Torrian Wilson names his top five
Jun. 4
Torrian Wilson, OG
Miami, FL
Miami Northwestern H.S.
Scouts Grade: New Under Armour All-American Torrian Wilson names top five
ESPNU 150 Watch List offensive guard Torrian Wilson told affiliate Web site CrimsonConfidential.com that Miami-FL, Alabama, Tennessee, Michigan and Stanford make up his top five.
Wilson also shared a few other elements regarding his decision, "It's going to come down to academics and the coaches, and if I get along well with the coaches. Distance is not a big factor for me. I'm willing to leave or stay home depending on whichever school I decide to go to."
He's currently holding 15 total scholarship offers from the schools in his top five and UCLA, LSU, Georgia Tech and South Carolina amongst others.
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is like hearing a new defensive coordinator say he's going to have an aggressive defense.
Regardless, I hope like hell he commits to us.
Corollary: Hearing a recruit say academics are important and then naming Tennessee and Miami in a top-five is like hearing a new defensive coordinator say he's going to have an aggressive defense and then installing a 3-3-5.
Agreed. I realize that the five-star guys all enroll with the conceit that they will one day play in the NFL, but nothing screams "General Studies" like declaring that "academics are a big factor."
If a recruit ever said, "You know, I really like School X, but they just don't have School Y's dentistry program," that person would immediately become my favorite football player.
I think, in general, you may be right. But, there are certainly guys that use college for the education. The fact that Stanford is in his top 5 would definitely make me think that Torrian values his education. I agree that "education is important" is often overused, almost to the point that it has become meaningless, but when a kid has UM and Stanford in his final 5, you can bet he is being true to his word.
I think this happens more frequently than it might seem. Speaking from experience and not to brag, UVA recruits have said things like this, and its mainly because we're not usually going for guys with NFL dreams and recruiting against the football factories.
Understood. I'm definitely not of the opinion that all incoming Division I football players are idiots to whom a quality education means nothing; I just think the statement itself--"academics are important and a big factor"--is old hat.
Very much old hat. I just think of it as another in the long list of cliches athletes are taught and brush it off. Gotta take it one game at a time. Just need to play our game. Academics are important to me. It's all the same thing.
Hmmm... perhaps it's not completely updated but Rivals shows a top five of Michigan, Stanford, UCLA, Alabama, and Tennessee. They're all listed at Medium interest with everyone else, Miami included, at low interest. I thought Miami was and still is the team to beat for Torrian.
Do you have a link? There is no such update on his scout page.
....did you just copy and paste this? Perhaps you should add a link, especially if it's behind a paywall.
is from espnu.
nothing at all
A McFarlin move dude.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recruiting/tracker/player?page=onthetrail…
Click on June 4 article
recruits who say they are focussed on education and then list schools not known for education is cliche, but I do recall that most M fans laughed when Myron Rolle picked FSU over M because of education and then ended up as a Rhodes Scholar.
Sometimes what one sees as their educational path, does not necessarily lead to picking the better overall academic institution.
This is something that has always confused me...whenever a big time 4 or 5 star recruit names their final list of teams they are considering, it always seems like Stanford makes their cut. Now I know that Stanford has by far the #1 overall athletic department, but why is a football program that hasn't had any real success in a couple decades so frequently on the short list of top football recruits, who never seem to sign with them anyway?
I know a lot of M fans are a little down on Jimmy Harbaugh of late (I'm not really one of them) but he is doing some good things at Stanford. He has 15 commits already this year (a few of which many programs would love to have) and he put together a solid class last year as well, one of the top in the country.
Don't sleep on Stanford anymore. If Harbaugh sticks around, he's putting the pieces together to be a top 3 Pac Ten team consistently.
Haven't spent much time in Palo Alto, have you Matt?
"Now I know that Stanford has by far the #1 overall athletic department, but why is a football program that hasn't had any real success in a couple decades so frequently on the short list of top football recruits, who never seem to sign with them anyway?"
Are you being sarcastic about being the #1 athletic dept? Because if you're not, damn man.
Stanford has excellent athletics. Not football so much, but a few years ago Sports Illustrated ranked the best sports colleges overall, and Stanford was #1...
I really did not know that.
but since the "Director's Cup" (for top athletic departments, dependent upon the success of its teams) was instituted about 10-15 years ago, Stanford has won it every year.
So yeah, based of overall performance (weighted equally, so football carries as much weight as women's water polo) of all its teams, Stanford easily reigns supreme.
Michigan has finished twice a couple of times, I think.
Actually,...
North Carolina won the Director's Cup in its inaugural year (1993-1994). Stanford has merely won the award each year since.
And for those interested in such information: Excluding this year, Michigan is third all-time in Top5 Director's Cup finishes (9). M trails Stanford (16) and UCLA (14) in this regard. North Carolina (8) and Florida (8) follow behind.