4-star RB Chase Hayden decommits from Arkansas today - visiting AA Sat
http://247sports.com/Player/Chase-Hayden-77191
Collierville (Tenn.) St. George's Independent School 4-star running back Chase Hayden committed to Arkansas on July 24, but that verbal pledge is now off. Hayden will officially visit Michigan this weekend and the Hogs are now also looking at other running back options. The Arkansas offer is still there to Hayden, but the plan is to sign two running backs and if someone else commits before he's finished with his visits then the Hogs offer would reportedly be gone.
A crystal ball to Michigan has already been placed
edit - spelling his name - which is right there in the link - fail me
September 29th, 2016 at 6:21 PM ^
How many RBs are we going to take?
ALL OF THEM.
September 29th, 2016 at 6:55 PM ^
Will Harbaugh be "running " the world?
September 29th, 2016 at 7:05 PM ^
Next you're going to tell me there's a world beyond MGoBlog?
September 30th, 2016 at 7:53 AM ^
heard for a fact there is one from a commercial.
September 30th, 2016 at 9:04 AM ^
Smearth?
September 29th, 2016 at 7:20 PM ^
Kinda makes you wonder, how often does Harbaugh look at a guy as just a football player and figures he will decide on a position once he gets to campus?
September 29th, 2016 at 9:21 PM ^
Ohio State has done that too. If you're a bigger Back that can move, why not give it a shot at linebacker if it doesn't work.
September 30th, 2016 at 2:01 PM ^
My guess would be that Harbaugh lets everyone try their preferred position first, assesses them and makes a recommendation. What's really great for the players is that Harbaugh is building Michigan like an NFL team but with more creativity on both sides of the ball. A player's best position at Michigan will be his best chance to get to the NFL.
If Harbaugh tells a player "You have the best chance of playing in the NFL at (position x), the player is going to listen. And it's great for recruiting because they all know Harbaugh is probabbly the best college coach at getting players to the NFL right now.
September 29th, 2016 at 6:27 PM ^
What up BERT?
September 29th, 2016 at 8:42 PM ^
...you mean what's DOWN Bert....
September 29th, 2016 at 9:22 PM ^
Ooof. What a fat clutz.
September 30th, 2016 at 1:01 AM ^
Klutz.
September 29th, 2016 at 9:46 PM ^
As our coach pointed out lesser athletes will fall.
September 29th, 2016 at 10:28 PM ^
his wife is hot... that is still funny!!!!!!!......
September 30th, 2016 at 1:58 AM ^
I find Bert entertaining. He adds to the sport by having a personality and not apologizing for it. And yes, that is an awesome GIF
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September 30th, 2016 at 9:01 AM ^
Except for when he fakes contact with an opposing player to draw a 15 yard penalty, then does a dance to celebrate. Totally unprofessional, even if it was against Alabama.
September 30th, 2016 at 9:01 AM ^
Except for when he fakes contact with an opposing player to draw a 15 yard penalty, then does a dance to celebrate. Totally unprofessional, even if it was against Alabama.
September 29th, 2016 at 6:29 PM ^
All your running backs r belong to us...
September 29th, 2016 at 6:30 PM ^
not Heyden
September 29th, 2016 at 6:31 PM ^
It's Chase Hayden.
September 30th, 2016 at 1:59 AM ^
This is Aaron Hayden's son, right? Dad was an excellent back in 90s for Tennessee.
September 29th, 2016 at 6:31 PM ^
His name is 100% appropriate for a running back.
September 29th, 2016 at 6:32 PM ^
Change his last name...it's actually Hayden.
September 29th, 2016 at 7:17 PM ^
yeah bro... Aubrey Solomon decommitted after that happened to him... I'm still crying over that one. That kid is a can't-miss. Still holding out hope we get him back.
Please oh please, no more misspelling recruits' names. I will not allow it.
September 29th, 2016 at 8:28 PM ^
The Solomon decommit was, in general, because they sent him a letter thanking him for attending the BBQ when he didn't go. If they spelled him name wrong too, then it's just the cherry on a shit sundae.
