When a player is thrown off the team for "Violation of Team Rules" you know it's something more then missing a work out or being late for a meeting. The Freep found out why:
Justin Feagin was an alleged drug dealer at the University of Michigan. He had helped a friend try to set up a cocaine deal that never happened and some people around Feagin said he was known to have been selling pot. Feagin also had somewhat of a checkered past, he had a couple of arrests in high school. Feagin told police that he also had been arrested for battery and trespass “on two different occasions” in Florida and that “nothing ever came of either situation,”
Basically what happened was that Feagin told a guy named TJ Burke that he had a contact in Florida that could get him some Cocaine to re-sell. Burke gave Feagin $600 and the Coke never showed up. Burke got mad and tried to make a home made bomb outside Feagin's dorm room to scare him. The Police investigated and found out the information on and from Feagin and Rich Rod threw him off the team immediately.
Burke on the other hand owes the University about $15,000 in damages and most likely will spend 10 years in jail. Feagin is back in Florida and maybe enrolling at App. State (my guess is not now) and will get to spend time with his Uncle who is also pending charges on a serious crime.
Moral of this story: RR had a very small window to recruit a dual threat QB. He picked off a guy in Florida who had an upside but was a very raw QB. Rich Rod also mentioned (I believe at Media Day) that he recruited a few guys that weren't Michigan caliber that didn't work out. With that quote, I believe Feagin to be that example.
So things like this happens and RR moved quickly to dismiss him, which was the right decision. In hindsight he never should have been a Wolverine. Thank goodness they took a pass on BJ Daniels (who was rumored to have asked for money). On a side note, I remember reading an article in the USA Today after signing day that said Michigan was a "loser" on signing day because they didn't sign Daniels. My guess is they made the right decision in not signing him. In the future, I hope they take a pass on Justin Feagin's types as well.
The above example also gives some credence to Wermer's accusation that RR has recruited a different type of athlete. Let's hope this is the only example.
- So Fall Camp starts today and the above BS doesn't mater anymore.
- There is some speculation that Michigan will hear about the status of Justin Turner today around 3:30. Bighouse Blog will have the information as soon as it comes available.
- Three players didn't report to Ohio State's first day of camp on Sunday: Ray Small and Rob Rose are reportedly having academic issues and LB Tyler Moeller remains hospitalized with a head injury.
- Update: ESPN is reporting that Appalachian State is no longer interested in bringing Justin Feagin after the Free Press report and some academic issues.
- More bad news to report. On a day after the NFL pre-season just started and Michigan's Fall Camp Opens, I was hoping for lots of good news. This is not good news: It seems former Michigan DB Vada Murray's cancer treatment is not working and they are starting some new treatments. Please keep Vada and his family in your thoughts today.
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