In this real time information age of the Internet and recruiting services that text and call kids non-stop, sometimes information gets out before it should.
As we know, Rich Rod and staff have over a 100 offers on the street for roughly 10-12 more spots in the 2010 class. Kids understand this and if they really want to be Wolverine they will pull the trigger on a commitment. Case in point for the Wolverines and recent verbal commit Holmes Onwukaife.
The unfortunate thing is sometimes kids will try to commit and they will be Michigan's plan B or maybe the position has been filled with other recruits. That is what happened to Holmes Onwukaife when he spoke with Rich Rod this week. With the summer non-contact policy in place, coaches can not call players to let them know they are full at a certain position. Michigan is full at outside linebacker and wanted Holmes to consider playing on the inside. But he declined.
So he is no longer part of Michigan's 2010 commitment class. Which is sad, because this kid is talented and had a number of good offers. One of the things going through your mind might be, "how can Michigan do that to a kid?" Well, Rich Rod and staff are protecting the program against the situation it got into last year. If you remember, Michigan had two solid commitments at QB before they both went "poof" in Fall. It's much better to be honest with a kid and tell him now then try to fit them into a class and then move him to a position he doesn't want to be in.
- Morgan Trent signs with the Bengals: He broke his foot in Rookie mini-camp but signs for $1.85 for 4 years with a $110,000 signing bonus. Nice work Morgan!
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