Dequinta isn't a Hotel but is a new Wolverine Commit

After losing a OL that seemed to be a strong Michigan lean to "goodtime" Charlie at ND yesterday, Michigan picked up a much needed commitment (rivals is reporting) from a LA DE/DT Dequinta Jones. DJ is 6-2 and weighs 275 and is ranked around the top 20 players in LA. He is a 3 star guy on both Rivals and Scout but fills a large hole in Michigan's recruiting class. DJ had offers from Arkansas, Cal, OK State, and Alabama.

Here is the update via Varsity Blue:

Jones is a big-time defensive end - something the Wolverines sorely need after missing on Nick Perry in 2008. He is considered more of a run-stuffer with speed than an edge rusher, but he shows ability to get to the quarterback as well. He has good size, and may even be able to grow into a defensive tackle unless the staff wishes to keep him at end. He comes from a winning program (Bastrop won the Louisiana state title in 2007) and hopes to bring his success to Ann Arbor. Jones was listed by the Times-Picayune as a player just outside the top 25 in the state of Louisiana. Blogger Dandy Don pegs him at #19 in the state, while praising his work ethic.

Newsome Update:

Many Wolverine fans have been worried about 2 things about Kevin Newsome (a 5 Star QB from Virgina and Michigan verbal commit).

#1 Worry: Many are reporting that Kevin is not fully committed to Michigan and has re-opened up his recruitment to places like VT or PSU. Well, here is what Kevin had to say: "I'm committed to Michigan," Newsome said. "Me and Bryce McNeal were going around bragging how we're going to beat Randall Carroll, who's going to USC, Cierre Wood, who's going to Notre Dame. We were bragging about things like that." Newsome said he really hit it off with McNeal. "It was great to be around a guy that's going to be a future teammate hopefully," he said. "He's a great guy. Bryce is a good, good guy. He's one of my boys now. We're going to really stay in touch." (Bryce is pictured below)

#2 Worry: Kevin has not shown his strong QB skills this summer at the elite football camps, after focusing on track this spring. Here is what Rival had to say about his performance at the Top Gun camp this weekend in Florida: But that Newsome wasn't the same guy who was on field at the All-Star Sports Complex this weekend. The Newsome on display at the Football University Top Gun Showcase Camp was confident, sure of his throws and accurate.
Kevin Newsome has worked to improve his throwing, and it shows.Instead of overthrowing or bouncing passes, he was making the right reads on progressions and nailing wide-open receiver after wide-open receiver. This was the quarterback who got college coaches and recruiting fans drooling.

"I've been throwing every day," said Newsome, who is one of the most physically impressive players in the nation at 6 feet 3 and 220 pounds. "I just decided to do it and stop complaining about the time I didn't have because of track. I just decided to start working harder to make up for the time I didn't have with track."

That hard work was on display first in Saturday's evening sessions and continued all day Sunday and again on Monday morning. After the other quarterbacks were done working out on Saturday and Sunday, Newsome was outside throwing passes at targets all by himself.