More Optimism from Sam Webb
On this morning's Recruiting Roundup Sam seemed to double down on his previous indication that "a couple" of good things would happen for us in June. Today he responded to a questioner who felt that we have been missing out on too many of the very top prospects; ie, Isaac, Levenberry, Garnett, etc.. Sam's answer was that we already have many top guys in this class and he also hinted very broadly that we can expect some top names to commit to the Maize & Blue in the very near future. No gut feelings and no names mentioned, but a very confident statement. Let the speculation begin. LaQuon and Poggi are the two obvious big names out there, and though Hurst is not a big name (yet) I think he would be a fantastic addition to the class. Get those three on board and we are playing with house money.
I think we have a real shot at Teller too... it's unclear to me where on the line he projects, but he ranks Michigan as one of his top 3.
no more use of the phrase "50/50 chance"
Sincerely,
Ty Isaac, EJ Levenberry, Josh Garnett, Armani Reeves...
Anytime you've got a guy coming from a long way away (Garnett from Washington, Levenberry from Virginia, etc.), you're unlikely to be 50/50.
FWIW, here are the rankings from the 4 main services for LT and Hurst......
LT:
Rivals: #5 WR, #31 overall
ESPN: #5 WR, #47 overall
247: #7 WR, #84 overall
Scout: #10 WR, #75 overall
So basically LT is a unanimous top 10 WR and top 84 overall to EVERY service. If that is not elite, i don't know what it.
Hurst:
247: 4*, #19 DT
Scout: 4*, #23 DT, #213 overall
Rivals: 3*, #24 DT
ESPN: 3*, #34 DT
So basically high 3* on 2 services, low 4* on the other 2 services.
My completely uninformed guess is Malik McDowell (to go with Maurice Hurst). If I remember correctly, McDowell was favoring Michigan and his parents wanted him to wait until after his sophomore year to commit. I'd imagine that the school year ends pretty soon.
EDIT: Okay, having read tonight's ESPN chat, I take that back. Nothing was guaranteed (or said very explicitly), but reading between the lines, my money's on Hurst and Treadwell.