Football visitors this weekend
I've posted at TTB a list of players visiting Michigan this weekend (LINK). It's not a huge list, but there are a few legitimate prospects. Michigan is trying to have a big recruiting weekend NEXT weekend.
Also, I posted about Michigan's interest last week, but Michigan's coaching staff (Jim Harbaugh, Don Brown, and Matt Dudek) flew to Houston to talk to Rice grad transfer defensive tackle Zach Abercrumbia.
January 19th, 2019 at 9:27 AM ^
Thanks for posting, Magnus. Glad to see Sanguinetti making it to campus.
hope that 5’6” 140 lb 2021 kid is due for a growth spurt. He must be really damn fast.
January 19th, 2019 at 9:29 AM ^
Easy to promise a guy he'll be in the two deep when you barely have enough bodies to fill a two deep!
Sanguinetti is an interesting prospect from the perspective that his name was thrown around quite a bit here early, then again after Hill flipped to 'Bama, but since Dax "came home" and Q. Johnson's commitment became more solid, Sanguinetti seemed to vanish again.
And a prospect at 5'6, 140? Sounds like me when I was still in the womb.
January 19th, 2019 at 9:35 AM ^
He’s only a sophomore. I went from 5’8” to 5’11” between my sophomore and senior years in HS. Then grew three more inches after high school. Only needs a few more inches. But who knows, Darren Sproles was only 5’6”. Obviously needs to put on some weight but that could come in time
January 19th, 2019 at 9:48 AM ^
2021 is tough I mean most of those kids are what?...14
January 19th, 2019 at 10:59 AM ^
Hell of a game for Wolverhampton this morning
January 19th, 2019 at 5:12 PM ^
I know sarcasm doesn't really come through online, and for those cases where it's questionable, we have the "/s" delineation.
But as for the explanation of how young men can hit growth spurts in their late teens...
January 19th, 2019 at 10:51 AM ^
5’6, 140 lb in the womb. Your mother is a saint.
January 19th, 2019 at 5:10 PM ^
Haha...yep!
January 19th, 2019 at 5:55 PM ^
Or very, very large.
January 21st, 2019 at 12:56 AM ^
Not what i heard.
January 19th, 2019 at 9:29 AM ^
What's the weather like?
January 19th, 2019 at 10:12 AM ^
Oh, it's great if you like shoveling snow and losing feeling in your face as you do it.
January 19th, 2019 at 10:50 AM ^
I dooooo!
January 19th, 2019 at 9:40 AM ^
Interesting that were still looking to add up to 4 guys. RB, WR, CB/S, DT. I think I'd be fine with just the RB and DT. Don't really see a need for another WR right now.
January 19th, 2019 at 9:45 AM ^
Wide receiver is interesting. We only have 5 scholarship wide receivers on the roster (Peoples-Jones, Collins, Black, Bell, Martin), and then Barrett is a guy who has bounced back and forth between offense and defense. There are also some legit rumors about at least one of those guys transferring.
January 19th, 2019 at 9:50 AM ^
I really hope no one leaves, but I like the kids coming in this year.
January 19th, 2019 at 9:54 AM ^
If the rumors are correct, you'd need to replace him with someone who's really gritty, a gym rat, heady, and sneaky athletic.
January 19th, 2019 at 9:57 AM ^
Son of a coach.
but in all seriousness, same rumors were around last year. I hope it fizzles out, but we got 2 really explosive slot receivers in this class
January 20th, 2019 at 3:28 PM ^
Is the rumor about someone whose name rhymes with Toliver Barton?
January 19th, 2019 at 9:56 AM ^
Interesting to hear that my thought was Black was on the fence, but that chatter dissipated...interesting when combined with statements by Gattis and Jack on the podcast about recruiting players on the current roster. If I was reading into it sounds like it’s more of a reality than thought. Hope he stays a fast paced spread attack with Nico and Tarik on the outside and DPJ’s ability to line anywhere, slot or outside would be very potent. I also think Evans strengths would play to being a spread back
was martin hurt? I thought he was going to be really good
January 19th, 2019 at 10:00 AM ^
where do all the incoming freshman play?
Cornelius, Giles and Kent all appear to be WR, but what about George Johnson and Sainristil?
January 19th, 2019 at 10:10 AM ^
Both sides of the ball want Sainristil, but he was listed as a wide receiver on National Signing Day. I think Johnson is headed for WR, too.
January 19th, 2019 at 10:01 AM ^
All we heard from Sam and others in the spring was “Oliver Martin is blowing up.” Similar rumblings about James Hudson. Then autumn rolls around and neither guy sniffs a meaningful snap. I expect Martin will take same path...sadly
January 19th, 2019 at 10:06 AM ^
Sad because I think DPJ and nico are going to the NFL next year and Martin would be the best bet to start with Black. Hopefully Coach Gattis can get in his ear.
January 19th, 2019 at 10:47 AM ^
I fully expect Martin to be playing a different sport in the near future. Maybe the new system makes him have a change of heart. Time will tell
January 19th, 2019 at 11:34 AM ^
What makes you say this??
