THE FUTURE HUDDLE- Spring Game Edition
Michigan will host its spring
practice game this Saturday, and a hand full of prospects will make
unofficial visits to Ann Arbor. The spring game is always an exciting time for
recruits, as they get to check out and get a “feel” for the campus and stadium.
This year however, Michigan has installed a new offense and recruits will be
looking to see how the new system can fit their skill sets in person. Could this spring game be the shot in the arm Michigan needs to catch up on the
recruiting trail?
THE VISITOR LIST
2015 Prospects
- WR Miles Boykin
- TE Hale Hentges
- OL David Moorman
- QB Brian Lewerke
- Marvin Franklin JR.
2016 Prospects
- LB Brendan Ferns
- LB Daelin Hayes
- DB Lavert Hill
- OT Ben Bredeson
- QB Messiah deWeaver
2017 Prospects
- LB Josh Ross
- OT Josh Myers
- QB Kyle Wood
- WR Ricky Smalling
The
Entire Core6 program will also be in attendance this weekend.
Ferns, Hayes, Hill and
Ross are all relatives of current Wolverines players. I don’t see how this can
be taken as anything but positive. Having people you already know, let alone
are related to, can make the transition from high school to college much
easier. Also, 2015 TE target Tyron Wheatley Jr., might make the trip to Ann
Arbor this weekend. Wheatley and his father have planned to make multiple
visits this weekend, and it’s all a matter of being able to fit Michigan into
his busy schedule. If not, Wheatley Jr. will definitely be on campus at some
point in the summer.
Other Notes:
2015 5 star OLB Justin
Hilliard named his top 10 recently this week.
TOP 10 (No
Order)
ND
Alabama
Iowa
Kentucky
Michigan
Oklahoma
Florida State
Southern California
Ohio State
Florida
— Justin Hilliard
(@JHilliard47) March
31, 2014
No surprise that
Michigan made the cut. It's been long thought Hilliard’s recruitment has been a
two horse race with Michigan and Ohio State. Speaking of Ohio State...
2015 RB Mike Weber will
take an unofficial visit to Columbus this weekend. Michigan has recently gained
momentum in Weber’s recruiting. Before the hiring of Coach Nussmeier, I would
have put Weber's chances at coming to Michigan in the slim to none bracket.
Since then, the coaching staff have made Weber a priority and made it clear
that Michigan wants him. The change to the pro-style offense in recent years definitely
helps Michigan’s chances. Cass Tech has long been a pipeline school for
Michigan, and losing recruits back-to-back years to Ohio State won’t be good
for Hoke and Company.
2015 QB target David
Sills, who committed to USC in 2010, visited West Virginia on Thursday. Sills
has seen his recruitment pick up steam since 5 star QB Ricky Town flipped to
USC. Sills was on campus last month and does have a scholarship offer in hand. Michigan
would like to take a QB in the 2015 class and has only handed out 4
scholarships so far, with all 4 being committed to schools already. Freddy
Canteen and Brandon Watson both played with Sills last year at Eastern
Christian Academy.
2016 Junior ATH Darrin
Kirkland Jr. was offered a scholarship Friday morning. Throughout high school,
Kirkland has seen snaps at WR/RB/OLB and MLB. Michigan will recruit Kirkland as
a LB, as he fits the exact mold of what they are looking for at the linebacker
position. Great on the pass-rush, Kirkland sheds blocks, and has excellent
field vision. Watching his highlight tape, it’s hard to believe that more top
tier schools haven’t jumped at the chance to offer him a scholarship.
Kirkland plans to
announce his decision on May 30th, so look for the staff to get him
on campus before for an unofficial.
Former Alabama offensive
lineman Chad Lindsay will also be attendance this weekend. Lindsay graduated
last year after starting 4 games for the Crimson Tide, and still has one year
of eligibility left. With Michigan having a young/inexperienced o-line, having
Lindsay transfer would benefit the program immensely. I think the chance to
play for Coach Nussmeier again, and have a chance to be a starter puts Michigan
over the top for his services.
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