Dax Hill nugget from Jeremy Birmingham
The biggest news on Friday was the unraveling of Jordan Battle’s commitmentand the eventual flip away from the Buckeyes.
If things go as Battle — and Alabama — want them to, it seems he’ll sign with the Crimson Tide on signing day, eschewing a formal announcement of his decommitment before then.
Here’s the curious part about that, though: there’s some who believe that Alabama is asking Battle to not make a public decision prior to signing day because they fear him doing that will lead to issues with the Crimson Tide’s ability to hang on to 5-star safety Daxton Hill.
Unlike Ohio State, which has recruited Battle as a cornerback, Alabama seems him as a safety and though Hill, who is the country’s best safety prospect, isn’t concerned about competition, he’d prefer that the Tide not bring in a third safety alongside him and Maryland 4-star Demarcco Hellams.
Now, I am not suggesting at all that Battle is going to stick with Ohio State, but I will say if the Hill thing becomes a real issue, I don’t think Nick Saban and Alabama would risk losing him by bringing Battle on board. In fact, I will say that ifBattle were to end up on the outside looking in with Alabama because of this, there’s as good a chance he’d sign with Oklahoma as Ohio State, because simply put, the uncertainty around the Buckeyes coaching staff is heading into January is just hard for Ryan Day to sell, no matter how well he connected with Battle and his family.
December 17th, 2018 at 2:44 AM ^
Eh, stranger things have happened in recruiting....like when we lost Ronald Johnson to USC but signed Donovan Warren.
December 17th, 2018 at 3:11 AM ^
Whatevah...
December 17th, 2018 at 5:44 AM ^
Man is this ever getting old. How many more of these tiresome posts can we expect before Hill signs his LOI with Bama? It is past the point of being ridiculous. Hill is gone, move on, get a life or new hobby and get over it already.
December 17th, 2018 at 7:02 AM ^
But his mom liked a post about Michigan - IT HAS TO MEAN SOMETHING!
/s
i personally think he’s gone and this whole thing of him flipping back is insanity. Maybe the mom still likes the school / coaches after building relationships with them?
December 17th, 2018 at 8:41 AM ^
Disagree. I love it. Helps pass the UM time between basketball games and the bowl game. It's like soap operas for sports-obsessed men. Don't click on the thread if you are sick of it.
December 17th, 2018 at 6:39 AM ^
I once beat out Bama for a running back on NCAA 14 I think that's the last time we beat Bama out for a recruit so we got that going for us.
December 17th, 2018 at 7:53 AM ^
Aubrey Solomon
December 17th, 2018 at 9:23 AM ^
Hardly a "flip" when all the while he was saying so many pro-michigan things such as "Fuck Michigan".
I mean if that doesn't say he's Blue, I don't know what does.
December 17th, 2018 at 9:58 AM ^
Aubrey Solomon said he didn't want to go to a college in the South just because that's what all great high school players from the South just do. So he was making a personal statement in not choosing Alabama, which worked well for Michigan.
But now there's talk he's transferring out. Hope that's just rumors from people trying to read tea leaves, and having nothing at all real to it.
December 17th, 2018 at 10:30 AM ^
Where's this "talk" of him transferring out?
December 17th, 2018 at 7:22 AM ^
For some people, denial is a more powerful and addictive drug than heroin.
December 17th, 2018 at 8:03 AM ^
Fuck it dude, let's go bowling.
December 17th, 2018 at 8:24 AM ^
Clickbait?
Or poor writing skills....
December 17th, 2018 at 8:41 AM ^
Don't do this to yourself.
December 17th, 2018 at 9:17 AM ^
Michigan isn't getting Harrison or Hill and it has nothing to do with losing to OSU. That is a tired, old, lazy narrative.
December 17th, 2018 at 9:18 AM ^
This is a butt nugget
December 17th, 2018 at 9:30 AM ^
This whole thing makes very little sense. It could be worse. We could be MSU right now.
December 17th, 2018 at 9:58 AM ^
I like how you found a way to use a new word: eschewing.
And yet, a completely confusing post!
December 17th, 2018 at 10:13 AM ^
Wow, Alabama cares so much about their players /s
Gotta love how they'll willingly lie to and deceive players
December 17th, 2018 at 10:20 AM ^
Hopefully Alabama gets neither and their forced to give a scholarship to a walk-on player they planed to compensate instead with a new job and house for their parents.
December 17th, 2018 at 11:28 AM ^
Here is a novel idea.... someone get this article to Dax...
December 17th, 2018 at 11:59 AM ^
Yeah, nothing to see here....unfortunately. Maybe we decide to make a run at Hellams? Obviously a long shot but he won’t have much competition coming here.
December 17th, 2018 at 12:53 PM ^
I guess I miss where this is good for Michigan. In the end, he still signs with Bama and Battle heads to OU?
December 17th, 2018 at 1:10 PM ^
Im sure Dax is already driving around a 2019 Mercedes from Sabans dealership. Its a losing battle. Saban isn't going to let anyone take Dax from his grasp