Taysom Hill to transfer to Michigan?
https://www.ksl.com/index.php?sid=37411349&nid=294&fm=home_page&s_cid=toppick2
Sounds like Taysom Hill is definitely leaving BYU after this season. Michigan is the only specific school his former OC mentions by name.
One possibility could be playing for Jim Harbaugh at Michigan, which starts a senior quarterback who transferred in for this season. Hill signed to play for Harbaugh at Stanford but never went there and transferred upon returning from a church mission after the coach left to take over for the San Francisco 49ers.
"I would tell Taysom to do the best thing for Taysom," Doman said. "If Michigan comes knocking and you've got a fifth opportunity to play quarterback for Jim Harbaugh, and that's the best thing for Taysom Hill then he should go do that for sure."
November 18th, 2015 at 3:15 PM ^
all fairness Speight did not have a whole lot of time to adapt to that game. He was forced into action in the middle of a hotly contested second half. It did not take him very long to look pretty comfortable leading a game winning drive. I am not saying he is the answer for the future but I think that was a pretty impressive showing from a backup in the circumstances.
November 18th, 2015 at 3:24 PM ^
I'm just going by Brian's UFR where he missed open reciever after open reciever. He made a nice throw in the endzone to Chesson but if you're asking me if I would rather have Hill or Speight next year if something happened to O'Korn it's not even close. And that's the point I'm making. If disaster happens you need to be ready.
November 18th, 2015 at 3:32 PM ^
agree there. I am not trying to make the case that Speight looked starter-like in that limited action. As to the Hill deal, I don't think Hill would be coming here "in case something happened" to O'Korn. I don't think that would be the nature of that transaction at all.
November 18th, 2015 at 4:15 PM ^
and if hill beat out o'korn for the starting gig, how is that a bad thing? you still have o'korn as a backup and potential starter in 2017. there really is zero downside here, except giving out a one-year schollie for one of the most exciting players in college (when he's on the field).
November 18th, 2015 at 4:07 PM ^
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November 18th, 2015 at 3:26 PM ^
Speight has looked lost sans 1 nice driveI was at the Minnesota game, and he didn't make a bad play that game. The balls he threw away were all the right decision, as no receiver had separation. In clutch time he performed! I doublt whether Speight can compete with O'Korn or Hill, but give Speight his due ... he led Michigan to the winning score and 2 point conversion. Go Blue!
November 18th, 2015 at 3:33 PM ^
I expect any backup QB who is unexpectedly thrown into a competitive game for the first time in his career to struggle, so I don't hold Speight's first couple of drives against him. I do give him credit for that last drive. He showed something he may be able to build on.
Hill is talented, but I'm wary of bringing in a guy who 1) has a skillset that may require us to significantly change our offense and 2) has a very long injury history. I would hate to see him win the job and get starter's reps all through camp then go down with yet another injury, causing us to have to revamp the offense on the fly. If Harbaugh wants him I won't question his judgment, but I think we'll be OK regardless.
November 18th, 2015 at 3:44 PM ^
point is a very good one. And I guess in that regard the question would be how much of an upside from O'Korn or Gentry (shit, or Peters) would he provide if he was to stay healthy. I guess it is a risk-reward type of deal. But as to point 1, I was not under the impression that he was a run first guy, I thought be was more of pocket passer who just happens to have really good wheels. Am I wrong in that regard?
November 18th, 2015 at 3:49 PM ^
He ran for 1,300 yards in 2013. His feet are a pretty big part of his game.
November 18th, 2015 at 3:56 PM ^
I did not know he was that much of a runner. I guess I should have figured after I saw the gif above where he scores from the 40 in like 2 seconds while hurdling two Longhorns but for some reason I thought he was definitvely a throw first kind of guy.
November 18th, 2015 at 8:13 PM ^
Speight's 1 nice drive helped us win back the LBJ.
November 18th, 2015 at 3:10 PM ^
November 18th, 2015 at 4:05 PM ^
Well, I'm not saying Speight's a superstar or anything, but he's our backup right now and he's passed his only real test (Minnesota). I would expect him to only be improved a year from now.
November 18th, 2015 at 4:31 PM ^
You say that as if Speight has been completely unreliable this year.
November 18th, 2015 at 3:02 PM ^
It'd be nice if they used Spring Practice to see him, Morris, or Speight win the job to the extent that they're comfortable at that position.
