So what was the deal with Kellen Jones? and how'd he do?

Submitted by Blue Blue Blue on

did any work get out on what happened with Kellen Jones?  This was a kid whose whole family stood and sang The Victors when he committed......was supposed to  be enough of a stud LB to play right away, then poof!

We know he "turned up" at Oklahoma, and they had some defensive problems of their own.

Is he still there, did he play, anybody have any actual word?

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DPUblue

January 19th, 2012 at 7:58 PM ^

I went to the OU game against Ball State this past season.  He played a lot that day on defense....blah blah Ball State OU plays backups, but Kellen was running with the 1's most of the game.  I was keeping a pretty close eye on him the whole game, and he LOOKED (physcally) like Kenny Demens.  I remember being surprised because his size coming out of high school was a (minor?) concern.  Anyway, IIRC he came away with a few defensive tackles that day.  

Remember that OU's star linebacker Austin Box tragically died leading up to the season, so that (unfortunately) probably pushed Kellen into some playing time.  

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Magnus

January 20th, 2012 at 8:05 AM ^

Yep.  He played a fair amount this year, including the bowl game against Iowa.

Just because a kid signs a NLI doesn't mean he can't play somewhere else that season.  If he leaves prior to the season beginning, he can still go elsewhere and play if he's released by the school.

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Heiko

January 19th, 2012 at 10:21 PM ^

There were some charges, but I wouldn't go that far. A lot of crap went down, others were involved, and I've been told that there are several conflicting accounts of the incident.

I know that's kind of vague, and I apologize. Maybe the story will be told someday, but it's not mine to tell. I just want to make it clear that any speculation about the situation is going to be unfair, so we should probably abstain from that.

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dennisblundon

January 19th, 2012 at 10:53 PM ^

I want to know why my key chain needs to have it's own area code? Do I really need to have your stupid card to swipe just to get your "low" price? I am going to throw my back out at this rate. While I am at it, is there a need to have 25 registers if only 5 are ever open? It just pisses me off even further that there is a possibility that it doesn't have to be such a cluster fuck at the check out. AHHHHH

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An Angelo's Addict

January 19th, 2012 at 11:30 PM ^

What is with the people that stare at you from their car when you are driving? Sometimes its at an intersection when I'm turning or maybe when it is a slow speed area and we are passing each other on the road. I mean I know technically you need to kinda be staring back at them to notice them holding their line of sight for so long, but normally you notice it after realizing they are giving you the death stare. And clearly these people don't know you. You don't look particularly ugly or weird, but they are giving you the ultimate stare down like you just slept with their mother. Wtf is with that? 

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Magnus

January 20th, 2012 at 8:09 AM ^

One of the interesting things about the case of Kellen Jones is that he was considered by many to be a player who might be a leader coming to Michigan.  He had solid grades and there was some discussion on message boards that he might eventually be captain material.  There are some recruits you expect to run into trouble or at least that wouldn't surprise...but I think this one caught people off guard.

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