Possible Walk On?
October 23rd, 2011 at 4:22 PM ^
That dirty dude.
October 23rd, 2011 at 4:29 PM ^
October 23rd, 2011 at 6:10 PM ^
Is it possible that he could receive a scholly for a different sport and also play football? Would that count against the scholly limit?
October 23rd, 2011 at 6:55 PM ^
I believe it does
October 23rd, 2011 at 4:23 PM ^
I don't think you can go to Pioneer without having solid interest in Michigan. If he were offerred a prefered walk-on position, you have to think he'd think about it compared to going to Eastern.
He'd be a great addition to the class at no cost if he came, and we'd be adding a solid piece to our track team as well. Sure hope the coaches atleast give him the chance.
October 23rd, 2011 at 4:28 PM ^
depends how rich his parents are....full ride vs being set back atleast 50k. Btw we're in Zach Banner's final 5 with: OU, USC, UW, ND, and us.
October 23rd, 2011 at 4:41 PM ^
Where are you getting 50K? Unless he plans on paying for Tacopants, too, your estimate is 2X:
http://www.finaid.umich.edu/TopNav/AboutUMFinancialAid/CostofAttendance…
Anyway, he'd be a cool preferred walk-on. That speed could be put to use somewhere, it would seem.
October 23rd, 2011 at 4:58 PM ^
Actually he's lowballing it. It's really 100k. I think you're reading the chart wrong or misunderstanding what was originally said. It's 25k per year.
October 23rd, 2011 at 5:15 PM ^
my bad, by 50 i meant his entire university career...which apparently would be 100k total :|. Thats nuts, in canada...tuition fees are half.
October 23rd, 2011 at 5:56 PM ^
Going to Michigan from out of state costs 60 grand a year.
October 23rd, 2011 at 11:42 PM ^
Don't remind me.
October 24th, 2011 at 11:32 AM ^
In what year? 2075? Did your parents give you 20k/year in spending money or what?
October 24th, 2011 at 7:29 AM ^
It depends upon how rich or how poor his parents are. If his parents aren't either rich enough to pay or poor enough for him to get close to a free ride, he would really be better off taking the scholly at EMU.
If he plays in the MAC, and it's only seven miles down the road, it's not like he is really "getting away."
October 23rd, 2011 at 4:37 PM ^
highlight tape?
October 23rd, 2011 at 4:44 PM ^
October 23rd, 2011 at 4:44 PM ^
I'm in his grade at Pioneer (he goes to a different school, but plays for Pioneer), and you're right he's a beast. Given his speed (sub 4.4) and success on the field it strikes me as odd that he has so little attention. Maybe he's too short? I don't know.
Last year he went on a visit, so there was at least some interest then, but I'm not sure what the new coaching staff thinks about him. Definitely a walk-on at best given his offers, and I think its a stretch to see him contributing at all if he gets on the team, but I'd say theres a good shot he ends up as a walk-on.
October 23rd, 2011 at 5:05 PM ^
5 fakes out of 5
October 23rd, 2011 at 5:41 PM ^
Yeah.. Unless he's playing a bunch of speedsters week in and week out he looks pretty slow from that video. There really isn't any explosion in his game.
October 23rd, 2011 at 8:06 PM ^
...he was offered to Michigan on a TRACK scholarship. 5 fakes out of 5 is way off. He's definitely a 4.4-4.5 guy.
Thing is, if we walks on to Michigan's football team, he has to get a football scholarship. You can walk-on to track w/ a football scholarship, but not the other way around.
If he really wants to come to Michigan. I don't think the coaches would have any problem with him taking the track scholarship, running track for a year and then trying out to earn a scholarshhip on the football team in 2013.
October 23rd, 2011 at 8:28 PM ^
I wish the NCAA had some kind of process to review these types of cases. Obviously we don't want a sport used as an extra ten scholarships for football, but if you're a legitimate track star and you compete in x amounts of meets for the university, you should be allowed to compete in football the following season without messing up their scholarship numbers. It seems shitty that this kid might have to turn down a scholarship for the sake of being a two sport athlete.
October 23rd, 2011 at 4:53 PM ^
October 23rd, 2011 at 5:04 PM ^
He's obviously a monster at 13.8, but remember that Olympic hurdles are about three inches higher than high school, so it's not really fair to compare times between the two.
October 23rd, 2011 at 5:15 PM ^
He could walk THERE.
He would be a decent addition if he can gather up the funds to go to Michigan and if he were to make the team at all.
Per Rivals, Army, Toledo and Syracuse also have medium interest. I would imagine, however, that being from Ann Arbor, there is probably one school that looms larger than the rest in a very physical sense.
October 23rd, 2011 at 5:16 PM ^
I thought he accepted a track scholarship already?
October 23rd, 2011 at 5:24 PM ^
October 23rd, 2011 at 6:02 PM ^
October 23rd, 2011 at 6:11 PM ^
It shouldn't be an issue of whether or not the football squad will have to count him as a scholarship athlete. If he's on scholarship for track, then the track team is where is scholarship is counted.
