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Christian Turner, Wolverine

Christian Turner

Buford (GA) Buford running back Christian Turner committed to Michigan on Monday afternoon. He chose the Wolverines over offers from Louisville, Miami, Michigan State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, and Wisconsin, among others.

Turner stands 5’11” and weighs 187 lbs. As a junior in 2016, he carried the ball 100 times for 1,100 yards and 18 touchdowns. He ran 82 times for 789 yards and 9 touchdowns as a sophomore.

RATINGS
ESPN: 3-star, 78 grade, #19 RB, #289 overall
Rivals: 3-star, #26 RB
Scout: 3-star, #72 RB
247 Sports: 3-star, 87 grade, #29 RB, #499 overall

Hit the jump for my thoughts on Turner.

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4-10-17 Recruiting Update: Spiderman Football

Tyler Shough (image via Rivals)

COMMITMENTS

Atlanta (GA) Westlake cornerback Myles “Spider” Sims committed to Michigan (LINK), and I couldn’t help thinking of this:

ADDED TO THE BOARD: 2018

Orlando (FL) Dr. Phillips offensive tackle John Campbell was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’5″, 284 lb. prospect with offers from Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Miami, and a bunch of others. He’s a 3-star, the #28 offensive tackle, and #419 overall. Michigan has recruited Dr. Phillips a fair amount over the years – including Demetrius Hart, Ricardo Miller, and Robert Porcher IV – but without much success.

Chandler (AZ) Hamilton quarterback Tyler Shough was offered by Michigan. He’s a 6’4″, 187 lb. prospect with offers from Indiana, Missouri, and South Carolina, among others. He’s a 3-star, the #20 pro-style quarterback, and #551 overall. This may be in response to Las Vegas (NV) Bishop Gorman quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson rumored to be leaning toward UCLA, but Shough’s less impressive offer list may lead him toward Ann Arbor, though he has yet to even visit. As a junior in 2016, Shough was 142/230 (61%) for 2,089 yards, 27 touchdowns, and 9 interceptions.

Hit the jump for more 2018 and 2019 offers, plus several more bits and pieces.

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Initial Top247 for 2019 Released

Devontae Dobbs (image via Scout)

I don’t keep track of this stuff as much as I used to, because recruiting services – especially 247 – are updating their rankings too frequently. However, I do like to look at initial and final rankings still, so here’s 247’s opening list for the 2019 class (LINK) and the players Michigan has offered:

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Traffic and Income Report: February 2017

I mentioned not long ago that I wanted to start sharing traffic and income reports for the site. As readers and contributors, I think it’s fair to want some insight into the “inner workings” of the blog. Many of you visit regularly, click on ads, buy things on Amazon, contribute via Paypal, etc. Hopefully this can become a regular report.

The following data comes from February of 2017:

Page views: 229,640.
This was a down month for traffic, despite the expected uptick in traffic from National Signing Day. Why was it so low? Well, my previous hosting service couldn’t handle the traffic – despite promises that it could – so there was a lot of down time. There were a couple days, as well as intermittent other spots, where nobody could view the site at all, including me.

Google AdSense revenue: $281.40

Amazon Affiliates revenue: $53.95

Paypal donations: $1,109.40.
I don’t get Paypal donations during most months, but this was the month when I requested (and received) funding for a new server. (See above: Page views.) Over a span of twelve days, readers ponied up over $1,100 to help for the new server, which has been working well.

TOTAL INCOME: $1,444.75

Myles Sims, Wolverine

Myles Sims (image via Hudl)

Atlanta (GA) Westlake cornerback Myles “Spider” Sims publicly committed to Michigan on Friday. He picked the Wolverines over offers from Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, LSU, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and USC, among others.

Sims is 6’2″, 173 lbs. He claims a 4.73 forty.

RATINGS
ESPN: 4-star, 80 grade, #17 CB, #211 overall
Rivals: 4-star, #8 CB, #51 overall
Scout: 4-star, #11 CB, #80 overall
247 Sports: 3-star, 88 grade, #38 CB, #389 overall

Hit the jump for more on his commitment.

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