January 19th, 2019 at 7:25 PM ^
DPJ and Nico going to the pros after next year, and Black too while we're at it, would surely/hopefully mean that Michigan had a VERY good year.
January 19th, 2019 at 10:39 AM ^
Yeah I'd prefer not to take a giant 2019 WR class because that will make it really hard to get any blue chip guys in 2020 as we saw in 2018. And it just means someone from the 2019 class will eventually transfer and we would be back in the same spot.
January 19th, 2019 at 1:10 PM ^
With pretty good roster balance all around, I would just try to take the best available guy, whether it's a running back, wide receiver, offensive lineman, defensive lineman, etc.
January 19th, 2019 at 11:30 AM ^
Would be a shame to lose anyone as Gattis implements a bunch of 10 packages to get all that speed in space. Sam Webb Said on his show there was never a time UM went true 10 personnel. Hope these experienced guys have held off the transfer talk to see how workouts are different under Gattis' plan.
Would like to see Evans and 4 true WRs (DPJ, Collins, Black, Bell/Martin) in a package of up-tempo plays to break tendencies and bust things wide open. The promise is an explosive attack for 2019 which has to mean a lot more touches for WRs.
January 20th, 2019 at 10:06 PM ^
Why did the Martin thread get deleted?
January 21st, 2019 at 12:55 AM ^
I missed it, what did it say?
January 21st, 2019 at 10:29 AM ^
New Mod from Soviet Russia...
January 19th, 2019 at 11:44 PM ^
Yes we do need another WR and possibly 2 WR as soon as possible. We could potentially loose 3-4 next year so we better get going.
January 19th, 2019 at 10:10 AM ^
So how big are we talkin for next week?
January 19th, 2019 at 10:39 AM ^
I don't think it's supposed to be a monster weekend or anything, but it's supposed to be bigger. I don't have any 5-stars down as planning to visit next week or anything.
January 19th, 2019 at 10:35 AM ^
Reading the OP again, I made a mistake (but can't edit). Michigan is GOING to visit Abercrumbia next week, but they haven't yet.
January 19th, 2019 at 11:42 AM ^
thank you for posting these and keeping us in the loop. do you have any thoughts on commitment chances, greatest needs, etc of the guys visiting this weekend?
January 19th, 2019 at 12:36 PM ^
I'm not expecting any commitments from the older guys this weekend. With as many young guys visiting as there are, you never know.
January 19th, 2019 at 6:44 PM ^
are we competing for the services of the Rice DT? Is he interested in other places?
January 19th, 2019 at 10:41 AM ^
Is Martin the guy we keep talking about for sure? Sucks, but rather him than Black. Martin had a few nice games/catches this year. Just disappeared late in the season. Didn’t sniff field much which isn’t great for this rumor. Any news on that PSU WR who’s transferring? Johnson I think...
January 19th, 2019 at 10:47 AM ^
No news on Johnson other than that he's in the transfer portal, but I would be very surprised if he comes to Michigan with Peoples-Jones, Black, Collins, etc. already on the team.
January 19th, 2019 at 11:19 AM ^
Hope that Gattis' hiring will stop the WR transfer rumblings. We need some depth.
January 19th, 2019 at 11:34 AM ^
Magnus, I have a question if you are in a position to answer- now that the use of the NCAA transfer portal has seemingly exploded in just a few months, is there someone on staff assigned to monitor it basically 24/7?
I’m not so much asking about Michigan players who might leave, but also do monitor other players who might be of use on our team.
Do you know how this works? Is there someone assigned to view game films on transfers in the portal to assess whether they might be of help?
Thanks
January 19th, 2019 at 12:03 PM ^
The transfer portal is relatively new, so I don't know about that in itself. I don't imagine it's much different than this:
I have a former player who works for an FBS team's recruiting department. He is assigned to certain states to collect information and evaluate recruits to pass along to the higher-ups for recommendation. There are several staffers who are in charge of various states (each one has a handful of states), and they also look at JUCO guys.
I'm not sure if those guys also cover the transfer portal, but I might ask him the next time I talk to him. I doubt there is someone watching the transfer portal 24/7. Frankly, I just don't think there are enough data points to make that someone's full-time job alone.
January 19th, 2019 at 12:40 PM ^
Thanks for the answer.
I have feeling we are very very close to a situation where all transfers will routinely have immediate eligibility. For good or ill, teams will end up having to work the portal nearly as much as they do high school recruiting.
Need an OT? Scour the portal.
I suspect we are right on the cusp of this and I don’t want Michigan left behind.
January 19th, 2019 at 12:34 PM ^
Yes, it's WD and he does it for free
January 19th, 2019 at 12:30 PM ^
I've added a bunch of visitors to the list. This is turning into a bigger weekend than I thought.
January 19th, 2019 at 2:25 PM ^
January 20th, 2019 at 12:23 AM ^
If they're not from here, snow angels, hot chocolate, sledding/tobaggoning, then immediately indoors to warm up in front of real or artificial fireplace. Does the South have that? Hell no.