Okay. I admit it. I played golf with a guy who is really good yesterday during the first half of the #Michigan #Northwestern game yesterday and was a little ? I forgot to post. ? But, I’m glad I made home for the second half! ? #GoBlue! pic.twitter.com/0UYXaZRXLE
— Elle Johnson (@_ElleJohnson) September 30, 2018
Give Elle Johnson a follow on Twitter if you want. Go Blue!
Cornerback Benjamin St-Juste is transferring (LINK). We had heard before that he was medically retiring. This seems like an Ondre Pipkins situation, where Michigan didn’t think he could keep playing and/or didn’t want him taking up a scholarship, but he thought he could still play and went to Texas Tech to prove it.
Aaron McMann went out on a limb and predicted that Shea Patterson will be the starting QB in 2019 (LINK).
Shea Patterson (image via WXYZ)
Players are listed in order of remaining eligibility. With 80 scholarships allotted, Michigan is currently under its scholarship limit. Meanwhile, 13 seniors are scheduled to graduate, so the 2020 class should have at least 18 players.
TOTAL SCHOLARSHIPS ALLOTTED FOR 2019 = 80
Hit the jump for the breakdown by class.
I swear this was already in the works prior to the announcement yesterday that Brandon Peters entered the transfer portal. Due to the probability of Peters’s transferring after being dropped to at least fifth on the quarterback depth chart, I initially put Peters at #107 in the countdown before bumping him up to #106 while doing some revising.
Rather than reiterating what I already wrote in the Ex-Wolverine post, I’ll just link that post here if you want to check it out (LINK).
One thing I forgot to mention in yesterday’s post is that Peters is the tenth member of the 2016 class to leave due to transfers or off-the-field issues. Of the 28 signees in 2016, the only offensive skill players remaining on the roster are tight ends Sean McKeon and Nick Eubanks.
Don Brown isn’t worried about Michigan’s defensive line depth (LINK).
Defensive end Ron Johnson, Jr. graduated in three years:
All praise to the Highest ?? It takes a village to raise a kid, that’s now a man I’m extremely thankful for everything and I’m proud to be a Graduate of The University of Michigan in just 3 years ??? CALL ME BIG FISH ? #graduation #umich19 #goblue pic.twitter.com/ppxaEZArpA
— Ron Johnson Jr. (@RonJohn24) May 4, 2019
The Los Angeles Rams cut former Michigan cornerback (now a safety) Blake Countess, and the Philadelphia Eagles claimed him:
read moreBlake Countess has played in 37 games and amassed 39 tackles, two interceptions, and one sack on defense.
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) May 4, 2019
?: https://t.co/CEVEGEXkI6#FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/tKwaC50Rxy