Sam McGuffie Transfers from Michigan: Crime Dog to Patrol Another City

Now what are you going to do with those No. 2 jerseys you bought for Christmas?

What has been rumored for weeks became official today as Sam McGuffie has gotten his release from the Michigan Football program.

"I just got out of the compliance office and picked up my release," said McGuffie. "They gave me a full release—no restrictions. I will be somewhere else in January."

"It's just been weighing on me for a while," he said. "There are a number of factors that went into [the decision]. It's nothing against the Michigan football team or the university. I felt that I had to what is best for myself and my family."

Sam doesn't have a final destination but he does have some thoughts on where in Texas he would like to play. "There are a couple of schools that I'm interested in such as Texas A&M, Texas Tech, TCU, Oklahoma State, and a couple of others."

It seems A&M would might be the best fit. "They were one of my top teams last year," McGuffie said of the Aggies. "I have a former teammate, Chris Lathrop, that signed with them last year and he loves it. I've talked to him a bunch about it. I know a lot of guys on the team there and I have a bunch of friends from home that go there, too."

BHB Opinion: I have always been a big fan of Sam's and wish him nothing but the best . The one thing I think he needs to take very seriously and so does any other program thinking about signing him, is his tendency to get concussions.

Having three concussions in the last five games is a very serious matter and I hope he is getting good advice from his family and the proper medical staff. Sam is a special talent but his size wasn't a good fit for a 25 carry a game Big 10 tailback.

Does the loss of McGuffie cause Michigan any problems for 2009 and beyond? Not at all. With his concussions problems, even if he stayed he most likely would have moved to Slot WR. Michigan continues to be loaded at running back and also has an impressive list of running back recruits for the 2009 class.

Good Luck Sam!