Senior Transfer: Virginia TE Jake McGee

Submitted by Lucky Socks on

TomVH just tweeted that Virginia's leading receiver, TE Jake McGee, is transferring and will be immediately eligible.  We need a TE, and he could be a fit for Michigan.  I don't know how to embed but that's the jist of it.  No insider info.

I would love to have him, is it too late to retroactively add him to 27 tickets?

Welcome to the team, Jake.

 

gh81

April 25th, 2014 at 9:57 PM ^

I've heard this a few times, but haven't seen anything that confirms it. I'm assuming the school wouldn't release this information, and I would guess he wouldn't either so where is this coming from? After reading a TN blog lately I'm skeptical of any so called "insider" information.

OMG Shirtless

April 25th, 2014 at 10:12 PM ^

There are grad programs the athletic department can get eligible student athletes into, if they need to.  They won't be ranked in the USNews articles, but they're out there.  If he's academically eligible to get into an Ohio State grad program, he could get into a Michigan program.  People seem to strategically forget that Ohio State isn't a terrible school.

pescadero

April 26th, 2014 at 8:28 AM ^

Grad school 5th year players really aren't "transfers" from an academic viewpoint.

 

They're new applicants to Rackham - whether they just graduated from Michigan or Alabama.

 

The requirement for new applicants will be the same whether their undergrad was at Michigan or somewhere else - and we've had LOTS of athletes get 5th years by getting into Rackham.

Blue Durham

April 25th, 2014 at 7:57 PM ^

As I am not so familiar with Virginia football players, perhaps MaizeAndBlueWahoo could give us his impressions of McGee, both as a blocker as well as a receiver.

Blue Durham

April 26th, 2014 at 9:01 AM ^

Thanks Wahoo.

Since he was UVa's leading reciever, I kind of suspected that he was more a fleet of foot TE than grinding blocker TE, but figured on getting your input. 

Hoped that he was the rare breed that can both block well and be a great receiving threat, but as you said, its moot with him going to Florida.

Raoul

April 25th, 2014 at 7:59 PM ^

FWIW, a Florida beat writer says he's Florida bound:

In reply to by MichiganMan14

LordGrantham

April 25th, 2014 at 8:19 PM ^

Wait are we seriously lamenting the loss of a player who we knew was available 15 minutes ago?

Wolverine Devotee

April 25th, 2014 at 8:08 PM ^

If this continues I'm going to take the Muppets videos and put them in negative tint and distort the tempo and pitch. Renaming it Steppum and will post every time bad things happen.

champ009kd

April 26th, 2014 at 10:25 AM ^

He's from Richmond and attended the same high school as Wilton Speight. Obviously the Michigan staff has some familiarity with the Collegiate School staff...

I dumped the Dope

April 26th, 2014 at 12:58 PM ^

Even if he's a Funchess type TE being more of a big/speed/hands type of guy than a run blocker.

My first thought was no, after we just switched Heitzmann over, but KH's going to be a OL type guy primarily and pass catcher second.

But then I'm thinking of flooding one side of the field with tall heavy receivers.  That would be a pain in pass coverage.  And also if those big receivers can get a body on typical CB and safety types in running situations the DB is going to end up on his B.