Hoke offers scholarship to kicker
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http://rivals.yahoo.com/michigan/football/recruiting/player-Matt-Wile-1…
January 16th, 2011 at 8:27 PM ^
I'm hoping and assuming Hoke plans on offering Christian Heyward.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/michigan/football/recruiting/player-Christian-H…
January 16th, 2011 at 8:31 PM ^
He can reach the endzone on a kickoff! And he can tackle to boot! A major plus when you consider how pathetic our special teams has been.
Pretty sad, when that gets you excited as a fan.
Not to mention a 4.01 gpa. Yep, he'll work out.
January 16th, 2011 at 8:40 PM ^
Keep in mind that high school kicks off from the 40 yard line as well. Gotta move back 10 yards when he starts kicking in college. Although hitting the uprights is quite encouraging. Also, I'm pretty sure on one of the 40-something yarders he hit, he was using a tee. That's one of the big problems transitioning to the college game that a player can have.
January 16th, 2011 at 8:35 PM ^
Any word on Kris Frost and his meeting with Auburn this weekend?
January 16th, 2011 at 8:37 PM ^
It's exciting to see Hoke is clearly hitting the trails with some force now. Hopefully we can make some major inroads on the West Coast recruiting again.
January 16th, 2011 at 9:10 PM ^
It's certainly exciting, though I'd like to see 1-2 assistants from the South to keep our ties in Florida.
January 16th, 2011 at 8:42 PM ^
Was that UM's David Harris who intercepted Brady? He needs to take off a few pounds, don't you think? Braylon E. made a nice TD grab. So it's good to see some of our boys taking key roles. Did you guys think Brady was a little off his game? I thought so!
January 16th, 2011 at 8:53 PM ^
Also - bashing on Tom is a no-no in the Brady regime.
January 16th, 2011 at 10:03 PM ^
getting a kicker from San Diego is a good idea. Is that someone that is going to kick well in the late November Midwestern weather? At this point in the recruiting process there probably isn't many other solutions of course. At any rate I suppose someone that can kick accurately for half the season would still be an improvement over this past year.
January 16th, 2011 at 10:26 PM ^
Please, please commit.
January 16th, 2011 at 10:51 PM ^
Hopefully once the entire staff is in place we can rack up some quick commits. I would love to land this kid, nice work coach hoke
January 16th, 2011 at 10:55 PM ^
The real question is if he has balls. We have a couple kickers who were great in HS on our team; it seems like the problem is mainly between the ears (and/or between the thighs).
January 16th, 2011 at 11:08 PM ^
He looks promising and I am excited that Hoke seems to be going after where they team seems to be lacking.
January 17th, 2011 at 9:50 AM ^
Not only does this kid look really good kicking/punting, but it also looks like he had a strong supporting cast on special teams. His coverage guys were getting to the ball very, very quickly and either downing it or making tackles.