Michigan Tuesday: One for 2012 and One for 2013

The Michigan coaches like to pick up commitments in pairs.  It happened in the 2012 class and it seems it still is happening.  But this time, one came for the class of 2012 and another for 2013.

Michigan got a big 2012 offensive lineman on Monday night in Dan Gibbs.   Dan is 6'7 320 pounds lineman from Birmingham (Mich.) Seaholm.  Dan is rated as a 3 star prospect from Scouts and had some MAC school scholarship offers.  He is a very good student and it's reported he has a 31 on his ACT.

The key here is Dan is joining the team 133 as preffered walk-on next year.  He of course could earn a scholarship during his 4-5 years in Ann Arbor.   

Dan is one of those guys that fell through the recruiting cracks.   If you want to be a big time prospect you have to have a great junior year and go to all the "Shoe Companies" football camps and combines.  If you don't go to the camps or maybe played behind a very good senior, you might be missed.  I don't know Dan's story but I am guessing that might be the situation with him.   I heard he played very well has a senior and won a battle between him and 4 star DE and future Michigan teammate Mario Ojemudia.

2013:

Michigan added it's 3rd commitment to the 2013 class with the verbal of TE Khalid Hill from Detroit.   Hill is 6'3 225 pounds and is expected to play TE at Michgian.   Being a Wolverine is a dream come true for Khalid.  He visited Ann Arbor and Coach Hoke offered and Hill didn't waste any time becoming a Wolverine.   It is still early and many of the recruiting services have not ranked players yet.  Hill is expected to be a 3 or 4 star prospect.

Hill joins quarterback Shane Morris and defensive back Dymonte Thomas as Wolverines in the 2013 class.


Nothing new Kozan Update:

• Still no time table for a decision.  Could be a day or a week.
• Business school is on his mind
• Alex very much likes the S&C coach at Auburn
• Auburn already has 6 O-lineman in the 2012 class
• Our own Big House Blog Recruiting Insider Uncle Ron gives us this tidbit:  I do know for a fact that Alex has been getting alot of phone calls from the new OC from Auburn (Scot Loeffler) a friend of mine is good friends with him (SL). As he was with Jordan Diamond in the last few days of his recruitment. So they are surely pouring the heat on Alex. Scott is an excellent recruiter as Urban will testify. Scott was the one who had to talk Urban into finally going after Denard when he was at Florida.   If you don't know Scot was the long time QB coach at Michigan and was hired by Urban at Florida to help Tebow become a better passer.   Scot was the OC at Temple last year.