Chris Pool from ESPN is reporting that 2011 Illinois OL Graham Glasgow (6'7", 295 lbs.) is visiting Michigan this weekend. He's been to Minnesota and Ohio State, and he was also at Michigan for the Iowa game this year.
Here's his film. I'll have more later.
**EDIT: I confirmed with Graham that he will be in Ann Arbor for an unofficial visit this weekend.
WOW... i read about this dude
Reel em in Hoke!
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At 6'7" 290lbs, he's a real big fish! More like:
Is that Coach Hoke 2 from the
Is that Coach Hoke 2 from the right?
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lol.. looks pretty similar
lol.. looks pretty similar actually
Coincidentally....
How odd is it that I just so happened to come across this same pic while surfing the net and reading about sturgeon two days ago?
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Nice...
This kid is supposed to be a monster...great that he is visiting early.
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Visiting early?
Isn't this a pretty late visit for a 2011 kid?
Minor detail..
but hes a 2011 recruit.. so hes visiting about as late as it gets.
On the fifth night—possibly the sixth—a breeze arose.
It was cool and dewy.
Pancakes!
Great video, thanks Tom.
Blueberry?
Blueberry pancakes?
Yes please.
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So we're not done
Hoke and company are burning the midnight oil. If this kid is offer worthy, it will be nice to have some tackle depth after his redshirt.
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This is a must get
We need the Hoke20 to become the Hoke21. Would make up for the loss of Jake the Duck Fisher.
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I love it!!! At 6"7 - 295 the
I love it!!! At 6"7 - 295 the kid is a monster! Sounds to me as if he's ours to lose if we could find a scholarship for him. We certainly have the edge over OSU since they're only offering preferred walk-on status. Coach Becker may swing this kid our way...In any case this would be a hell of a consolation prize after the loss of Fisher...
According to Rivals, he
According to Rivals, he doesn't have an offer from anyone. Is it really worth tying up a scholarship on what I can only assume would be a huge project? I'm more than happy to have him as a walk-on, but he isn't exactly replacing Fisher. Save the scholarship, use it next year.
90% of offensive linemen are
90% of offensive linemen are projects out of high school.
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This isn't to bash the kid,
This isn't to bash the kid, even being considered for a preferred walk-on spot at the likes of Michigan and Ohio State is far better than I ever accomplished. But lets be serious, there are projects and then there are projects, Glasgow is the latter. Not one D1 school is offering him a scholarship, according to Rivals. Coach Kill, who has had a working relationship with Glasgow's parents at N. Ill, is only offering a preferred walk-on spot at Minnesota. Neither Rivals, Scout nor ESPN even rank him.
Is there a chance that all available metrics are wrong, and that Glasgow will be a stud? Of course. But at the same time, right now we're only looking at 15-20 available scholarships next year, and that class needs to be huge after two rather dissappointing ones. Using a scholarship this year on such a long shot probably isn't worth it. Hopefully the kid is smart and the lure of a Michigan education is enough to get him on campus as a walk-on.
Yeah, there's no way you can
Yeah, there's no way you can offer this kid a scholarship when he might not ever be ready to hit the football field. By no means am I saying that he won't pan out nor am I saying that I don't want him. He'd be a nice addition to the class, but I don't think it's worth burning a scholarship on this kid at this point.
I just feel like this kid looks dominant at the HS level because of his size more than anything. At the college level, he would have to improve his footwork and his technique. He seems like a pretty athletic guy for a kid his size, especially considering he played basketball. However, he's too much of an unfinished project to use a scholarship on. Preferred walk on is probably the right call. I do hope he comes here.
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Terrifying offensive lines were built at Nebraska in the 90's from a corps of walk-ons. It seems like the raw material is there, so as long as he walks on at first why not? Besides if he can be the first piece in a similar walk-on program to Nebraska's old one I will happily celebrate his arrival.
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Former basketball player, only 1 yr of football
Sounds like OSU is only offering him a preferred walk-on slot. But he's a former basketball player, which suggests good agility and footwork. As a sleeper/project, he sounds great. Plus, he's coached by a former Wolverine!
Buckeye Planet thread:
http://www.buckeyeplanet.com/forum/football-recruiting/623620-11-il-ol-g...
rolling the dice
Is he the next Lewan, or ... the next Gunderson (Michigan's biggest player at 6'8" and 300+)?
At this point, we're in preferred walk-on territory:
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Graham-Glasgow-1...
See that offer list? :)
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2011 or 2012 ??
which year? TVH says 2011 in his post. . . . .
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2011
This would be an OT we could take this year, so would be adding one scholarship to the twenty we already have out.
Kid looks like a beast! Wouldn't be the first time a basketball has successfully transitioned to football. Different position, different level, but can anyone say Antonio Gates?
