Defensive lineman Luiji Vilain is finally healthy after two seasons (LINK).
New defensive line coach Shaun Nua wanted to work under Don Brown (LINK).
Carlo Kemp returns as a senior leader on the defensive line (LINK).
Football Study Hall talks about what Mike Gundy’s next trick could be at Oklahoma State (LINK).
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Sterling Heights (MI) Stevenson offensive tackle Giovanni El-Hadi committed to Michigan on Tuesday night. He picked the Wolverines over offers from Indiana, Iowa State, Penn State, and Purdue, among others.
El-Hadi is listed at 6’6″, 280 lbs.
RATINGS
ESPN: Unranked
Rivals: Unranked
247 Sports: Unranked
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2020
Brian Branch – WR – Tyrone (GA) Sandy Creek: Branch is a 6’0″, 180 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Florida, Florida State, and Oklahoma, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #17 safety, and #227 overall.
Maliq Carr – TE – Oak Park (MI) Oak Park: Carr is a 6’6″, 230 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Penn State, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #76 wide receiver, and #428 overall. His crystal ball is a mixed bag right now. While he insists he’s a wide receiver, he will probably outgrow that position in the long-term.
Jaden Dottin – WR – Suffield (CT) Suffield Academy: Dottin is a 6’3″, 185 lb. prospect with offers from Michigan, Penn State, and Pitt, among others. He’s a 4-star, the #60 wide receiver, and #316 overall. He claims a 4.88 forty, a 4.33 shuttle, and a 31.6″ vertical. His crystal ball is 100% for Penn State right now.
Ty Hamilton – DE – Pickerington (OH) Central: Hamilton is a 6’3″, 250-pounder with offers from Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and West Virginia, among others. He’s a 247 Sports 3-star, the #39 strongside end, and #743 overall. He plays for the alma mater of former Michigan defensive end Taco Charlton.
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Wilton Speight had something to say about Pep Hamilton:
““It is what it is,” he said. “The same guy in 2016 and 2017, I didn’t change who I was. It was definitely a little bit different. That’s why I was able to get back to my ways in 2018 and let it rip.”
Speight’s version of “letting it rip” at UCLA was 60.6% completions, 7.3 YPA, 6 touchdowns, and 6 interceptions. Before he got hurt in 2017, he was at 54.6%, 7.2 YPA, 3 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. Basically, the same numbers except a higher completion percentage at UCLA. Speight was bad for the final two years of his college career, and he’s attempting to throw his former coach under the bus. Add that to his whiny, woe-is-me attitude on Amazon Prime’s docuseries, and I think it’s pretty clear that he’s pretty incapable of looking at things objectively.
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