OT: 2019 in-state OT Anthony Bradford commits to LSU

Submitted by Magnus on

Muskegon offensive tackle Anthony Bradford committed to LSU after an official visit to Baton Rouge. Michigan never offered him, but he's a 4-star, the #28 OT, and #276 overall. He's also the #7 player in the state.

https://247sports.com/Article/Southern-hospitality-leads-four-star-Midw…

I'm not trying to stir up the debate about in-state recruiting, but I just think it's noteworthy that a 4-star within the state was not offered and ended up committing to a big-time school like LSU.

Don

May 10th, 2018 at 7:53 AM ^

The notion that Michigan didn't offer Bradford solely because he wants to play in the south isn't how recruiting works under Harbaugh—they're going to offer everybody they want at positions of need regardless of whether or not the recruit has given them signs he's interested in going elsewhere. We've offered plenty of recruits who are thought to be strong leans for other programs.

That we didn't even offer him is a clear sign that we didn't want him or that he wouldn't qualify.

jblaze

May 10th, 2018 at 9:03 AM ^

LOL at any insinuation that Big Ed Ogeron or his OC (seriously, google who he is) know half as much about offense as Harbaugh.

jblaze

May 10th, 2018 at 9:03 AM ^

LOL at any insinuation that Big Ed Ogeron or his OC (seriously, google who he is) know half as much about offense as Harbaugh.

M-Dog

May 10th, 2018 at 9:30 AM ^

LSU is relatively low on my hate list for an SEC school because of Les Miles and the general   non-stop entertainment value of the people that, um, lead that program.

So good luck to him, hope he beats Bama.

 

Kevin13

May 10th, 2018 at 9:48 AM ^

why UM didn't recruit him? It could be a 100 different reasons, maybe the kid really wanted to get out of state, or grades, or just wasn't the right fit. Just curious why we didn't offer a highly recruited in state kid.

JonnyHintz

May 10th, 2018 at 11:09 AM ^

According to Sam, Harbaugh and the rest of the staff just liked other guys more.

They currently have three tackles committed, one is a top 300 player, and the other two appear to be vastly under-rated. Not to mention Michigan is supposedly leading for two more top tackles. There doesn’t have to be a specific reason. The staff just chose to invest their time into other options.

BlueWon

May 10th, 2018 at 11:55 AM ^

albeit impressively so a few seconds into the plays. Hard to tell how he'd hold up against guys his own size.