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A side thought... yesterday I
A side thought... yesterday I said repeatedly in other posts that our hoops team is only one big man away from being a major program.
Can he play both sports? Is he any good at hoops?
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I am working on very flimsy
I am working on very flimsy evidence here, but there is probably a reason he is being recruited by football teams.
I know from experience dude. If you know what I mean.
My head hurts
Yep, he played basketball, so he's just like Antonio Gates.
You know, not everyone who plays basketball in high school is actually good at basketball.
What, exactly, about Glasgow's game reminds you of Gates?
And most kids that are 6'7" + who play high school
basketball are not very good - at all.
Not saying he's Antonio
Not saying he's Antonio Gates, but Tom did say he led his team to a state runner-up finish last year. So I'd bet he's at least decent at basketball.
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PLEASE
PLEASE GET THIS KID PLEASE
@bradyhoke. free up a
@bradyhoke. free up a scholarship. now.
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Ba boom. Once he is on campus , make the schollie offer and watch him explode !
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I posted this here rather than as...
...a response to Michigania's to allow him to edit his comment. You're a little heavy on the premium content cut and paste. Board rules are to paraphrase and cut and paste snippets, not whole passages.
That said, the fact that both of his parents are doctors and that they're NIU's team doctors means two things that are positive: 1) he's probably pretty bright; 2) growing up, he's probably spent a fair amount of time in and around the NIU program, which might make his transition a little easier.
Sounds like a project, but sometimes projects pan out. Given Michigan's OL depth, this would be a great use of a 2011 scholarship.
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i agree, and i am sorry...
i agree, and i am sorry... although i only posted 1/3 of pool's article, it was 100% of the relevant info, and i wasn't thinking, for was too excited at the time. a few weeks ago i read about this kid and that former M star kurt becker was coaching him and wanted us to jump on the kid. i will edit it if i'm able to do so.
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But, but, he is not offered
But, but, he is not offered by the big schools just like TRawls...
Trust the coaches.
Out of high school
The only offer for Aaron Rodgers was to walk on at Illinois.
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This would be huge
This would be huge considering our depth at OL/OT. Sign him up.
Here's hoping for a bright future. This team does try hard and I will continue to support them.
Can someone who honestly
Can someone who honestly knows what they're talking about tell us how this kid compares to Fisher?
He's got the frame
which in a lot of cases is half the battle. Pair that with good athleticism (he's a basketball player first) and we just might have a solid prospect on our hands. A project no doubt with such little football experience, but his highlight video was impressive. He shows a lot of grit (zing!!) and toughness in the trenches (again!!), throws guys around.
I'd like to see how things go on campus first but if the coaches want to offer this kid a schollie I say why not?
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I agree. Redshirt him, let him back up Lewan until he graduates, and by then he should have absorbed enough of the playbook to contribute.
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I don't want to get all
I don't want to get all excited about a highlight tape but he was punishing those poor children. My gosh.
Could be worse. Could have been Kinesiology.
This kid
is bigger than Fisher, but much more raw. He is a gamble, but probably a pretty decent one considering we have the scholarship to give.
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Whew, his HS team
is kinda crappy. Loved the effort he gives on every play. I also liked that #75 on the red team, he was blowing up Graham's team.
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That was the first thing I thought...
... looks the like the rest of his team sucks pretty hard.
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6' 7"
Dude, that's 79 inches. Figured that out all by myself.
Better watch out, Mathlete
He was throwing those kids
around like rag dolls. Bring him in, teach him, bulk him up and watch out. BB might use him in the middle, too. They need some beef inside.
Glasgow
I know this is premature, but this kid reminds me of a young Tony Boselli. Keep your fingers crossed.
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If he had said, "Tony Boselli
If he had said, "Tony Boselli but stronger and with quicker feet," I think he'd have given himself away...
WOW... i read about this dude on espn insider a few weeks ago, and wondered why we weren't all over him, ESPECIALLY since his coach played for Michigan... heard he is a late bloomer like lewan.
Here is some of what Chris Pool wrote on ESPN
Buckeyes interested in Graham Glasgow
His parents are the team doctors for the Northern Illinois football team and that's why new Minnesota coach Jerry Kill brought him up for an official visit. Now Ohio State has entered the picture.
"Coach (Doc) Tressel came to my basketball practice [Thursday]," said the 6-foot-7, 290-pounder. "I had a great conversation with Coach Tressel and it looks like I'll go there next week for a visit. Right now I think it would be the same situation as Minnesota. I would be a preferred walk-on."
Glasgow's offensive line coach at Marmion is former Chicago Bears lineman Kurt Becker and he says the sky is the limit for Glasgow.
"[Glasgow] has unlimited potential," Becker said. "I played at Michigan and in the NFL. I think I have a good feel of what a Big Ten type offensive tackle should look like. With some development and coaching, Graham could end up being a multi-year starter at the next level."
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