Adrian Killins (in blue, image via Ormond Beach Observer
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For Michigan fans, maybe the most disheartening play of the 51-14 win over Central Florida was freshman running back Adrian Killins breaking off an 87-yard touchdown run against a defense that’s deemed one of the best in the country. Here’s how it happened:
(image via PCH)
Wilton Speight is the real deal? I still don’t know. Speight went 25/37 for 312 yards, 4 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions while taking 2 sacks. He spent much of the day hitting crossing routes or checkdowns; his deep balls included a couple misses, a 35-yard gainer to Jehu Chesson, and a touchdown to Amara Darboh. Central Florida got more of a pass rush than they should have and made things tough at times. Perhaps Speight’s best play of the day was when he was in the hands of a blitzing UCF safety, but the 6’6″, 243 lb. QB spun around to find wide-open fullback Henry Poggi in the flat, who then rumbled through a couple tackles for an 8-yard gain. Speight was also more efficient than the numbers suggest, because normally sure-handed tight end Jake Butt dropped a couple passes. It was a very good day for Speight, but I thought Jedd Fisch’s passing game created some nice windows to throw the ball.
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Dillon Harris (image via 247 Sports)
Kordell Agee – CB – Farmington Hills (MI) Harrison: Agee is a 6’0″, 175 lb. prospect with no offers at this time.
Richard Bowens III – CB – Orchard Lake (MI) St. Mary’s: Bowens is a 6’0″, 175 lb. prospect who committed to Iowa State in April; he also has offers from Cincinnati, Iowa, and Minnesota, among others. and he’s a 247 Composite 3-star, the #85 cornerback, and #833 overall.
Brendann Brown – RB – Farmington Hills (MI) Harrison: Brown is a 6’0″, 205 lb. prospect with no offers at this time.
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Carter Dunaway (image via Wolverine Daily)
Bloomfield Hills (MI) Brother Rice tight end Carter Dunaway decommitted from Michigan. A 2017 prospect, the Michigan legacy had committed to the Wolverines in April of 2015 (LINK).
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Antwuan Johnson (#2) and Leonard Taylor (#88) have both decommitted from Michigan. No word on #26 yet. (image via 247 Sports)
Dayton (OH) Dunbar linebacker Antwuan Johnson, a 2018 prospect, decommitted from Michigan on Friday morning. Here’s his commitment post from this spring (LINK).
Johnson is a 247 Composite 4-star, the #6 inside linebacker, and #294 overall. He has offers from a few MAC schools, a few middle-of-the-pack Big Ten programs, and Kentucky. Johnson was a teammate of Springfield (OH) Springfield defensive end Leonard Taylor last year but transferred this off-season. Both players were Michigan commits at one point and have now decommitted, and Johnson mentioned that his relationship with linebackers coach Chris Partridge had fallen off recently. One has to wonder if Michigan cooled on Johnson since his higher rated former teammate jumped off the bandwagon.
This decommitment doesn’t bother me much. Johnson has some talent, but he doesn’t appear to be a huge difference-maker and a player ranked at #294 overall can probably be replaced between now and February of 2018. Michigan is now down to one commitment in the 2018 class, though, after losing Johnson, Taylor, and Georgia offensive guard Jalil Irvin in recent weeks. The one remaining 2018 commit is Georgia linebacker/safety Otis Reese.