Hello: PWO QB Peyton Smith
I'm surprised this hasn't been posted yet, but 2020 Travis City (MI) Central quarterback Peyton Smith (who previously played at Ithaca) committed to Michigan as a preferred walk-on yesterday. He was visiting Michigan over the weekend with a small list of visitors (LINK). 247 Sports has him as a 2-star, the #153 pro-style quarterback, and #3709 overall.
I'll post his highlights below.
February 2nd, 2020 at 7:34 AM ^
February 2nd, 2020 at 8:11 AM ^
Good luck to this kid. It’s huge for a kid to be added to a program with a name like Michigan. It’s the same as a kid being allowed to join Notre Dame with the exception being the Irish making the playoffs and natty a few years back. Good luck kid
February 2nd, 2020 at 10:47 AM ^
Of course you use the word “natty”.
February 2nd, 2020 at 6:11 PM ^
Nothing else fully expresses the great honor and accomplishment of winning a national championship as the word "natty"
February 2nd, 2020 at 10:56 AM ^
Were you born so negative or did you have to work at it?
February 2nd, 2020 at 2:23 PM ^
I’ve avoided posting in here because of the rampant negativity consuming the board. But, I felt compelled to comment and let you know that’s you’re a fucking, lame ass DBag!
Instead of being happy for the kid, you post this snarky crap, and it’s the same bullshit in nearly every fucking thread! It’s beyond tiresome.
GFYCS!
February 2nd, 2020 at 7:50 AM ^
Travis City...is that just a little ways southwest of McKenna City?
February 2nd, 2020 at 7:53 AM ^
North of Grant Rapids.
February 2nd, 2020 at 7:59 AM ^
I think this kid originally started out at Auto Correct High.
February 2nd, 2020 at 8:03 AM ^
I didn’t know Traverse got autocorrected.
February 2nd, 2020 at 8:11 AM ^
/r/boneappletea
February 2nd, 2020 at 8:24 AM ^
NCAA Tunamelt...
February 2nd, 2020 at 11:58 AM ^
Grant Rapids? Is that south of Biteme, Wheat Cloud and Oldwaygo?
February 2nd, 2020 at 1:14 PM ^
devon, please spell it correctly: grand rabbits
February 2nd, 2020 at 8:51 AM ^
Dang! I didn't even realize I did that. Oops.
I had Travis on the brain, because Travis (Smith, Peyton's brother) was Ithaca's quarterback a few years ago, but I figured nobody would remember him so I didn't mention him.
February 2nd, 2020 at 8:40 AM ^
His oldest brother was a Wake Forest commit but transferred. His other brother starts at Harvard. Both bros were Ithaca QBs. Peyton was squeezed out of Ithaca by the coaches' son and played well at TC Central. He also played WR/CB.
February 2nd, 2020 at 8:54 AM ^
I have seen some weird things when coaches'/administrators' kids come through an athletic program. I don't want any part of coaching an administrator's kid, and I hope that if I have kids who play football, they play for another school.
February 2nd, 2020 at 10:41 AM ^
I coached youth soccer for years. The worst part was coaching my kids. Anything I said to them was dad giving them shit. No fun for them. No fun for me. So I had an arrangement with my assistant. I coached his kid and he coached mine. Worked like a charm.
February 2nd, 2020 at 12:33 PM ^
I have a daughter. I was asked once to take her to soccer practice. Once there I saw her running sideways & crossing her feet, tripping over herself. Unlike her "coaches" I pulled her aside & showed her how to shuffle. Of course later I got a call from her mother, screaming at me about being critical of her daughter.
February 2nd, 2020 at 2:53 PM ^
Whoa! You went to a practice once? Save some of the single mothers for the rest of us.
February 4th, 2020 at 5:23 PM ^
If there was one thing in her childhood that was constant, it is that I was only used as a backup to spend time with my daughter if nobody else at all was available (though I would drop everything to do it.)
It also gets old real fast when half of the time for scheduled visitation you get a call when she's late with your kid saying "Umm... I can't come today." Why? "Ummmm..." (muffled talk in the background "Because I can't."
Sometimes you have to let the mother play her games and not play them back. Just be there for the kid as much as possible.
February 2nd, 2020 at 12:01 PM ^
There's a bit more to the story, but it's all small town bs and not worth detailing here. Ithaca's HC and Peyton's family are good people.
February 2nd, 2020 at 12:45 PM ^
I have coached all 3 of my boys (One is now coaching at Ferris St, one is playing in college and the youngest is a junior). The one playing in college didn’t even start until his senior year because we had 3 kids ahead who were all-state type kids. He was in the rotation, but not a starter. It’s not easy, but I think I’ve done a good job of not showing favoritism. I think they would all say I was actually tougher on them than other kids haha. I guess the biggest issue is, regardless of their success, there will always be people who say they played because they were a coaches kid.
