2015 4* RB Jordan Stevenson in contact with Michigan after denied entry by WI

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This is a pretty odd story given our very high perception of the academic admission standards at Michigan, but hey, I'd take a highly prized RB that is also visiting Nebraska, Miami and Alabama

 

#Michigan to be in contact w/2015 4* RB Jordan Stevenson, who was denied admissions by Wisc: http://t.co/u2NUlBGEEV pic.twitter.com/VUJ6KSqIft

— Steve Lorenz (@TremendousUM) July 24, 2015

BlueCube

July 28th, 2015 at 3:36 PM ^

When I saw Steve Lorenz post this on twitter, I looked for the thread and it was buried. I didn't post again but if he is truly showing interest it's news.

 

Edit: I thought there was updated news. All it says is that Michigan may talk to him. It doesn't say if it's him, Michigan or both that are interested.

Armbuster

July 28th, 2015 at 3:33 PM ^

Different does not always mean worse; different testing and class requirements may exist at Wiscy, and he might apply to a different program here that has lower standards than other programs at Mich or Wisc.

After 7 long years, those 4 stars look damn enticing.

ReegsShannon

July 28th, 2015 at 3:40 PM ^

Wiscy has very exact class requirements (need a certain amount of foreign language classes and random stuff like that) in addition to certain grades/test scores. There've been a ton of stories over the years of recruits getting rejected from Wisconsin because of that, as opposed to poor grades.

Mocha Cub

July 28th, 2015 at 3:31 PM ^

I just read somewhere that the mom favors Alabama or Miami. He has also already visited Nebraska and was pretty excited about what they had to offer. 

MayOhioEatTurds

July 28th, 2015 at 3:31 PM ^

(1) Didn't realize running back was a priority.

(2) Didn't realize the stringency of Wisconsin academic eligibility requirements.

(3) Didn't realize the relative laxity of Michigan academic eligibility requirements. 

bluebyyou

July 28th, 2015 at 4:44 PM ^

From CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2014/01/us/college-scores/

According to several academic experts, the threshold for being college literate is a score of 400 on the SAT or 16 on the ACT. Wisconsin provided CNN with 143 scores of football players admitted between 2007 and 2012. Only two scored below the threshold on both the ACT reading and English tests, and only one scored below 400 on the SAT reading test.

That's 2%.

The average of the ACT scores provided to CNN was 23, and according to Collegedata.com, the average freshmen admitted to Wisconsin-Madison scores between a 26 and 30 on the ACT composite.

The average of the SAT scores provided to CNN was 486, and according to Collegedata.com, the average freshmen admitted to Wisconsin-Madison scores 593 on the SAT critical reading test. The university did not respond to questions from CNN

UMgradMSUdad

July 28th, 2015 at 7:17 PM ^

I don't know who these academic experts cited in the article are (they are not named), but every college or university I've been at requires a minimum of 20 on ACT tests for students to be deemed minimally college ready.  Scores below 20 require remediation: students are not allowed to enroll in college-level courses in that area until they have completed one or more  non-credit, remedial courses.

That is, of course, for schools that admit students with scores that low.  And I can tell you from experience, students who are scoring at 16-17 or lower on ACT tests are at pretty high risk of never graduating.  One or two semesters of remedial work at that age rarely makes up for what was missed in the previous 12 years of education. For the hard working, motivated student it can work out, but for most, it's a struggle just to hope to barely pass college level classes.