OT: Former Michigan LB commit Darrin Kirkland transferring
Tennessee linebacker Darrin Kirkland, Jr. is going the grad transfer route and leaving Tennessee. He was originally committed to Michigan in the 2015 class before signing with the Volunteers. He had 111 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 1 interception in 2015 and 2016 combined, but he missed 2017 with an injury. He was committed to the Brady Hoke regime, so I'm not sure whether the current staff has any interest, but I thought it was noteworthy, anyway.
UPDATE: So now it seems as if he's not transferring.
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/sports/college/university-of-tennessee/f…
Lord please guide me on this journey
2015: Freshman (played)
2016: Sophomore (played)
2017: Junior/redshirt sophomore (injured, did not play)
2018: Redshirt junior
2019: Fifth year senior
This ain't rocket surgery, Jibbroni.
He played football at Tennessee in 2015-2016 (freshman). He played football at Tennessee in 2016-2017 (sophomore). He redshirted in 2017-2018 (junior/redshirt sophomore) due to injury, and is graduating here in 2018.
Now he will have eligibility to play in 2018-2019 (redshirt junior) and 2019-2020 (5th year senior).
You have 5 years to play 4 seasons. He has been in college for 3 years, but he has only played 2 seasons. So he has 2 seasons left.
you are Doogie Howser, M.D. You will be busy making love stains in the back of Harold's car.
yes. You graduate, you can transfer and play immediately.
can't offer the post-grad degree the original school does. So since Michigan (last I checked) doesnt offer a doctorate in Fellating Peyton Manning, he would be immediately eligible.
Other way around. The new school has to offer a post-grad degree the original school does not have.
I believe that that restriction has been removed. Degree programs don't matter.
surprised if he was interested in UM. Our depth at LB is deep, I would think he would transfer somewhere where playing time is pretty much assured.
Is that true, though? He's a two-year starter. Right now we have Devin Bush and ??? at the inside linebacker spots. Nobody really knows how Devin Gil, Josh Ross, etc. will pan out on the field. I think Kirkland would definitely be on the two-deep. The only guy I'm confident is better than him is Bush.
Hasn't Brown been raving about our LB depth this spring? I assumed that meant he was comfortable with the 2nd string MLB as well.
Every coach, ever, always raves about his team in the off season. This isn't to say that they aren't good, but take it with a grain of salt.
Mike Zordich would like a word with you...
I still find it hilarious how negative he was on the CB situation which turned out to be pretty darned good. Master motivational tactic, perhaps?
while its possible he would be in our 2 deep, its not a slam dunk. Althought we do not have any proven LB's in our 2's, we have some freaking fast ass LB's, and DB really values that.
Plus, we do not know what the effects the injury had on him.
Can he play fullback? Insurance for Ben.
He will now be known as Ben Wangler.
he sailed ship a long time ago.
not a position of need for Michigan, so i'd stick to kids who committed to the program
That's not true. Kirkland decommitted in early November of 2014, which was about 2 months before Jim Harbaugh was hired.
We don't know that we are full at LB. If the coaches think he can contribute and help the team, why wouldn't they take him? They have taken lesser talent as grad transfers.
Remembered what incorrectly?
I believe he was attempting to reply to the comment above yours.
people in the media calling Michigan a mess and deep skepticism that we even had a shot at Harbaugh.
Even after Jim was hired, it was January 6 before he hired Durkin, a couple more weeks before his staff was complete. He wasn't recruiting EE candidates. His first commitment came around the end of January.
What kind of garbage point are you trying to make? If a kid makes a tough decision due to coaching uncertainty, that means that any interest they had in Michigan must have completely washed away? And Michigan, being... what? Petty as shit? Michigan decides that since the kid decommitted, they would never entertain the option of allowing him to come ever? That'll sure show that punk kid not to mess with us, huh?
How the fuck do you know whether either party is interested? Any basis for that assertion? Don't have shitty opinions on the internet, Jimmy.