Columbus Nike NFTC Open Thread
Several of Michigan's 2013 commits are participating in the Columbus Nike NFTC camp this morning. Reported that Shane Morris (on the heels of his Elite11 Columbus regional MVP yesterday), David Dawson, Jourdan Lewis (EDIT: Lewis did not make it), Khalid Hill, Logan Tuley-Tillman, Taco Charlton, and Mike McCray will be competing against some of the Midwest's best prospects. The best performers receive invitations to the national competition, The Opening, later this summer. Should be interesting to see how MIchigan's commits stack up against Ohio's and others in the B1G.
Some previews:
http://recruiting.scout.com/2/1183576.html
Several reporters from the various recruiting sites will be covering the event.
247Sports has a free thread with updates from reporters:
http://247sports.com/Board/30/Ohio-NFTC-Updates-9431470
This is run by ESPN no? Haha, how cool would it be if even more of our commits into the UA All American game with solid performances here? We already have 7.
I think Nike runs the camp (especially seeing how the Opening takes place in Eugene every year), but it does seem like ESPN has some kind of exclusive coverage deal.
Does anyone know if there will be any Twitter feeds covering this event?
247Sports has a live update thread on a free message board:
http://247sports.com/Board/30/Ohio-NFTC-Updates-9431470
Allen Trieu (@AllenTrieu), Bob Lichtenfels (@BobLichtenfels), and Sam Webb (@SamWebb77) will be there from Scout.
Josh Helmholdt (@JoshHelmholdt) should be there from Rivals.
TomVH (@TomVH) and Chantel Jennings (@ChantelJennings) will be there from WolverineNation (@WolverineNation)
Not sure how well they will live tweet it. The 247Sports board was pretty good yesterday for Elite11.
#NFTC should be a good start
#Elite11 was huge for updates yesterday
What is the time frame of the Camp? Have they started already?
Nvm. 9am-2pm.
Anyone else see Dawson making a strong move up in the rankings after the camp circuit ends? He seems to be really holding his own thus far, and has the makings of another top-flight interior lineman for Coach Hoke.
He will definitely be matched up with Ohio's Billy Price at some point...
247sports said Dawson Smoked Price in th 1 on 1 drills
kendall fuller @KENyoufeelmee
S/O to #Team134 out there balling in columbus at the NFTC
I still think he ends up following his brothers to Va Tech, but this is very promising...
I agree he end up at Va Tech, but it seems Shane being in his ear has Michigan on his mind.
especially Laquon Treadwell, Ty Isaac, Kendall Fuller, and Christian LaCouture in particular.
Barton Simmons @bartonsimmons
There is a lot of #Wolverine gear being worn out here at the Ohio #NFTC. Michigan commits wear it proud.
From TomVH:
Nice pic from TomVH:
LTT is doing it wrong!
LTT is decked out already.
That kid is massive. Shane's gotta feel good about him watching his blind side in a few years.
So we can assume that his interpretation of the gesture is purposeful, to show off those stylish Ms.
I can't recognize the two on the left. Anyone want to help? Whoever is on the far left has some sweet socks on.
Khalid Hill and David Dawson.
Thanks. I didn't think that was Dawson because he looked so small compared to LTT. That guy is a mountain of a man.
Ditto. Dawson does not look that big in that picture. Just makes it all the more impressive how he's dominating the camp circuit right now.
Dawson is dominant and looks like a great build for guard at the next level.
I think his positioning in the photo also makes him look even smaller compared to LTT.
I actually thought McCray was bigger as well. I expected him to be about as big as Taco for some reason.
Yeah, I think this is just a weird optical illusion of a picture. McCray's height might be normal but he still looks pretty skinny to me and Dawson looks like the smallest one other than Shane. There's no way he's that little and is the number one guard to ESPN. I'm pretty sure Khalid is 6 1" or 6 2", Shane is 6 3" and Dawson is 6 4" or 6 5" but they look like their heights are in the opposite order here. Mind blown.
Hard to tell heights in photos like this but I think Dawson is probably 6'3"-6'4"
Tough to tell with Dawson's head slouched but might be closer to 6'4 than 6'5. Also, with Shane being listed as 6'3, Hill looks just as tall if not taller. Maybe he grew an inch? Hopeful thoughts. Could just be the picture and the different angles. McCray looks like he is 6'2, maybe 6'2 1/2.
Anyone who starts out a statement with "I don't mean to be a tool, but..." obviously means to be a tool. Now that today's lesson is out of the way, I think your signature violates the politics/religion rule.
From left to right:
Khalid Hill, David Dawson, Shane Morris, Mike McCray, Taco Charlton, Logan Tuley-Tillman
Jourdan Lewis didn't make it to NIKE today but Malik McDowell did even though I had heard he wasnt likely to come.
Ohio State commits Cam Burrows, Jalin Marshall, Jayme Thompson and Billy Price all made it in
Alex Anzalone was preregistered but isn't here as of now
Steve Wiltfong 247:
Penn State commit Ross Douglas is here decked out in Nittany Lions gear.
Michigan commits I've seen so far are Michael McCray, David Dawson, Logan Tuley-Tillman, Shane Morris and Taco Charlton.
Ohio State commits in the house are Jalin Marshall and Cam Burrows.
More guys expected.
Tim Sullivan @TimS_Wolverine
According to Cass Tech coach Thomas Wilcher, the Detroit powerhouse has 18 players at the Columbus NFTC camp today.
Just curious - do these guys (or their families) have to pay to travel to all these camps or do the sponsors cover some of the costs? Seems like it would get pretty expensive to be flying all over the country every other weekend.
I think the athletes have to cover their own travel expenses to the NFTC/Elite11, but the camp itself is free. I think the Elite11 Finals and The Opening (the national finals of the NFTC) are all expenses paid, hence the competition to get invited besides the recognition of course.
As for the 7on7 camps, I think most of the kids travel and participate as a team so the travel expenses are probably a little less and similar to a soccer club team or AAU basketball.
Can't wait to read about the Michigan commits taking over The Opening this summer.
Hope to see him really break out this weekend.
Drills going on first so not many updates so far
WolverineNation ESPN @WolverineNation
One OSU grad/coach said to Logan Tuley Tilman: keep using that bad form. Yeah, make sure you're doing that til November in the horseshoe.
Danny Etling, committed to #Purdue, continues to look good. Really solid at yesterday's #Elite11
I would offer him right now based upon his name alone. To hear that name coming from the big house speakers after a first down catch would be magic.
Oh and if he is talented that would be nice too...
Take Snodgrass, period, end of story.
He is Class of 2014 so he could possibly blow up. Already has an offer from Toledo.