Damien Harris (#34, image via Maroon and White Nation)
Former CB commit Gareon Conley: Conley made 1 tackle and 1 pass breakup in Ohio State’s 30-27 win over Michigan.
Former defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin: Durkin’s Maryland Terrapins moved to 6-6 and became bowl eligible with a 31-13 victory over the mighty Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
Former RB Derrick Green: Green had just 1 carry for -5 yards in TCU’s 31-9 win over Texas. At 6-6 the Horned Frogs will probably end up in a bowl game, but right now, Green has 38 carries for 141 yards (3.71 yards/carry) and 2 touchdowns on the season.
Hit the jump for several more updates.
Former RB commit Damien Harris:
Harris had 9 carries for 47 yards and 3 carries for 22 yards, including a touchdown, in Alabama’s 30-12 win over Auburn.
Former head coach Brady Hoke: Hoke’s Oregon Ducks defense allowed their third-lowest yardage total of the season (411), but they still suffered a 34-24 loss to the Oregon State Beavers. At 4-8 the Ducks won’t go to a bowl game and the staff is on the hot seat.
Former LB commit Antonio Kinard: Kinard made 13 tackles in Cincinnati’s 40-37 loss to Tulsa. He ends the year tied for #2 on the team in tackles with 93. Cincinnati was 4-8 this year.
Former LB commit Darrin Kirkland, Jr.: Kirkland made 2 tackles in Tennessee’s 45-34 loss to Vanderbilt.
Former LB commit David Reese II: Reese made 5 tackles in Florida’s 31-13 loss to Florida State.
Former CB Terry Richardson: Richardson made 1 tackle in Marshall’s 60-6 loss to Western Kentucky. He had 22 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 2 interceptions for 32 yards, and 3 pass breakups this season.
Former head coach Rich Rodriguez: Rodriguez and his Arizona Wildcats exploded for 56 points in a 56-35 win over in-state rival Arizona State. That’s a season-high in points, and the team only threw 8 passes (3/8, 77 yards, 1 TD). That’s because they ran 48 times for 511 yards and 7 touchdowns, averaging over 10 yards/carry. Their previous high in rushing yards this year was the 347 they posted against Hawaii. Arizona ends the season at 3-9, which was Rodriguez’s record in his first season at Michigan.
Former DE commit Darian Roseboro: Roseboro made 1 tackle and 1 quarterback hurry in North Carolina State’s 28-21 win over North Carolina.
Former OL/DL Tom Strobel: Strobel made 3 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in Ohio’s 9-3 win over Akron.
Former RB commit Mike Weber: Weber had 11 carries for 26 yards and 1 touchdown, along with 2 carries for -3 yards, in Ohio State’s 30-27 win over Michigan in double overtime.
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Rodriguez is having by far his best recruiting class ever at Arizona, currently standing at 19 at 247. He’s mostly been somewhere between 30 and 45. This class, as it stands at the moment is littered with guys rated as athletes and hardly any linemen. Some things never change.
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Good for Rodriguez.
The linemen comment isn’t really pertinent as Rodriguez put together the best 2 OL classes (consecutively) that Michigan’s had the last 20 years.
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08: Omameh (NFL starter), Barnum (decent college starter, struggled with injury), Mealer (college starter), ONeill (college starter, but transferred), Wermers (busto)
09: Lewan (NFL starter), Schofield (NFL starter), Campbell (NFL pick, college OL/ DL), Washington (college starter, OL/DL)
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The DL recruiting was very bad (especially if you exclude Martin who was really a Carr recruit).
The OL recruiting was an absolute home run. By the time these guys were upperclassmen (2010 and 2011) the OL was excellent. Contrast that with guys like Braden and Kalis still screwing up as 5th year seniors.
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Not so.
2002 NFL
Rd. 3 – Marquise Walker, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (86)
Rd. 4 – Larry Foote, LB, Pittsburgh Steelers (128)
Rd. 5 – Jonathan Goodwin, OG, New York Jets (154)
Rd. 7 – Hayden Epstein, PK/P, Jacksonville Jaguars (247)
2001 NFL
Rd. 1 – David Terrell, WR, Chicago Bears (8)
Rd. 1 – Steve Hutchinson, OG, Seattle Seahawks (17)
Rd. 1 – Jeff Backus, OT, Detroit Lions (18)
Rd. 2 – Anthony Thomas, TB, Chicago Bears (38)
Rd. 2 – Maurice Williams, OT, Jacksonville Jaguars (43)
2015 NFL
Rd. 2 – Devin Funchess, WR, Carolina Panthers (41)
Rd. 2 – Frank Clark, DE, Seattle Seahawks (63)
Rd. 4 – Jake Ryan, LB, Green Bay Packers (129)
2014 NFL
Rd. 1 – Taylor Lewan, OL, Tennessee Titans (11)
Rd. 3 – Michael Schofield, OL, Denver Broncos (95)
Rd. 7 – Jeremy Gallon, WR, New England Patriots (244)
2013 NFL
Rd. 5 – Denard Robinson, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars (135)
Rd. 6 – William Campbell, DT, New York Jets (178)
2012 NFL
Rd. 3 – Mike Martin, DT, Tennessee Titans (82)
Rd. 7 – David Molk, C, San Diego Chargers (226)
Rd. 7 – Junior Hemingway, WR, San Diego Chargers (238)
2011 NFL
Rd. 2 – Jonas Mouton, LB, San Diego Chargers (61)
Rd. 6 – Stephen Schilling, OL, San Diego Chargers (201)
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You’re proving my point (to the extent a listing Michigan draft picks can do so).
Hutchinson and Backus were recruited in the mid 90s.
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Hutchinson came to Michigan in the fall of 1996, played from 97 until 2000.
Your words, “The linemen comment isn’t really pertinent as Rodriguez put together the best 2 OL classes (consecutively) that Michigan’s had the last 20 years.”
You can have the point.
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Those Hutchinson-era OLs were amazing and nothing has come close since. I believe it was the 2000 line that had every player start an NFL game – as rookies!. Goodwin (2002) and Brandt (undrafted) joining the 3 guys drafted in 2001.
http://www.nfl.com/player/davidbrandt/2504355/profile
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I wonder if Terry Richardson would’ve gotten more run over Brandon Watson had he stayed after Clark went down with his season ending injury…
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I wondered same thing. If I recall Alabama wanted him as well as Michigan. Was problem weight?
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Richardson barely got off the bench during his entire career here. A big part of it was weight/size, and I think another chunk of it was just a lack of desire to be aggressive. Either way, I don’t think he would have been a fit for either Durkin or Brown this year. It’s probably best that moved on.
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I thought Green would do better at TCU. He’s essentially 4th string and has a significantly lower YPC than his peers. There may be some context to explain this but … no – he wasn’t a bad college depth player but given his recruiting rankings he’ll officially go down as a bust.
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What was he touted for as a five star?
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Mostly, he was touted for his size/speed combo. He was 230 lbs. and had good top-end speed. Then he got overweight coming into college, and he struggled to break tackles all along. His biggest problem is that he lacks balance.
His high school highlights are still pretty good to watch. I mean, it’s not an all-time great highlight film like Sam McGuffie or Noel Devine, but he looks like a solid back. Unfortunately, he just seems to have plateaued since then. He’s been the same player that he was as a junior in high school.
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