New 2020 QB offer
With the retirement of 2020 quarterback commit J.D. Johnson, Michigan is on the lookout for a new quarterback in 2020. Jim Harbaugh offered Rancho Cucamonga (CA) Rancho Cucamonga QB C.J. Stroud over the weekend, and Harbaugh is planning to fly out for his playoff game on Friday, since the Wolverines have a bye week. Stroud is a 4-star, the #4 pro-style quarterback, and #137 overall. His crystal ball is 100% for Ohio State, and he has officials set for both Oregon and OSU. He went to the Elite 11 finals and is going to play in the All-American Bowl, so he's a pretty big deal.
November 5th, 2019 at 10:56 AM ^
Can you give a comparison between he and JD Johnson?
November 5th, 2019 at 11:12 AM ^
They're pretty similar, in my opinion. Neither one is great on the run, but both are good athletes. I think Stroud is more polished at this point. His mechanics are better and more consistent, and his pocket presence is a little better. I also think Stroud has a stronger arm, too. They're the same style of player, but I think Stroud is a step above in most categories.
November 5th, 2019 at 11:46 AM ^
Yeah but can he throw for a 150 yards a game?
November 5th, 2019 at 4:28 PM ^
*between him and JD Johnson
November 5th, 2019 at 10:51 AM ^
Wasn't this already posted like hours after the JD Johnson announcement?
November 5th, 2019 at 11:05 AM ^
I don't know if it was posted. I looked for it in the last day's posts (he posted it on Twitter within the last 24 hours), but I didn't see anything.
I think we knew there was some interest in Stroud, but not that he was actually offered.
November 5th, 2019 at 11:14 AM ^
https://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/um-offers-2020-4-qb-cj-stroud
If anyone gets a reprieve on here, it's you Magnus. This was on the fourth page at this point. Not sure I would have seen it there either. Plus you've given us some additional stuff.
November 5th, 2019 at 11:20 AM ^
Gracias. I just saw it come across Twitter. In fairness to myself, he posted it on Twitter last night at 8:25 p.m. (LINK) and nothing was posted about it here at MGoBlog since then, so I figured it was new. Oh well. The post can be deleted if necessary.
November 5th, 2019 at 2:52 PM ^
Magnus, am surprised they don't look at Malik Hornsby. He seems to run rpo well and quick release. You have an info on him?
November 5th, 2019 at 11:45 AM ^
This is the correct answer. Magnus gets a pass because of all the quality and typically consolidated recruiting info he provides on a consistent basis. If it's a bit redundant or he's not posting "breaking news" we can probably manage to keep our panties out of a bunch and know that it's at the very least going to be solid info.
November 5th, 2019 at 10:52 AM ^
Thanks for the new information about Harbaugh flying out for his playoff game. It's clear he is a priority to get on campus for an official visit.
November 5th, 2019 at 11:03 AM ^
Cucamonga is a fun word to say.
November 5th, 2019 at 11:29 AM ^
no matter where he ends up, he'll always be Rancho Cucamonga (CA) Rancho Cucamonga QB C.J. Stroud to me
November 5th, 2019 at 11:29 AM ^
He might have a golden gun like his more well-known brother Scaramanga.
November 5th, 2019 at 11:06 AM ^
His crystal ball is 100% for Ohio State
Do we have any chance here?
November 5th, 2019 at 11:10 AM ^
Probably not, but maybe he wants to play school.
November 5th, 2019 at 11:14 AM ^
"For visits, he is going to Oregon on Nov. 30, and Georgia and Ohio State in December."
November 5th, 2019 at 1:57 PM ^
The OSU CB thing is deceptive. They already have a 4 star in the class. He took a trip there and some CBs rolled in but he has still stated he is “wide open.”
This all occurred before we had an opening and made an offer.
November 5th, 2019 at 2:17 PM ^
Not really. His qb coach or something like that is good friends with Ryan day.
November 5th, 2019 at 3:06 PM ^
Day wants 2 QBs in the class bc they have 0 depth behind Fields.
November 5th, 2019 at 11:08 AM ^
Any reason for optimism here? Any connection to him or did we recruit him at all prior to landing JD? Seems like a stretch to get in on this kid late. He’s significantly higher ranked than Johnson so would be a big pull but CB to OSU sounds like an uphill battle
November 5th, 2019 at 11:16 AM ^
Sure, there are reasons for optimism. First of all, Stroud hasn't taken officials yet, so he's not that far into his recruitment. Second, Ohio State already has a QB in the 2020 class named Jack Miller (NTJM), who's no slouch at #237 overall. Also, neither Michigan or OSU has a lot of depth at quarterback, so the opportunity for early playing time could be significant; that doesn't give Michigan an edge over OSU, necessarily, but it might prop those schools above some other programs.
November 5th, 2019 at 11:27 AM ^
Well said but I don't think there is any reason to be optimistic. Harbaugh has yet to prove he can do ANYTHING with a QB here and Day has done a TON with QB's there. Both Stroud and Miller have said that either of their commitments wouldn't bother the other and they welcome the competition. with the transfer portal willing and ready to find new homes for QB's it isn't a stretch to see them both end up at OSU and then one transfer out. Miller has had some Labrum issues over the last year and my guess is OSU is going HARD at Stroud to say look we like Miller but we aren't sure he is durable enough to withstand a week in week out beating. I think Stroud is going to OSU
November 5th, 2019 at 11:34 AM ^
It's time for Harbaugh to float rumors of Day to the Browns/Bengals after this season.
November 5th, 2019 at 12:04 PM ^
That's ridiculous. The NFL would never want a coach who's gone 0-8 in his first year as a head coach.......
What's that? They're what now?
Oh.
November 5th, 2019 at 12:21 PM ^
who are the other potential candidates here for them? Seems like there's currently only 4-5 top 50 QBs uncommitted on 247 as of now so would they most likely try to flip Bailey from Tennessee since they suck, McQuarrie from UCLA since they're also garbage, or maybe take a run at somebody like Aidan Atkinson, 4 star commit for Northwestern (?!?)
November 5th, 2019 at 11:13 AM ^
Huge if true.
November 5th, 2019 at 11:53 AM ^
What do you mean?
November 5th, 2019 at 11:58 AM ^
If it weakens OSU, I'm for it.
November 5th, 2019 at 12:05 PM ^
For a second I thought I was going to drive out to the Chooch if Harbaugh was going to be there. Then I thought about it for an additional second and decided it would be terrible to drive out to the Chooch.
November 5th, 2019 at 12:57 PM ^
Check out YouTube for Stroud. He did an interview with Jeremy Birmingham last week at his HS. It will give a little more insight into his situation. He still seems open in making his decision.
November 5th, 2019 at 1:05 PM ^
Not to dampen anyone’s spirits but MSU was an early offer and over on the MSU boards they were pretty optimistic on their chances before he blew up at the elite 11.
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(To be fair to the lunatics at RCMB there were still a bunch who thought they had a strong chance after he started getting OSU etc. interest post E11 this summer.)
Seriously - it doesn’t hurt to take a shot, and being one of 2 QBs in a class may not be the best option for a young QB no matter their confidence level. (Both OSU and M bring in 5* QBs in 2021 so there is no benefit either way there imo.)