'14 OT Denzel Ward No Longer Committed
Title pretty much says it all. Better that these things happen sooner than later, I suppose.
LINK? http://insider.espn.go.com/insider/michigan/forums/_/the-den#!/topic/1359484652-266-681 (Insider)
EDIT
Sam Webb reporting that it was Michigan's call.
@Grahambino007 Hearing it was #Michigan's choice and the door wasn't left open for a Dawson-like return.
January 29th, 2013 at 2:49 PM ^
January 29th, 2013 at 2:58 PM ^
January 29th, 2013 at 4:55 PM ^
January 29th, 2013 at 5:28 PM ^
"You can't fire me, I quit"
January 29th, 2013 at 2:48 PM ^
I think we all knew this was going to happen and the coaches may have gotten a bad vibe from him, or some new information came up to lead them to pull their offer. I'm sure eh'll do just fine, especially with a year at IMG.
January 29th, 2013 at 3:08 PM ^
Given our epic OL haul of the past 2 years, and that '14 signing day is over a year away, I just can't summon the effort to care at all about this.
January 29th, 2013 at 3:11 PM ^
Good luck to him whever he goes, but I doubt this ends up hurting us in the long run. He was a project, no doubt, we have had great OL hauls the past two years, and we have plenty of time to find a top level OL.
January 29th, 2013 at 3:15 PM ^
have an issue with pad level. Unless of course he recommits. In which case he will again be a raw man-child talent and soon-to-be all american.
January 29th, 2013 at 5:17 PM ^
I know you're joking here, but I really think Ward has the athleticism and knee bend to succeed at the next level, despite his height. Dan Skipper (thought I realize is listed at 6'10") does not, in my opinion.
January 29th, 2013 at 3:25 PM ^
January 29th, 2013 at 3:32 PM ^
You probably don't generally enter this place knowing where you are going to college. Absurd this is allowed.
January 29th, 2013 at 3:47 PM ^
In Denzel's own words (per Mark Snyder's write-up):
"I am no longer a commit to the University of Michigan, I really appreciate the love from there but I just want to make the best decision"
It's a huge decision and I don't think anyone can fault him for wanting to make the best one for his own purposes. Best of luck to Denzel Ward.
January 29th, 2013 at 3:51 PM ^
6'10 is to damn tall for a lineman anyway...
January 29th, 2013 at 5:46 PM ^
If there's one thing I'm not worried about it's OL recruiting. The good news is this happened early, so we can focus on others. I think we'll bring in Alex Bars, Tommy Doles, and 2 other good players. So I'm not too worried about it to be honest.
January 29th, 2013 at 6:58 PM ^