Walk-ons: Jordan Kovacs vs. Blair White(MSU)

Submitted by tjyoung on
Hey guys, My dad sent me the link below that talks about how great of a story Blair White has to go from a no-playing-time walk-on to the leading receiver for MSU. Good story, sure. But I want my dad to see the Kovacs story for comparison (having to make the team twice, surgery, etc.) So here's the question: Does anybody know where to find a well-written article documenting Jordan's full story? Thanks for the help. Here's the link for the article on White if interested. I know he goes to MSU, but it's still inspiring. http://www.detnews.com/article/20091023/OPINION03/910230341/Spartans-re…
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tomhagan

October 29th, 2009 at 2:58 AM ^

There have been several articles on Kovacs in the Det. News and Mlive.com in the past few weeks.... He is a great story however: Jordan Kovacs is exactly the same player that I was at his age (though I was probably faster, had better coverage instincts and could hit harder), same size though. He should not be a starter or even playing at Michigan, and I was not qualified either back in the day either. I was a MAC player and he should be too. My point is that something is seriously wrong with what has happened with Michigan at the safety position. This needs to be corrected very quickly...somehow. Safetys have SUCKED at Michigan for far far far too long. Kovacs is a great kid and tries hard but he is not athletic enough to play at that position in the Big Ten. Period.

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Blue in Yarmouth

October 29th, 2009 at 8:14 AM ^

I am not sure how......sorry, I know how, just not sure why you would get negg'd for offering a differing opinion but I agree with you. Kovacs is a great story, an inspiring story, but the fact that he is actually playing safety for UM shows how dire the situation is at safety for us. That is not bagging of Kovacs, I love the kid but it is the reality of the situation. We need some serious help at safety for next year. Lets hope that one of the ones we have currently in the fold can step it up and make huge progress this offseason.

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tomhagan

October 30th, 2009 at 10:05 PM ^

whatever... you are just the type of person who negs any criticism of the program and coaching...both of which are bad right now. My reference to myself as a player is FAR from self-aggrandizing....(do you even understand the definition of what that term means)? The reference is simply that I was very similar to Kovacs but not good enough by a long shot to play at Michigan. Neither is Kovacs.

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bronxblue

October 29th, 2009 at 9:36 AM ^

I'm surprised you get negged as well. That is a fair analysis of Jordan, and I think we can all agree that he is limited athletically. Still a great story, but I agree with the earlier poster that Blair White has certainly been a more integral piece for MSU than Kouvacs, though that may have to do as much with the differences between offensive and defensive players. Offensive players seem like they can fit into niches and be successful even if they have some physical limitations because you can gameplan on offense to hide these limitations far more effectively than on defense. We can all admit that Kouvacs is a solid tackler but misses that elite speed you need to play safety in the Big 10. Unfortunately, a safety without quality speed will get burned repeatedly, something we've seen all year. Maybe moving Kouvacs to SAM next year will help, but while the story is great, it shows just how poor safety play has been this year that Kouvacs is going to see significant playing time for the rest of the year. OT - what school did you play for, if you don't mind me asking?

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Jinxed

October 29th, 2009 at 3:50 AM ^

Well.. I might get negged for this but.. White is really an asset to his team... Kovacs.. jeez.. bless his heart, but I'd rather have someone else playing at safety..

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