Sam Webb: Michigan Targeting a Committed B1G QB
In the most recent MGoVideo, Sam Webb reported that Michigan is looking for another quarterback for this class and is targeting a quarterback who is already commited to another B1G school. He said the player "doesn't want his name out there yet, but Michigan is all over him, and the player is certainly reciprocating the interest."
I figured since it has been a slow day so far on the blog, we could speculate on which quarterback Harbaugh and company are going after. One of the higher rated QB's committed to a B1G school is OSU commit, Torrance Gibson. Any chance he is the mystery player?
Discussion time!
EDIT: Link http://mgovideo.com/sam-webb-on-weekend-visits/
EDIT 2: Thanks to Wolverine Devotee
- Jimmy Fitzgerald -- ILL -- 3 star
- Austin King -- IU -- 3 star
- Ryan Boyle -- Iowa -- 3 star
- Gage Shaffer -- MD -- 2 star
- Demry Croft -- MINN-- 3 star
- Lloyd Yates -- NU -- 3 star
- Joe Burrow -- OSU -- 3 star
- Torrance Gibson -- OSU -- 4 star
- Michael Dare -- RU -- 3 star
January 17th, 2015 at 5:34 PM ^
And let's be honest, the run of UM Qbs was not all that impressive. Brady is a football God, but the rest were middling. Harbaugh some success, but he did bounce around the league. Griese, Grbac, Collins, Henne...none of these guys did much of anything in the NFL.
January 17th, 2015 at 6:21 PM ^
January 17th, 2015 at 4:04 PM ^
Tom Tupa won the Super Bowl in 2002 with the Bucs.
Of course he was the punter, not a QB by that point.
January 17th, 2015 at 5:00 PM ^
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January 17th, 2015 at 3:15 PM ^
January 17th, 2015 at 3:37 PM ^
Troy Smith made more at ohio than he does in the pros.
January 17th, 2015 at 4:33 PM ^
January 17th, 2015 at 5:30 PM ^
oh wait that was arena football, before he went to prison. . .
January 17th, 2015 at 2:56 PM ^
Harbaugh likes mobile QBs. So it could be gibson or Burrow.
January 17th, 2015 at 3:07 PM ^
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January 17th, 2015 at 3:11 PM ^
IIRC Luck ran a decent amount in college and Kaepernick is obviously a runner
January 17th, 2015 at 3:13 PM ^
Luck had 957 yards (including negative yardage from sacks) on 5.9 yards/carry and 7 touchdowns when he was in college. He's pretty mobile.
January 17th, 2015 at 3:16 PM ^
January 17th, 2015 at 3:26 PM ^
Luck is very mobile. You couldn't be more wrong.
January 17th, 2015 at 3:26 PM ^
Luck is very mobile. You couldn't be more wrong.
January 17th, 2015 at 5:28 PM ^
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January 17th, 2015 at 2:57 PM ^
January 17th, 2015 at 3:00 PM ^
It may not be any of these, but a quick search of Rivals reveals some of the higher-ranked QBs currently committed to Big Ten teams, at least for 2015, include:
Brian Lewerke - Michigan State
Michael Dare - Rutgers
Elijah Sindelar - Purdue
Tommy Stevens - Penn State
Joe Burrow - Ohio State
Austin Kafentzis - Wisconsin
Those are some of the names at the top of the pro-style and dual-threat lists.
January 17th, 2015 at 3:23 PM ^
And in looking at him, it's very easy to see how they can pitch the "Andrew Luck" thing to him.
...sidenote, I'm kind of shocked no one has mentioned anything about losing Malzone or hurting his feelings or something. Then again, I haven't looked at the 2nd page.
January 17th, 2015 at 3:30 PM ^
January 17th, 2015 at 6:41 PM ^
I was joking.
January 17th, 2015 at 3:30 PM ^
January 17th, 2015 at 6:41 PM ^
I was joking.
January 17th, 2015 at 4:05 PM ^
January 17th, 2015 at 6:41 PM ^
I was joking.
January 17th, 2015 at 4:14 PM ^
Strong, talented, self-confident QBs do not fear competition. At least they shouldn't, if they want to play for Coach Jim.
January 17th, 2015 at 6:41 PM ^
I was joking.
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January 17th, 2015 at 3:58 PM ^
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January 17th, 2015 at 5:37 PM ^
but do you think a Craig Krenzel would be more convincing of landing a recruit over say a Peyton Manning?
January 17th, 2015 at 3:57 PM ^
January 17th, 2015 at 4:53 PM ^
I just said they'd be interested. Didn't say cakewalk. I still stand by my statement. Yes, winning national championships in college is a great thing. Being successful at your NFL job after college is also a great thing. I think Harbaugh does a better job of preparing QBs for the NFL. He even had a QB at University of San Diego (Josh Johnson) drafted. I think he's the only player ever drafted from USD.
For what it's worth, USD had three other players under Harbaugh make it into the NFL. No one successful, but still damn impressive given the history of the school (only one other USD player made it into the NFL in the 60s).
January 17th, 2015 at 3:03 PM ^
There were rumblings on 247 that Joe Burrow and his family are not fans of Tim Beck. I think there's a good chance he's the guy.
January 17th, 2015 at 3:14 PM ^
It does also say on Rivals that Tom Herman was his primary recruiter at OSU, so the loss of Herman and a potential dislike of the new guy makes sense as far as Michigan goes
January 17th, 2015 at 3:14 PM ^
"When Tom Herman opted to accept the head coaching job at Houston, immediate concerns arose about Joe Burrow. The Class of 2015 quarterback commitment had his concerns regarding his future in Columbus."
FWIW Meyer made it a point to do an in home with him today.
January 17th, 2015 at 5:41 PM ^
for no other reason than dealing with the possibility of losing a recruit to Harbaugh.
January 17th, 2015 at 3:05 PM ^
I wouldn't be surprised if it's OSU's Joe Burrow (#12 dual-threat QB; ranked #379 in the country; from Athens, OH). There has been talk that Burrow's family wasn't pleased with the Tim Beck hire at OSU, possibly because Beck was the Nebraska OC who showed little interest in Burrow. Joe Burrow's dad and brothers apparently played for Nebraska.
Here's some information about it -----
http://www.cornnation.com/2015/1/11/7528005/tim-beck-ohio-state-buckeye…
http://forum.huskermax.com/vbbs/showthread.php?46081-Husker-legacy-Dual…
January 17th, 2015 at 3:09 PM ^
January 17th, 2015 at 3:07 PM ^
FWIW, last March in my breakdown of 2015 quarterbacks, I ranked Brian Lewerke as the #7 guy (out of 20) that Michigan was supposedly showing interest in (LINK). EDIT: I'm not saying it's Lewerke, but he was brought up in this thread.
January 17th, 2015 at 3:28 PM ^
I'm surprised multiple people have gone through all the B1G teams and posted their commits (good work everyone...hope people scroll down to see it posted before wasting their time though)
At this point, we seem to have a feeling it's Burrow, you have anything on him?