2014 IL LB Kyron Watson to Kansas
Per the world of Tweets. EDIT: Kyron was presumed to commit on his upcoming visit. However, due to my lack of diligence and misperception, not only did I think Winovich was a heavyyy Ohio lean, I assumed Watson was from St. Louis; confusing many in the process, I'm sure.
Now, after perusing through multiple sources on Winovich's visit reaction, the writing seems to be on the wall.
The staff stymied their efforts in Kyron due to renewed, strengthened interest in Chase. Things are now apparently heading in different directions for each recruit, so I will reiterate that Kyron Watson, an OLB out of East St. Louis, Illinois, has verbally pledged to Kansas.
As commented below, sorry for any blemishes on my end. It looks as though the staff is now concerned with the SAM position.
For reference, Kyron was presumed to commit on his upcoming visit. He is a 2014 LB (OLB) out of Mizzou.
he's out of East St Louis, Illinois.
I live about 10 miles further east of East St Louis and you don't want to stop there. Ever.
Is there any other St. Louis?
there sure is.
Yeah and no one from Missouri calls it "Mizzou". Mizzou is the nickname of the major state school in Missouri. "Show me state" is the nickname / monicker of the actual state.
It's pronounced Mizurruh.
I abstain from wasting letters, while you do not. Case closed.
He committed to Kansas because the staff stopped recruiting him.
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When you're informed about a subject, you're better off not commenting on it.
LOL.... wut?
It's like an internet rule or something. You are not allowed to argue a subject if you have any insight on it at all. The internet is for baseless speculation, not informed debate.
Yeah, I think this is a reaction to the coaches switching their focus to Winovich. Hopefully this means good things on that front.
Good luck to Watson though, seems like a solid player.
You really think it was height?
Why would the coaches evaluate him, extend him a formal offer, and then pull it back? Because of height? There had to be something else. There could be 15 other reasons why the coaches withdrew the offer - but why would something that hadn't changed since the offer be the reason why?
In their write-up of the recent Chicago NFTC, Scout basically said that Watson looked short and slow. Shortly after that camp, Michigan started to cool on Watson.
I loved the way he hit, but he just didn't look like a top linebacker on his film.
Lorenz has repeatedly reported that the staff wasn't thrilled when they discovered the significant gap between reported and actual height. Also apparently was measured at 5'10 at a recent camp, which is way too short to play SAM. I liked him as a MIKE, but this staff reportedly doesn't want to move Ferns to the strongside, even though he's got the size to do it. They want big linebackers all around.
I would have much preferred Watson to Winovich or Furbush, who seem to the only LB's were after now, but in Hoke we trust I suppose.
Sam Webb has been saying for the past week that the staff told Watson they were going to head in a different direction...
I think now, we can all safely assume that the staff is definitely only focusing on the SAM position.
Good luck to him. I wish him a long and succesful career.
I hope Chuck White doesn't eat him.
We are definitley after a SAM prospect (Winovich or similar), and likely will take another inside guy now that Ringer is gone. It looked like that might be Watson, but we cooled on him... probably due to a meh camp performance where he measured only 5'10".
re: the staff is cooling on Watson. All we've been hearing is that Watson is going to commit to Michigan and then we hear that the staff might be cooling on him and bam he commits to Kansas all of a sudden. Makes sense
Boy, Kansas sports fans are having a good day
Are there any other linebackers out there that we are looking at besides Winovich?
We are looking at Noah Furbush (an Ohio kid) and more recently we've shown growing interest in Jimmie Swain out of Missouri.
Thanks for the heads up on Swain... first I'd heard of him. He looks good and with the physical tools to play either inside or outside.
Swain is an interesting prospect. Looks pretty instinctive, good size, decent speed and he can deliver a solid hit.
/s just in case.
WOTS is that his high school coach inflated the kid's height and it was exposed at the camp a few weeks back. Ever since Michigan got word that he's a MIKE prospect only and not a SAM (because of height), we cooled on him.
I would read this more as Michigan telling the kid "no thanks" because he doesn't fit a need than "we're strong with Winovich / Winovich is ours".
What's he going to do when he goes on a visit or gets to campus? Wear these all the time?
So a kid listed a 6' is being recruited for SAM and then it turns out he is 2 inches shorter and the coaches turn him away?
I find that hard to believe. 6' is short for a SAM regardless.
Must be more here than is public for a 6' kid to get an offer and then a few weeks later have it pulled.
Well he was initially listed by most sites as 6'2". That's how it was reported when he first came on to the scene.
OK, I could see how 6'2 would be more plausible, but still on the short end of what Michigan wants for SAM.
Besides, wasn't it reported from the outset that he wasn't a SAM target? - or maybe that was just speculation