September 29th, 2016 at 8:38 PM ^
decommitted because he wanted to go to Georgia. Misspelling the name just accelerated it a bit, but the writing was on the wall.
September 30th, 2016 at 8:35 AM ^
They wrote his name incorrectly on a wall?
September 29th, 2016 at 8:41 PM ^
If you decommit is because you received a thank you card, you were looking for an excuse to decommit.
September 29th, 2016 at 6:33 PM ^
The crystal ball is from someone who has little to no inside info and tries to play the system. Until Lorenz, Wiltfong or one of the southern 247 guys say anything, no reason to thing he will commit.
September 29th, 2016 at 6:54 PM ^
So does this mean the staff thinks Harris is a lost cause? With the backs already committed, how do they find room for these guys?
September 29th, 2016 at 6:54 PM ^
it has to. :(
September 29th, 2016 at 7:03 PM ^
recruit until the spots are gone. If someone wants to take an expense paid trip to Ann Arbor, who cares? is Harbaugh going to call up a 4* and say hey man you're not allowed in?
September 29th, 2016 at 7:20 PM ^
Except you can't keep pushing people out that have been committed for some time because someone else comes aboard.
September 29th, 2016 at 7:34 PM ^
Just because someone is visiting does not mean we have lost out on any other recruit people. Calm thyself
September 29th, 2016 at 7:41 PM ^
you dont know much about recruiting do you? what do you think happens? you get your 25 commits and then just shut down recruiting for the year? everyone of these kids are 10 minutes away from decommiting and then commiting somewere else.
let the coaches worry about it. i mean they are the only ones that really know what is going on with these kids, and yet they are the only ones that cant comment on it.
September 29th, 2016 at 7:21 PM ^
i don't think thats what is going on here
September 29th, 2016 at 7:21 PM ^
.....if he was to commit that is....
September 30th, 2016 at 7:06 AM ^
why should it mean that? kid decommits and takes an official to a school that was recruiting him before. means nothing as far as the staff pursuing him more than harris.
September 30th, 2016 at 8:08 AM ^
Damien Harris left with Borges... /s
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September 29th, 2016 at 6:54 PM ^
Not sure this has much to do with his Michigan official
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September 29th, 2016 at 6:59 PM ^
kumbaya
September 29th, 2016 at 7:09 PM ^
I don't get this. If he was the best running back in the nation then I would understand. But we have 3 running backs already. Is this just an insurance policy in case on of the other backs decommit or would they actually take a 4th running back ?
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September 29th, 2016 at 7:18 PM ^
Taking a ton of running backs every year has worked so far, I see no reason to stop now
September 30th, 2016 at 12:39 PM ^
UM took 2 RBs last year (Davis and Walker) and just 1 (Higdon) the year before. Higdon weighs 189 pounds, Davis weighs 245 and Walker weighs 207.
September 29th, 2016 at 7:21 PM ^
If you want to take a running back, taking one from Bert is a pretty good policy. He knows how to indentify them and strong RB play is a strong part of his offense.
September 29th, 2016 at 7:45 PM ^
I understand having the sentiment when we already have a few RBs committed in this years class., But at 5-10 190lbs (of course remembering the possibility to get slightly taller and definitely ability to get heavier), you could play a lot of positions. From slot to CB, to RB, Harbaugh is lookign for athletes first.
And being, currently, ranked the 319th player in the nation, you'd take that any day of the week (315th might seem high, but it's really not, Jehu Chesson was 639th overall and 74th "best wide-receiver", Houma was 708th, and Willie Henry 948th!!). Any time you have a chance to take a great athlete is always worth it.
And with Harbaugh and this staffs great ability to find places on the field for players to shine, I have no doubt there's something he sees in him if he's indeed still pursuing him. And he's obviously not afraid to promote/demote in as purely a meritocratic way as I've seen in college football.
That said, we do have a sizeable stable of backs, but, Harbaugh is already showing much he likes giving quite a few different looks in the backfield so far.