Clark: UM and UCLA are "neck and neck..." "I don't think anyone is leading right now."

A lot of nice comments out of Clark regarding Michgan and his visit.  I had not realized he has never been to UCLA to visit so the fact they are "neck and neck" is a bit annoying in relation to a school he has now visited 3 times and was a former commit.  Of course it can just be posturing but it sounds like it's wide open from here between the 2 schools.  He visits UCLA later this month and then Harbaugh does an in home visit after.  I am sure Mora will go calling immediately after Harbaugh too.   Sunds like Clark connected well with young Harbaugh as well which is important considering that's his position.

Fun comment below - considering how hard Harbaugh has worked at previous jobs:

"It's crazy, he's really intense, and you really like that," Clark told MLive on Sunday. "He grew on me a lot. I didn't know what to think at first, I wasn't sure what he'd be like. But once I left, he really, really grew on me.  He's the best coach I think I've sat down with. I just think he's awesome."

And once he arrived, Harbaugh's message for him -- and the rest of the recruits on campus this past weekend -- was pretty clear.  "He said, taking this job, he can't fail," Clark said. "He said he can't fail, because he cares way too much about the city, about the University of Michigan and he's going to work harder at this job than anything he's ever done in his life.  He's committed into turning Michigan back into the best program in America, and I really think they'll get there. I've never met a coach who is that competitive and that intense."

Sounds like UM employed the same strategy Mattison did with defensive recruits - splicing their HS highlights into college and NFL tape to show them how they can be used.  I would assume this is getting pretty common across the college landscape (splicing HS tape into their college tape) but only so many staffs can show NFL tape and legitimately say "when I was in the NFL this is how I used X position."

From there, before attending Michigan's basketball win over Northwestern on Saturday night, Clark spent a great deal of time with Harbaugh and his offensive staff, notably new tight ends coach Jay Harbaugh.

Clark said he "really connected" with the younger Harbaugh, and added that the staff showed him multiple clips of how they used former Stanford tight ends Coby Fleener and Zac Ertz -- who are now both NFL players.  Harbaugh also showed him tape of the way his offense used tight ends with the San Francisco 49ers, and spliced in clips of his own personal film from his high school career.

"That was pretty cool, they also showed me stuff I've done in high school, and then showed me stuff they've done with their tight ends," Clark said. "There's a lot of similarities there, which was pretty cool.

Drumroll...

He says he won't take any other visits, and as of now, Michigan and UCLA are the two schools holding his interest.  Is there a favorite?

"Right now, it's neck and neck," Clark said. "I'm not really too sure what I'm going to do. The visit to UCLA is really important, I've never been on the west coast.  "So we'll see what it's like. I don't think anyone's leading right now."