New in-state offer: 2020 DT Bryce Austin
Michigan offered Southfield (MI) A&T defensive tackle Bryce Austin today. He's a 6'2", 260 lb. kid with offers from Boston College, Michigan State, Minnesota, and Pitt, among others. He's a 247 Sports 3-star, the #22 defensive tackle, and #315 overall, which puts him in 4-star territory if he remains there. Here's a link to his Hudl highlights (LINK).
He's a teammate of 2020 QB Anthony Romphf, whom Michigan offered a couple weeks ago.
Austin is visiting Michigan today, along with a bunch of other players that I posted about in this thread yesterday (LINK).
January 26th, 2019 at 1:39 PM ^
I was wondering why he hadn't been offered yet since everything I've read about him make it sound like he's an explosive player at a position of need. Figured it was because he had been playing LB until his sophomore year, so he has only one year of tape on him playing DT.
Also of note, walk on CB Hunter Reynolds is on scholarship now. Currently a sophomore so he has 2-3 years left on the team.
January 26th, 2019 at 1:54 PM ^
I'm not sure if it's been discussed, but these walk-ons being put on scholarship are probably just for the Winter term. They probably won't be on scholarship during the 2019-2020 school year. They're taking spots that have been vacated by the guys who have left school early (Karan Higdon, Devin Bush, Rashan Gary, Aubrey Solomon, Drew Singleton, etc.).
January 26th, 2019 at 3:23 PM ^
I thought Karan was a senior this year. Didn’t realize he left early. My bad.
January 26th, 2019 at 3:51 PM ^
He's a senior eligibility wise but I believe he graduated already due to courses he would have taken in summer term. Regardless, he is likely not enrolled anyway since he is preparing for the draft.
January 26th, 2019 at 4:30 PM ^
It’s probably difficult to remain enrolled at Michigan while living in Miami, but maybe I’m wrong.
January 26th, 2019 at 1:41 PM ^
6'3" 285 according to his twitter fwiw
January 26th, 2019 at 2:00 PM ^
I was going to say that 6'-2'/260 seems a bit small for a DT... 6'-3"/285 is more what I'd expect to see.
January 26th, 2019 at 4:31 PM ^
He doesn’t look to be 285 on his junior film, but maybe he’s grown in the past couple months.
January 26th, 2019 at 9:34 PM ^
That's a lot of growth.
January 26th, 2019 at 2:04 PM ^
We definitely need more depth at d tackle in this class. Hopefully this young man is ready to play early.
January 26th, 2019 at 2:55 PM ^
Take him if for no other reason than State wants him
January 26th, 2019 at 5:11 PM ^
Real good acceleration, good athlete.
January 27th, 2019 at 1:26 PM ^
That Southfield QB was dropping dimes 30 yards downfield to guys in heavy traffic. And when he takes off he can move.
January 29th, 2019 at 7:54 AM ^
didn't we already have a 2020 DT that was highly rated and we told him we were full at the positon?
Denver Warren. I don't understand this one.