Jalen Hunt was not able to academically qualify for Iowa, qualifies for MSU
The Belleville graduate, who originally signed with Iowa as part of it's 2019 recruiting class, but did not academically qualify was planning to attend Iowa Western Comm College, instead joined the MSU football team over the weekend. Hunt was ranked the #16 player in the state of Michigan by 247 sports, and #48 DE in the country.
August 14th, 2019 at 9:11 AM ^
Oh boy.
August 14th, 2019 at 9:13 AM ^
Spart On!
August 14th, 2019 at 11:20 AM ^
Dantorini has these guys taking a class this summer too...
August 14th, 2019 at 9:14 AM ^
Good for him, I'm sure he's very happy to be on the team. This is why I'm such a fan of this blog, RCMB.
August 14th, 2019 at 9:20 AM ^
To be clear, he was not really academically eligible to play anywhere legitimate. Iowa told him to go to junior college for one year, & MSU said he could be eligible if he took and passed some sort of science/chemistry class over the summer.
August 14th, 2019 at 9:24 AM ^
Excellent. Sounds like he could really use a second chance at a good education. Gotta sign off and hop over to......
{looks up another MSU blog}....
The Only Colors.
August 14th, 2019 at 10:00 AM ^
Let me guess that Science class was "Intro to Hocus Pocus?"
August 14th, 2019 at 10:28 AM ^
I believe it was a class taught by Walter White
August 14th, 2019 at 10:38 AM ^
Come on, man. Not funny.
Walter White has higher standards.
August 14th, 2019 at 12:04 PM ^
No. How to filter out trenbolone acetate from cattle implants, sterilize, and inject during the summer cycle.
August 14th, 2019 at 10:29 AM ^
I think it was "Dangers of Dihydrogen Monoxide"
August 14th, 2019 at 10:29 AM ^
Underwater Basket Weaving
August 14th, 2019 at 1:48 PM ^
Graduate level "Hocus Pocus" is taught by a Sith, Darth Mork:
August 14th, 2019 at 10:45 AM ^
So you're saying Iowa told him to go to a Junior College, and he chose MSU?
Makes sense...
August 14th, 2019 at 10:51 AM ^
The old mentos and coke volcano chemistry lab class at staee - I think it is a graduate course in their chemistry department.
August 14th, 2019 at 10:58 AM ^
Human Growth Hormone 101
Course Instructor; Max Bullough, BSc.
August 14th, 2019 at 12:32 PM ^
Did they also tell him he really didn't have to go to the classes?
August 14th, 2019 at 9:15 AM ^
Don't know everything about the situation, but I think he was missing a class. He finished the class over the summer, but he won't be on scholarship at MSU until next season.
August 14th, 2019 at 9:37 AM ^
This is MGoBlog, so there's no way that's true. Dantonio personally forged his transcripts and you know it.
August 14th, 2019 at 10:58 AM ^
It was an online course so not too hard to get some help...
August 14th, 2019 at 10:39 AM ^
Is he eligible to play as a walk-on, though, provided he completes the required coursework? I assume so, and in that case the jokes should still be allowed.
But seriously, I'm not inclined to make too much fun of a college student who may have gotten caught up in some technicalities.
August 14th, 2019 at 7:09 PM ^
Nobody is making fun of the kid. They're making fun of the apparent difference in what it takes to become eligible at MSU vs Iowa or most other BIG schools.
August 14th, 2019 at 10:44 AM ^
He didn't have to take any courses to fit in. Everyone is missing class on that team.
August 14th, 2019 at 1:26 PM ^
So I guess that begs the question, why did Iowa not just have him take that class over the summer instead of suggesting MSU?
August 14th, 2019 at 2:21 PM ^
I appreciate your attempt to share some facts on this subject, but really, this is too funny for that. Iowa says no, suggests community college, community college says no*, Mork says yes.
*yes I added that. Will be hard to disprove.
August 14th, 2019 at 9:16 AM ^
He also got a rejection from Lansing Community College before settling on MSU
August 14th, 2019 at 9:57 AM ^
My high school kid goes to LCC and they have high standards! Of course I have one at MSU too so don't know what to say
August 14th, 2019 at 1:12 PM ^
Say nothing.
August 14th, 2019 at 9:17 AM ^
FWIW this is an absolutely true story from my past.
I went to Cranbrook and like most teenagers of the late 70's I smoked a LOT of pot. As such my dedication to grades wasnt the best (I think i pulled a whopping 1.9 GPA or something) but I absolutely crushed the SATs (1480). So I was pretty confident I'd get into Michigan on my SAT scores alone (different era of admissions you youngsters) and that my dad, brother, sister, grandfather, great-grandfather and virtually every living or dead relative was a Michigan alum.
I was wrong.
