BBrown: 2015 QB Kyle Kearns Could Be Offered Soon

Submitted by Brandon Brown on

I talked with 2015 QB Kyle Kearns tonight and he may be on deck for an offer soon.

The rules are weird right now about what coaches can and can't do, but Kearns let me know that Coach Nuss was at his school and watched him throw and recorded the throwing session. Coach Nuss plans to take the film, watch and evaluate Kearns, and assess whether he is worthy of an offer.

The two didn't speak today per NCAA rules but Kyle plans to call Coach Nuss next week to talk in depth about his potential to receive an offer. Kyle told me that he threw the ball very well today and feels confident about what Coach Nuss saw and will see on film.

Kyle was also very informed about the current quarterback offer situation at Michigan. He is well aware that David Sills, Blake Barnett, Jarrett Stidham, and Josh Rosen all hold offers. He said from what he knows, every QB that holds a Michigan offer right now has little to no interest in committing to Michigan, which I agree with. Kearns also thinks that recent Alabama-to-USC-flip Ricky Town may be offered (some think he already holds a Michigan offer) because of his Bama/Nussmeier ties, but doesn't think he is very interested in the Wolverines either, with which I also concur.

All that being said I firmly believe that if Kearns is offered he becomes a Michigan lean. I got the sense that he was very interested in becoming a Wolverine based on how he talked about the other offers and just his overall knowledge of the situation. He seemed overly excited to start communicating regularly with Coach Nuss as well. As soon as we finished speaking I chose Michigan for my Crystal Ball prediction at 247, but it all depends on whether he gets that offer after he's been fully evaluated by the coaching staff.

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Ron Utah

January 29th, 2014 at 11:56 AM ^

He makes good decisions, is mobile, can throw on the run, and has scary-good touch and accuracy.  His arm could be a little stronger and he could be a few inches taller, but he may still be growing and he's definitely getting stronger.

I hope we offer and he accepts on the spot.  It would be great to have a California connection for the 2015 class.

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Brandon Brown

January 28th, 2014 at 8:45 PM ^

You are right, he's originally from Delaware and now goes to ECA in Maryland, the same school as Canteen and Watson. I always think he's from Cali because he's been committed to USC for so long, was in Cali a lot with QB trainer Steve Clarkson, and I believe he competed in 7 on 7 tourneys there too. Thanks for the heads up though!

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yoyo

January 29th, 2014 at 12:14 AM ^

I get that we have limited number of schollies but considering we didn't take a qb a couple years ago, would it be so bad to take a guy like Kearns and Malzone?

 

I see other schools take in 2 qbs in a season.  Ohio State took Braxton and Cardale a few years ago.

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Magnus

January 29th, 2014 at 8:07 AM ^

I think it's odd that you pinpoint mobility as a reason he may not be elite when he's more mobile than several of the other other guys on the radar or with offers. He's not Devin Gardner or Denard Robinson, but he's a pretty mobile quarterback.

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Marley Nowell

January 28th, 2014 at 9:25 PM ^

Rules are so wonky. Basically Nuss went to his practice and taped the whole thing without saying a word to the kid. In ANY other situation this would be super creepy.

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