Freshman basketball player Ignas Brazdeikis was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year (LINK).
Here are five key storylines for Michigan’s spring practice (LINK).
The Detroit Lions are signing:
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Kobe Baynes – OG – Jacksonville (FL) Sandalwood: Baynes is a 6’4″, 301 lb. prospect with offers from Arkansas, UCF, USF, and Virginia Tech, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #97 offensive tackle, and #1062 overall. Baynes has moved around a little bit due to family, so he’s not necessarily a Florida guy. Though he’s listed as an offensive tackle, he’ll probably be a guard in college.
Jasheen Davis – DE – Snellville (GA) Shiloh: Davis is a 6’3″, 230-pounder with offers from Georgia State, Louisville, and Penn State, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #41 weakside end, and #965 overall. It’s noteworthy that the only in-state program to offer so far is Georgia State and not the Bulldogs or Yellowjackets. He claims a 5.05 forty and a 4.83 shuttle.
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247 Sports offers up a pretty good roundup of the NFL Scouting Combine’s testing numbers for various players (LINK).
USA Football blogs about Don Brown’s keys to stopping the run (LINK).
Former Wisconsin starting quarterback Alex Hornibrook is transferring to Florida State.
Stewart Mandel takes a look at 10 of the biggest college football headlines this spring (LINK). Heads up: there’s nothing about Michigan.
Ryan Spoon talks about “The Year of Bo” (LINK). That’s Bo Jackson, by the way.
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Name: Deondre Buford
Height: 6’5″
Weight: 265 lbs.
High school: Detroit (MI) King
Position: Offensive tackle
Class: 2020
Offers: Akron, Auburn, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Eastern Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Kent State, Kentucky, LSU, Maryland, Miami, Michigan State, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Syracuse, Tennessee, West Virginia, Western Michigan
Commitment: Uncommitted
Stewart Mandel lists the top 25 college head football coaches (LINK). Unlike his buddy Bruce Feldman, Mandel doesn’t have Jim Harbaugh in the top 25. How does a guy who’s won 10 games in three of the last four seasons not end up in the top 25? I listened to The Audible, Mandel and Feldman’s podcast, and Mandel’s excuse was that the expectation should be higher at Michigan. By the way, Pat Fitzgerald of Northwestern (Mandel’s alma mater) is #17.
Here’s the longer Rich Eisen interview with Chase Winovich:
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