Monday Recruitin'

Update 1/14: Kevin Koger is not wavering. Added TX WR Terrence Robinson, FL QB(?) Justin Feagin, SC WR Jaron Brown.

Articles on Pryor: One Two Three.

Editorial Opinion: Think Darius Reynaud when you think Terrence Robinson, and maybe add in some extra spin cycle:



Robinson didn't play his junior year because of a transfer and is the teammate of Texas commit DeSean Hales, who makes kids in Texas 5A look like befuddled D-class New York kids trying to tackle Mike Hart, so he was under the radar until recently. He's a low four-star to Rivals who was down to Wake Forest and BC before Michigan called him with an offer. Amongst a sea of Hales highlights there is a nice Robinson touchdown run at the end of this clip reel. He's #7:



Robinson seems a terrific fit for the Rodriguez spread, which Klein Oak also runs. You can see he's playing QB in the clips above, but he spends some of his time as a slot receiver and running back. Amongst all the OMG Hales stuff he digs out a wounded duck in this game recap. (There's also an interview with him.)

And this might be surprising given the recruiting ratings and the clips above, but it was Robinson, not Hales, who took home the Klein Area Player of the Year Award:

When we featured Klein Oak wideout DeShaun Hales on the cover of our 2007 high school football preview section, we suggested that the University of Texas signee would be one of the brightest stars in district 16-5A.

Little did we know, Hales would end up having competition to be called the best player on his own roster. But that is how it turned out.

The Klein Sun has named Klein Oak quarterback Terrence Robinson as our 2007 Player of the Year, among the four schools that we primarily cover: Oak, Forest, Collins and Klein.

"Any award is a big award, so to win the Klein Sun Player of the Year, I have really been blessed," Robinson said. "I put in a lot of hard work, and never gave up on the season."

After transferring to Klein Oak from Spring HS and having to sit out all of 2006, Robinson led the 2007 Panthers to a 10-2 overall record, a top district seed in the Division II Class 5A playoffs, and a post-season victory over College Park. Unfortunately, his dreams of leading the Panthers towards a state championship were cut short in a second-round loss to Leander.

"We were extremely motivated and confident coming into the year," said Robinson, who rushed for a district-leading 1,672 yards and 20 touchdowns. "So any time you lose and don't reach your goals, you always leave believing that there was something you could have done better."

This Houston Chronicle article says he's leaning to Wake Forest, but it was written before Michigan got involved.

FL QB Justin Feagin is a dual-threat QB/athlete who was believed to be leaning towards WVU before Rodriguez departed; Michigan is now taking up the chase. Though he had a dynamite year, finishing third in Florida's Mr. Football voting, it was at a very small school and the recruiting sites are down on him. Rivals only gives him two stars. He might fit in with a potential Pryor commit, as his ranking isn't going to scare anyone and he could move to a number of different positions. Miami's actually recruiting him as a corner.

Sunshine Preps has video for perusal.

PA WR Vaughn Carraway has been a fixture around these parts since very early in the recruiting year; Carraway got an early offer and has listed Michigan as his leader since. The staff turnover might do something to disrupt that, but as of December his top three schools were Michigan, Pitt, and... West Virginia. He still plans a trip later this month; he just visited Pitt.

Oh, and That Pryor Guy. The above-linked articles are MOTS for anyone who's followed this kid's story: likely choosing between Michigan and Ohio State, made of light, like Michael Vick without severe emotional issues. This one says in the subhed that Pryor's "first choice seems to be Michigan" but doesn't follow that up with anything substantive other than this...

Michigan is believed to be his top choice, considering that former West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez recently was given the Wolverines' job. Pryor wants to play in a spread offense similar to the one Rodriguez employed with Pat White and the Mountaineers.

...and that's phrased in a highly speculative manner. The Wolverine's Josh Helmholdt in the Free Press:

What are Michigan's chances of landing him? I've been down there with him and, at this point, you can't really put an accurate chance on whether he will sign with Michigan because he's got to take an official visit up to Michigan yet. That is going to be key. I get a sense that he is really, really excited about the opportunity at Michigan. He's told me as much. ... I have very strong confidence after talking with him, after talking with other recruits down there that spoke with him, that he is going to make a decision between Ohio State and Michigan.

Duane Long of Bucknuts.com:

Duane Long, recruiting analyst for Bucknuts.com, also followed the race for Pryor closely, and he believes OSU will ultimately prevail.

"Until one of my contacts tells me he's not going to be coming this way, I'm of the opinion he's going to be a Buckeye," Long said.

"Fans had better buckle themselves in," he added. "There's no chance he makes a decision before signing day, but I still think that decision will be Ohio State."

Ohio State insiders remain uniformly confident, but it seems most impartial observers guess it will be Michigan, with an emphasis on "guess." This will be a tense three weeks.