half a billion dollars? Does Diddy's son still play football for UCLA?
February 4th, 2015 at 3:24 PM ^
Any word yet on Wheatley?
February 4th, 2015 at 4:22 PM ^
I think the class ranking system needs some tweaking. Before these last 2 commits, UofM had 4 ESPN top 300 commits, but was ranked dead last in the Big Ten rankings and outside the overall top 40. Meanwhile, Rutgers top recruit overall is the #25 DE overall, not player overall. How is that better than a class that includes Alex Malzone, Grant Newsome, Bryan Mone, etc??? Size of class is given too much weight. Just means you didn't have much attrition that offseason with graduation and the like and have more upperclassmen on your depth chart. Not a bad thing.
February 4th, 2015 at 4:34 PM ^
Brian Cole*
February 4th, 2015 at 4:47 PM ^
In hindsight... And I'm thrilled that we got Harbaugh... But at least for recruiting purposes, Jim Mora Jr. would've been an OUTSTANDING backup plan.
February 4th, 2015 at 8:03 PM ^
Yeah UCLA went 10-3 and we didn't go to a bowl game....so that makes perfect sense.
February 5th, 2015 at 2:46 AM ^
Mora will be in the NFL next year. I'd bet that if he's not I'll eat a lemon....but people take that kind of thing way to seriously around this blog..
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