November 18th, 2015 at 3:12 PM ^
You can't use 7 scholarships on a position that hopefully only sees one guy play a year. Sure its great to have depth but at some point its overloading resources. If you take Taysom Hill it means you don't think much of O'korn or Speight or Gentry or Malzone or Peters or possibly even Shane. The only reason you take him is if all of those guys suck and if they all suck we are screwed anyways because Taysom Hill is guaranteed to get injured.
November 18th, 2015 at 3:14 PM ^
Well it sounds like Morris is gone after this year and Gentry could move to TE.
November 18th, 2015 at 3:15 PM ^
It wont be 7 by next year. And its a 1 year scholarship - it is not getting eaten up for 4 years. Basically you take Kerridge's walk on scholarship and give it to Hill for a year.
November 18th, 2015 at 3:57 PM ^
We already are tight in this class and might need some creative roster management to get all the recruits we want in. Not sure where the space this recruiting class comes from unless there is massive attrition of the team.
November 18th, 2015 at 4:05 PM ^
I don't think taking Hill says anything about Peters. Peters is going to be a true frosh and Hill would be for one year. If some of the discussions on here are true, Harbaugh is planning/would like to redshirt Peters.
November 18th, 2015 at 3:13 PM ^
Harbaugh will say no thanks. Moot point anyway-if O'Korn is set to be the starter, Hill will go elsewhere.
November 18th, 2015 at 3:19 PM ^
Doubtful. Harbaugh is a competitor who loves competition and will have no problem adding a QB as talented as Hill to the roster. Michigan is going to be loaded next year. If O'Korn isn't what we think he is or gets hurt we are looking at a very unproven backup as the QB. We have already seen at Baylor, ND, OSU, etc over the past few years you need a ready #2.
November 19th, 2015 at 9:56 AM ^
Well if Ben gedeon gets hurt we have no lb options with any playing time. There are other roster spots that are way thinner than qb.
November 18th, 2015 at 4:31 PM ^
I don't think you necessarily make this decision by comparing to the presumptive #1 qb. A large part of the consideration has to be depth.
November 18th, 2015 at 3:41 PM ^
Big if. Hill is the real deal. Why not take the proven commodity?
November 18th, 2015 at 4:10 PM ^
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November 18th, 2015 at 2:59 PM ^
Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it...
November 18th, 2015 at 3:01 PM ^
Ah, but will his knees agree to play for us?
November 18th, 2015 at 3:34 PM ^
And that's why I don't want to waste a scholarship on him. If he wants to walk-on, fine. But if he wins the starting QB job he'll probably be out for the season by the time we get to conference play.
November 18th, 2015 at 3:02 PM ^
Someone please share the WCW Bash at the Beach paperview code so I can watch Bill Goldberg SPEAR Kevin Nash for win #127 in a row!!!
November 18th, 2015 at 3:02 PM ^
Comparing Hill to BYU starter, Tanner Mangum:
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | CMP% | YDS/A | TD | INT | RAT |
| Tanner Mangum | 202 | 323 | 2442 | 62.5 | 7.56 | 16 | 7 | 138.1 |
| Taysom Hill | 21 | 34 | 268 | 61.8 | 7.88 | 1 | 1 | 131.8 |
November 18th, 2015 at 3:06 PM ^
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November 18th, 2015 at 5:27 PM ^
I don't not like anyone on here. It's the internet and I've never met most of the people on here in person.
You're just a jerk on here for some reason. Go for your a walk or something.
November 18th, 2015 at 3:07 PM ^
Taysom is hurt.
November 18th, 2015 at 3:47 PM ^
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November 18th, 2015 at 3:20 PM ^
He's pretty darn good when he's healthy.
November 18th, 2015 at 3:35 PM ^
almost never
November 18th, 2015 at 3:39 PM ^
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November 18th, 2015 at 4:21 PM ^
drake johnson
November 18th, 2015 at 3:40 PM ^
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November 18th, 2015 at 3:05 PM ^
this was a WD thread. +1 for beating him to the "It's Happening!" punch!
November 18th, 2015 at 3:05 PM ^
*Stretcher not included
November 18th, 2015 at 3:11 PM ^
Admittedly I have not seen him play. Is it possible that he could find a spot on the team as a FB, HB or TE?
November 18th, 2015 at 3:25 PM ^
If he could stay healthy he'd be a hell of a back. He is 6'2 220. Same as Braxton Miller. But how many hits he could take a season is the question.