But on the very day I received a very thin letter from Michigan telling me I did not currently meet their standards and rejecting my admission I also received a very thick package from one of my back-up schools Michigan State. Unlike Michigan they not only admitted me, they offered me a FULL ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP if i would go there. Both letters were dated the same day and I would give anything to go back in time and frame them for anyone who wants to debate the relative academic standards of both schools.
PS: I went to summer school at CMU my Freshman year - got my GPA up to about a 3.8, reapplied and then got in to M.
August 14th, 2019 at 9:24 AM ^
This here is gold.
August 14th, 2019 at 9:30 AM ^
They don't call him M.G.old for nothing.
August 14th, 2019 at 9:28 AM ^
Good story. My son plays baseball for a juco who’s coach has a relationship with Bakich which is where my son is hoping to sign after this year. His freshman year he posted a 3.1 but was told by his advisors he needs to get that up for Michigan. I’m sure he would be accepted but there’s no money in baseball scholarships so it’s more for the academic cash he would need.
August 14th, 2019 at 9:35 AM ^
Damn, mGrowOld has some chronic affluenza.
August 14th, 2019 at 9:40 AM ^
The best part about this story is that you turned down a full ride to MSU. Whatever value that held back then wasn't near the value of a Michigan degree.
August 14th, 2019 at 9:44 AM ^
A degree from MSU didn't hold any value back then, either.
August 14th, 2019 at 9:41 AM ^
I am a teacher and I talk to the kids about where they apply to and if they got in. I also get asked to write a lot of letters of recommendation for their applications.....there is a clear difference in admission standards at both schools to this day.
UofM is kind of a bit stingier with scholarships. If MSU pulls one of our better students it is because they offered a free ride.
August 14th, 2019 at 10:55 AM ^
....along with hookers and blow.
August 14th, 2019 at 9:45 AM ^
Aim High! I opted for a scholarship at an out of state private college. Couldn’t stay so close to home.
Hard to get a better education than Cranbrook and UM.
August 14th, 2019 at 9:46 AM ^
I don't think anyone would really question that UM has higher admissions standards than MSU. All you have to do is look at the acceptance rates. However, I can at least say that MSU's standards have apparently risen since then. That was my SAT score as well, and I was a National Merit Scholar from the PSAT, and all I got was in-state tuition (I was out of state) and free room and board. It was still substantial and I am grateful for it, but a full ride would have been nice.
August 14th, 2019 at 10:25 AM ^
Did you apply to U of M as well?
August 14th, 2019 at 11:02 AM ^
I was from Ohio, so I didn't apply to U of M, but I did get a partial academic scholarship offer from OSU. In the end, it would have cost about the same for me to go to MSU or OSU.
August 14th, 2019 at 9:56 AM ^
Says a lot about you. I tried to do the same thing. Went to CMU my freshman year and almost failed out of there because I was too busy chasing the abundance of ladies on campus. Luckily I didn't get kicked out and got my act together after my parents cut me off, but by that time Michigan was a pipe dream.
Like you though, I couldn't get into Michigan out of HS, but was given a nice academic scholarship to MSU that I turned down. I would have blown that chance anyways even if I had taken it. Would have for sure been kicked out of MSU after a year.
August 14th, 2019 at 12:18 PM ^
My story... started partying early in high school, not the best grades but did take advanced courses. Got accepted to WMU. Best time of my life, or so they tell me. 9 months in failed out, with a 0.77 GPA.
Parents said they would pay for the best college I could get in. Well after that fiasco, they said... son it's up to you now. Went to OCC... 3.76, Vice President of Honors Fraternity, Student Government, ski club.... etc.
Applied to UofM and WMU. WMU accepted me into the Honors College on scholarship. At the last minute, UofM.. . "oh, okay we'll take you".
Still paying off my student loans from putting myself through UofM (and grad school), but could never be more proud to a Uof M alum.
August 14th, 2019 at 12:52 PM ^
Your last sentence is why I'll never make fun of kids for going to Michigan State. Getting a full ride or a huge discount beats paying off student loans for 20 years. I could've gone to Michigan (maybe, probably. 3.3 GPA, 33 ACT) but I never even applied because of how expensive it was. Ended up playing Division 3 college ball and getting a ton of academic aid because of it. Shit is expensive
August 14th, 2019 at 10:31 AM ^
I’ve got a somewhat similar story. I was accepted into MSU law school and offered a full scholarship but never even got a sniff from Michigan.
August 14th, 2019 at 11:33 AM ^
Where did you land?
Similar here too... Test scores off the charts but GPA blew (on account of not giving a darn). Went to Washtenaw CC for a year, got the GPA up, and then got accepted.
August 15th, 2019 at 5:07 PM ^
I ended up going a different route altogether. I’m a consultant in the aerospace industry now and I wouldn’t change it for anything.
August 14th, 2019 at 11:33 AM ^
The DP is touchy today.
August 14th, 2019 at 10:40 AM ^
Son, you did the right thing.