I had a friend who ran track at Michigan and could've played for the football squad. The football-track relationship really depends on which your team scholarship. For instance, as a football player with track speed, i.e. Denard, Troy, etc., there is very, very little risk to running track. It occurs in the off-season and it will help to stay in football shape. However, as a member of track, there is high risk to playing football. The obvious risk is injury, and to a lesser extent, less focus on actual track. Keep in mind, that the football season will come before track so any injury/less training time would directly impact your ability at track. Anyway, that's how my friend put it.
October 23rd, 2011 at 6:35 PM ^
October 23rd, 2011 at 6:12 PM ^
I've always heard that you just have to compete in your scholarship sport before you can compete in others, so he'd be out for freshman year since football comes before track.
October 23rd, 2011 at 5:20 PM ^
I'm glad you're posting this as if any of us have any say in whether or not he comes to Michigan.
October 23rd, 2011 at 5:37 PM ^
Yeah, get off his lawn!
October 23rd, 2011 at 5:58 PM ^
This is MGOBLOG ... We definitely have a say ... we Have the Power
October 23rd, 2011 at 5:40 PM ^
i would be worried he may take it as an insult he lives 2 seconds from the stadium and didnt get an offer. i mean a walk on possibility is awesome dont get me wrong but he may be like i will go to a smaller school who really wants me to prove i am worth a scholly. i know the coaches arent disrespecting him but he may feel slighted is all.
October 23rd, 2011 at 5:44 PM ^
I really do not understand the lack of interest in Johnson, not just from Michigan but in general. Johnson is arguably the most explosive offensive player in the entire state, and at 6'2" and nearly 200 lbs he is not tiny.
Against Huron he ran for 250 yards IN THE FIRST HALF. I counted 10 touchdown runs of over 50 yards on the year (from Pioneer's website). In one game he had td runs of 85, 75, 63, 37 yards. He has 2,200 rushing yards and 30 tds. Plus every opponent knows he will be Pioneer's entire offense and prepares for that (last week Pioneer only threw the ball 4 times...). He has world class speed (literally), and is able to transfer that onto the football field unlike many track stars.
I would be ecstatic if Michigan offered him a scholly, not just a preferred walk on spot. Obviously the coaches know more about recruiting than me, and obviously they have looked at this kid and chosen not to offer him a scholarship, I just do not understand it at all.
October 23rd, 2011 at 6:04 PM ^
Really? Can you provide some of his track times/highlights? I agree that it seems puzzling his only offer is from EMU.
October 23rd, 2011 at 6:09 PM ^
Quote from gobluegr above us in the thread:
"I looked up his track numbers and he is one of the fasted hurdlers in the country. I found one of his times was 13.80 seconds. For perspective the eighth place runner in the 2008 Olympic finals ran a 13.69.
Allen Trieu said that he is really talented but teams just don't know where to play him.
He scored 6! touchdowns agianst Cass Tech last year.
And he has a GPA of 3, so he isn't an academic problem"
http://mi.milesplit.com/athletes/771521-drake-johnson
That link has all of his times. I saw a 13.73 in there too in the 110H. Faster than the 13.8 mentioned above.
October 23rd, 2011 at 9:05 PM ^
I have a suggestion for these teams: how about freaking running back?
Since it doesn't appear as there's any chance he'll end up at Michigan, I hope he goes to EMU. They could use a local kid to draw fans to the game, and RE could certainly use a game breaker.
October 23rd, 2011 at 7:48 PM ^
For selfish reasons I'd like to see Drake play college football next year -- anywhere. In person he is incredible. He was the best athlete on the field last year against a stacked Cass Tech squad.
The only way he ends up wearing the wings at Meeechigan is on scholarship, the kid already has football offers from other B10 schools. Have heard that his heart (and protecting his noggin) may be in track. Gluck to the kid no mater what HE chooses, special talent for the A2 area no doubt.
October 23rd, 2011 at 6:57 PM ^
IF he wants to play football in college I am sure he holds some GLIAC offers
October 23rd, 2011 at 7:30 PM ^
From Scout;
http://michigan.scout.com/a.z?s=162&p=8&c=1&nid=5161853
55m hurdles - 7.76, set AAU Indoor National Record.
60m hurdles - 8.09, ranked in top ten in the country, indoor 2010
110m hurdles - 14.16, fastest freshman time run in the country.
Placed 3rd at MHSAA Outdoor State Championships. Highest place for freshman hurdler in Michigan ever
Setting an AAU Indoor National Record is quite an accomplishment.
October 23rd, 2011 at 7:48 PM ^
As such, I'm a bit surprised he hasn't gotten more MAC offers. I think he would make a good MAC back. I wouldn't mind a preferred walk on spot being extended by Michigan, but he probably doesn't warrent a football scholarship at this point.
October 23rd, 2011 at 9:51 PM ^
Can he leap/hurdle over defenders?
October 23rd, 2011 at 9:56 PM ^
At least he could be a valuable special teamer and judging our special teams, we need as many as we can find.