February 2nd, 2020 at 1:18 PM ^
much the same here, though blessed with a couple more sons. i did my best to not show favoritism (and still some time to go with the 4 youngest boys), and i think i've done okay at that. i haven't gotten any guff from parents about it and i've been coaching a dozen years so hopefully that might speak to being reasonably objective.
February 2nd, 2020 at 1:46 PM ^
I got squeezed off my Senior League all-star team because they went with a coach's kid instead. They missed my bat and didn't get far--the coach's kid was a fucking banjo hitter at short and I had scary power off a line drive stroke in a addition to being a pretty good defensive catcher. Still, it's been close to 40 years since that happened and I'm...still...fucking...bitter...
February 2nd, 2020 at 8:49 AM ^
Competition isn't always great up that way, and it's a highlight film, but this kid looks athletic and throws some really nice balls, especially a few on the run. Congratulations to him
February 2nd, 2020 at 3:19 PM ^
Nice balls are certainly better than the alternative.
February 2nd, 2020 at 9:10 AM ^
I feel like the #153 pro style QB is a decent get for a PWO
February 2nd, 2020 at 10:15 AM ^
I believe the staff draws the scholarship line at #49.
February 2nd, 2020 at 3:51 PM ^
Does anyone know where Jimmy Garoppolo was ranked coming out of high school? Would love to see the full list with pictures of all the QBs that we’re ranked ahead of him that year posted...
February 2nd, 2020 at 5:15 PM ^
He was #2034 overall and a 2 star prospect
February 2nd, 2020 at 9:11 AM ^
Always good to see a kid from my old HS Go Blue
February 2nd, 2020 at 9:11 AM ^
Congratulations to Peyton. A great opportunity to learn a lot about football and get a great degree. Go the three year route, and then transfer to a small school for a chance to start for a year or two.
February 2nd, 2020 at 9:25 AM ^
That’s a nice PWO. I’m surprised he’s not getting some looks from some smaller d1 schools, granted all I’ve seen are these highlights.
His mechanics aren’t perfect, but that’s something that can improve. What I’m really impressed by his how he can throw on the run. There is a play in there that he is rolling right and launches it 50 yards down field with great accuracy while on the run, that isn’t something many high schoolers can do. He may never start for us, but having quality walk on guys like this in practice helps more than people realize.
February 2nd, 2020 at 11:51 AM ^
i ain't no guru, but the kid seems to have good size, good arm and is a decent athlete. hard to believe he is a two star.
February 2nd, 2020 at 12:13 PM ^
Jimmy G was a 2-star
Super Bowl 2020 rosters: How the Chiefs and 49ers starters rated as high school recruits
The average star rating of both teams' starters is like 2.5 stars. On either offense, there is only 1 4-star or above. Defense a different story. But pretty interesting.
February 2nd, 2020 at 12:17 PM ^
He looks good! There have been walk-ons that have gone on to be huge contributors, NFL players, even a Heisman winning quarterbacks. It's great to have as many talented walk-ons in our program as possible.
February 2nd, 2020 at 3:21 PM ^
Except when it leads to 3-4 players wearing the same jersey number LOL
February 2nd, 2020 at 12:42 PM ^
The kid's name is "Peyton Smith?"
Does this mean that Peyton Manning and Alex Smith had a baby? Because if so, this kid REALLY has genetics on his side!
Congratulations, Mr. Smith. Go Blue!
February 2nd, 2020 at 1:22 PM ^
Actually Peyton Ramsey and Akili Smith had the baby. Sorry.
February 2nd, 2020 at 1:32 PM ^
I hope it's a different Peyton Ramsey than the Indiana QB, because if not, Peyton Ramsey was extremely underage at the time of conception.
February 2nd, 2020 at 3:43 PM ^
He time traveled. In 2021.
February 2nd, 2020 at 1:09 PM ^
Harbaugh the QB Guru can groom him.
February 2nd, 2020 at 1:52 PM ^
Harbaugh has done a great job in establishing scouting specifically devoted to improving the PWO signings. You build up scout teams and depth that way, and if you do miss on that bluechipper, that depth can eventually provide good stopgap starting, if not an All-B1G kid. So... welcome Peyton!
Hell yeah.
February 2nd, 2020 at 10:58 PM ^
Congratulations to Peyton. Welcome to the family and GO BLUE!
February 3rd, 2020 at 9:57 AM ^
That pass at the 1:05 mark looks really good - 45 yards or so right on the money between two closing defenders.