Osman Savage Has Committed to Michigan
A somewhat under-the-radar 2020 linebacker and Name of the Year Candidate announced on Twitter that he has committed. Actually he first said "Michigan University" then deleted that tweet to post a correct one, a very Michigan characteristic.
Blessed to say I have committed to University of Michigan pic.twitter.com/k3xaZnXzR4
— ❌Osman Savage❌ (@_omgthatsoz2x) January 25, 2019
Savage plays WLB and RB for Biff Poggi at St. Francis Academy. Rivals thinks he's a top 150 prospect while 247Sports has him ranked 200 spots lower (ESPN hasn't gotten around to him yet). Though he's listed as an OLB, at 6'2"/225, Savage is probably ticketed for WLB and MLB at Michigan, a position with a rich history of metal naming conventions. He lists offers from Maryland, WVU, GT, UMass, with a Pitt visit and some MSU interest.
We'll have a more informative update later. For now here's where he places among ILBs in my database:
January 25th, 2019 at 9:54 AM ^
Poor buckeyes are gonna look at his Twitter name and think his name is Mosman Savagem. Nobody correct them, let's see if they get stuck on it for the full four years
January 25th, 2019 at 11:07 AM ^
+1 Insightful
January 25th, 2019 at 5:17 PM ^
Hahaha I literally thought the same thing!
January 25th, 2019 at 10:08 AM ^
'Tis the season...start reeling them in...good start.
January 25th, 2019 at 10:17 AM ^
Yeah, yeah, yeah. But how does he pronounce his surname?
American "Savage"?
or
French "Sah-vajjjj"?
January 25th, 2019 at 10:29 AM ^
Either way I want to hear Keith Jackson call a tackle of his.
January 25th, 2019 at 10:51 AM ^
dude, keith jackson is dead. he died 3 or 4 times in the last week or so. look it up....
January 26th, 2019 at 9:19 PM ^
Just on this site, though.
January 25th, 2019 at 10:49 AM ^
"Sah-vajjjj"
Who are you, Johnny Depp?
January 25th, 2019 at 10:20 AM ^
Just looking at that list of linebackers is fascinating: some great players, some decent ones, some who were mishandled (Gedeon, who should have red shirted), and some who never made it. You never really know until you see how kids adjust to college life and get on the field.
January 25th, 2019 at 10:50 AM ^
Gedeon, who should have red shirted
Red shirted AND started over Morgan or Bolden IMO (can't remember who played which spot).
January 25th, 2019 at 10:34 AM ^
Welcome aboard you filthy Savage. Go Blue!!
January 25th, 2019 at 1:48 PM ^
Savage is a cool last name, but Osman is an awesome first name, given the history. Arabic has some excellent names that have made their way into black naming traditions - e.g., Rashan, Tarik, Khalil just from the FB team.
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January 25th, 2019 at 10:49 AM ^
Unbelievable visit from Michigan today !! Wolverines confirmed 14 offers and Osman Savage commitment!!!! pipeline rolling!! #GoBlue
— Biff poggi (@BiffPoggi) January 25, 2019
January 25th, 2019 at 11:15 AM ^
The SEC will definitely complain to the NCAA about this
January 25th, 2019 at 10:57 AM ^
"We'll have a more informative update later."
"Later" is doing a lot of work in this sentence, based on the last few months of commitments.
January 25th, 2019 at 10:57 AM ^
Thank you Biff! Looking forward to watching 'Savage' hits on the field. O you Savage!
January 25th, 2019 at 11:07 AM ^
Welcome Mr Savage!!
January 25th, 2019 at 11:09 AM ^
Welcome aboard! Nice early pick-up.
Although I would prefer all future linebacker recruits be Roquan Smith level or better.
January 25th, 2019 at 11:22 AM ^
That seems like a pretty high bar to set. I would be very happy if we closed out the LBs with Kalel Mullings and Ethan West. That would make for a very strong LB class.
January 25th, 2019 at 11:13 AM ^
He's listed at 6'2" 225lbs on 247's site. That sounds like the biggest linebacker we've recruited in a long time here. Does this mean we're getting away from the super athletic "murder squirrels"? Or maybe he's a big murder squirrel? Yes please!
January 25th, 2019 at 11:32 AM ^
Ross is roughly that size IIRC. McGrone was slightly smaller.
I'll take anything Don Brown wants at LB from a physical perspective.
January 25th, 2019 at 11:28 AM ^
Someone needs to photoshop him into this:
January 25th, 2019 at 11:34 AM ^
Okay, but did anyone double-check to make sure he wasn't in the transfer portal already?
January 25th, 2019 at 11:40 AM ^
Kliff Kingsbury's aura works in mysterious ways.
January 25th, 2019 at 11:39 AM ^
Welcome aboard!
Devin Bush as the #7 ILB in that class continues to astound me. I can't get over the fact that he's 3 inches taller than Bush and basically the same weight. Not to go all Fred Jackson, but "Devin Bush but bigger" would be pretty awesome.
January 25th, 2019 at 1:16 PM ^
devin bush but bigger should scare the shit out of every RB & QB in the Big 10
January 25th, 2019 at 2:29 PM ^
shorter is better here... Bush would not have been as effective if were same weight and three inches taller... sure his arms would have been longer, but would have been offset by likely being slower....
January 25th, 2019 at 5:58 PM ^
Same range as Gedeon, Bush, and Gold. Yeah, I'll take another one of them.
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