Dan Skipper to Arkansas
Dan Skipper commited to Arkansas per Rivals.com (paywalled).
'I was surprised by the academic support staff, I think that was actually what sold me.'
Congrats to the kid on picking a school, I am sure Beilema sold him on how he put out linemen to the NFL.
January 28th, 2013 at 5:10 PM ^
January 28th, 2013 at 5:17 PM ^
...is shaping up to be their Achilles' heal.
January 28th, 2013 at 5:31 PM ^
And Hunt's starting to look like an Oregon lean as well............
January 28th, 2013 at 5:21 PM ^
Academic support staff = I get to skip classes and still get As!
Essseeeesssseeeeeee!!!!
January 28th, 2013 at 5:22 PM ^
January 28th, 2013 at 5:35 PM ^
Sam Webb said during the recruiting round-up that the Poggi's have maintained this as a normal"business as usual" trip and that he's not going to push the issue any further with the family.
He also said that the rumor keeps coming up, but he can't verify it one way or the other.
January 28th, 2013 at 6:45 PM ^
I heard Sam's bit on it, and my take away was not encouraging. He just seemed a little annoyed, with a wait and see, like he didn't really want to talk much about it.
January 28th, 2013 at 7:54 PM ^
That Poggi's father said he was getting annoyed with this rumor continually popping up and having to deal with it, implying nothing's changed. But by now you'll see the new Poggi post, if you haven't already.
January 28th, 2013 at 8:26 PM ^
He re-iterated that Poggi's dad regularly visits other schools in order to be able to advise his own HS players when they're ready to enter the recruiting process. This trip to Alabama was planned a while ago, and Henry is accompanying him largely because he has a friend on the team down there. The Michigan coaching staff has been aware of this trip and have no problems with it, especially since the Poggis have been up front. Sam is annoyed, but only by the constant rumor-mongering that's been taking place.
Sam's consistent mantra is "you never really know with recruiting," but he did not express any fears or reservations about this situation. That won't stop the rumors, but I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.
January 28th, 2013 at 7:48 PM ^
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January 28th, 2013 at 5:33 PM ^
BOOM. Bielema'd.
January 28th, 2013 at 5:37 PM ^
ohio fans in rooins
January 28th, 2013 at 7:09 PM ^
January 28th, 2013 at 6:32 PM ^
I'm glad we got Samuelson instead. Skipper is a big body, but he's not a knee bender. I think he'll really struggle to be an effective run blocker.
January 28th, 2013 at 7:16 PM ^
You would've taken Hunt over both, correct?
January 28th, 2013 at 8:32 PM ^
Yeah, Hunt is better than both Samuelson and Skipper, IMO.
January 28th, 2013 at 6:57 PM ^
I can't believe there hasn't been a single Gilligan's Island joke yet in this thread.
January 28th, 2013 at 7:19 PM ^
Don't worry, little buddy. Someone will come up with something.
January 28th, 2013 at 8:04 PM ^
January 28th, 2013 at 7:30 PM ^
That convinced him.
January 28th, 2013 at 7:33 PM ^
January 28th, 2013 at 7:50 PM ^
I mean, I would, but still. Meh.
January 28th, 2013 at 8:12 PM ^
That's actually kind of funny when you think about it.
January 28th, 2013 at 8:27 PM ^
The Arkansas academic support is legit. They make it almost impossible to color outside the lines.
January 29th, 2013 at 12:42 AM ^
Ohio State
2013: Evan Lisle, Tim Gardner
2012: Kyle Dodson, Joey O'Connor, Taylor Decker, Patrick Elflein, Jacoby Boren
2011: Tommy Brown, Antonio Underwood, Chris Carter
2010: Andrew Norwell
2009: Marcus Hall, Sam Longo, Corey Linsley, Jack Mewhort
By my count, they have 13 scholarship offensive linemen from this five year cycle. This doesn't take into account walk-ons who've earned scholarships, nor any junior college players. 11 returning scholarship guys and 18 OL on the roster. 2 coming in. We'll see how depth is for them, but I'd guess they go for a big class next year.
January 29th, 2013 at 6:44 AM ^
Joey O'Connor just transferred.