Jay Harbaugh visits Travis Vuich, NR TE/WR
First post here, and haven't seen anything posted on this yet. Sorry for the lack of embeds, guys.
It seems that we're looking for a diamond in the rough:
Michigan coach Jay Harbaugh visited Monroe Saint Mary Catholic Central 2015 WR Travis Vuich at school this morning. http://t.co/PZbAlW0oek
— Evan Paputa (@EvanPaputa) January 27, 2015
Jay Harbaugh visited Travis Vuich, a 6'4 190lb WR/TE class of 2015 out of Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central, at school this morning.
Vuich doesn't have a profile pretty much anywhere...but I went to SMCC back in the day and watched him play alot this year. He has good length and body control with great hands. However, his speed is "meh" at best. He blocks well for his size, but at Michigan he wouldn't be able to push many bodies around at 190.
Hudl highlights:
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2687184/highlights/183074375
His numbers don't jump out at you: 545 yards, 10 TDs, but a HUGE reason for that is that SMCC only passes maybe 10 times a game, and that's generous. The team won a state championship in Division 6, taking out Ithaca and ending their 69 game winning streak. Vuich was a big part of the offense in adding a much needed pass threat to a strong running team.
I'm interested to see if he gets a preferred walk-on spot or maybe even an offer. He could turn into a guy you throw the ball up to in the corner of the endzone due to his length and body control.
Again, sorry about no embeds, someone in the comments help a newbie out and embed for me?
January 27th, 2015 at 3:35 PM ^
Gotta switch to plain text to embed tweets.
January 27th, 2015 at 3:40 PM ^
I watched him in the state championship game when they beat Ithaca. He's not going to get an offer. Maybe a preferred walk-on spot. That's about it. I think Jay Harbaugh is probably just doing his due diligence and visiting some area schools in metro Detroit.
January 27th, 2015 at 3:44 PM ^
That John Lako kid (RB/LB) could probably be a walk-on, too. I'm not sure if he's going somewhere smaller to play, but I remember being impressed with him. I think he was about 6'3", 210 or so.
January 27th, 2015 at 5:49 PM ^
January 27th, 2015 at 5:50 PM ^
January 27th, 2015 at 6:22 PM ^
January 27th, 2015 at 3:41 PM ^
Thanks for the info...kinda seems like he wouldn't be a major target for us, but the way recruiting is breaking right now, we might have room for him on signing day. Or a preferred walk-on. Receiving corps needs help and competition.
January 27th, 2015 at 3:47 PM ^
Back up plan if the other TE targets (Clark, Snyder, Wheatley) fall through?
January 27th, 2015 at 3:49 PM ^
Nope. I really don't think so. Michigan doesn't need to reach that far. There are a few guys within the state of Michigan who are committed elsewhere who would be in between those guys and Vuich.
I wouldn't mind if the coaches offered Bryce Witham, who just committed to Minnesota. I think he could help out as an Aaron Shea-type TE/H-back.
January 27th, 2015 at 3:56 PM ^
That poor lady on the toilet just can't shake her trots.
January 27th, 2015 at 4:12 PM ^
I feel bad for the team with the blue jerseys at the beginning of the tape. That's a bad football team.
January 27th, 2015 at 4:14 PM ^
January 27th, 2015 at 4:22 PM ^
Potential walk-on opportunity.
January 27th, 2015 at 4:25 PM ^
A little more info for clarity's sake:
Sometimes coaches come into schools randomly because they're recruiting the area. They sit down with that school's coach and say, "Do you think there's anyone who could play at our level?" The high school coach says yes/no/maybe. If there's a yes or a maybe, the college coach will say, "Well, can I talk to him?" or "Can you pull him out of class for me?" Or the coach will watch off-season workouts and pull a kid to the side at some point.
So just because he "visited so-and-so" doesn't mean that Jay Harbaugh specifically went to that school looking to offer that particular kid.
January 27th, 2015 at 4:47 PM ^
January 27th, 2015 at 4:54 PM ^
January 27th, 2015 at 5:12 PM ^
While what you've said is true, the head coach for SMCC, Jack Giarmo is retiring this year. So trying to foster a relationship with a coach that isn't going to be there next year seems relatively pointless. SMCC has never had any B1G caliber athletes in the past, so I think Jay went to SMCC for Vuich specifically.
January 27th, 2015 at 5:16 PM ^
I'm not sure what the coaching succession is, but it's not just about the current head coach. If they're promoting from within, if they plant a seed in a player's mind, etc., that's still what coaches do.
January 27th, 2015 at 5:21 PM ^
Fellow SMCC grad here and I don't recall any player from the school getting a D1 scholarship since Nick Rafko went to Wisconsin in the early 90's. They had Neal Howey go the juco route then to EMU a few years back but that's about it. Maybe a walk on at Toledo or two over the years. They run the T offense and play subpar competition in the Huron League. It's a nice little program that has had lot's of success in Division 6; but rarely do they, or any other school in the league, have any legit talent capable of contributing at Michigan.
January 28th, 2015 at 1:21 AM ^
January 27th, 2015 at 6:52 PM ^
You have any coaching experience at high school or college?
January 27th, 2015 at 6:56 PM ^
I haven't coached in college, but I am a high school coach.
January 27th, 2015 at 3:51 PM ^
Not at 190 pounds. His upper end size still won't be enough.
January 27th, 2015 at 3:54 PM ^
What's up with Wheatley Jr.? His recruitment is giving new meaning to "quiet".
January 27th, 2015 at 3:58 PM ^
He's almost surely not coming.
January 27th, 2015 at 5:09 PM ^
January 27th, 2015 at 5:46 PM ^
He's visiting right now...
January 27th, 2015 at 6:24 PM ^
want to be under dads thumb?
January 27th, 2015 at 6:42 PM ^
That's the word on the street.
January 28th, 2015 at 1:24 AM ^
January 27th, 2015 at 3:59 PM ^
Fellow SMCC alumni checking in. What that kids lacks in athleticism (comparatively) he definitely makes up for in heart. It's extremely rare that a kid comes out of Coach Giarmo's program without a boatload of intangibles. I say throw him some type of offer. He'd be a great teammate.
January 27th, 2015 at 4:05 PM ^
I'm typically not a fan of small-school wide receivers who don't show a ton of speed, but hey, if Jeremy Jackson can earn a scholarship, this kid might be able to get on the field as a walk-on...
January 27th, 2015 at 4:14 PM ^
I can't really think of a guy that came out of the Huron League and did amazing at the B1G level but our best is usually worth a preferred spot, just for the depth.
January 27th, 2015 at 4:47 PM ^
January 27th, 2015 at 4:52 PM ^
January 27th, 2015 at 5:47 PM ^
He looks like a nice walk on type kid.
January 27th, 2015 at 6:59 PM ^
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January 27th, 2015 at 7:04 PM ^
Vuich isn't an H-back/fullback type. He's a wide receiver who could play tight end, I guess, if he gained about 50 lbs.
January 27th, 2015 at 8:24 PM ^
January 28th, 2015 at 6:00 AM ^
That's probably not realistic.
January 27th, 2015 at 8:24 PM ^
January 27th, 2015 at 8:30 PM ^
... and I think you've set a new record by posting roughly 60% of the comments in someone else's thread. It's like a slightly different, yet welcomed, threadjack.
January 28th, 2015 at 6:02 AM ^
Thanks!
January 27th, 2015 at 11:05 PM ^
Nauru?
January 28th, 2015 at 1:27 AM ^