Michigan Monday: Who's in, Out, and a Maybe?

Picture via Rivals and thewolverine.com

In?: RR spoke to reporters this weekend at the Women's Football Academy about the status of Kevin Grady: “He’s still working out with the guys,” Rodriguez said. “I’ve gotten the details from him and researched it a little bit.

"Kevin has taken care of some of (those) responsibilities, and the rest of that is up to him. If he does everything, come Aug. 9, when we start camp, he’ll rejoin us.”

Out: Rodriguez confirmed that offensive lineman Dann O’Neill has left the program, but he wasn’t sure whether O’Neill will transfer to another school. Shame on the Free Press for not giving credit to Mgoblog for breaking the story.

Maybe? He said there’s likely only one incoming freshman who might not qualify academically. He expects to know about all of the first-year player in the next few weeks. So the word on the street is there are/were three potential "bubble" players that might not qualify.

One: Fitzgerald Toussaint, but Sam Web from Scouts and WTKA radio said he has qualified.

Two: Was the recent rumor that mega DB recruit Justin Turner didn't walk in his graduation and might not have passed his Ohio exit exam. Justin is known has a good student and this no longer seems to be an issue.

Three: Is slot WR recruit Jeremy Gallon from Florida. So the math points to Gallon being the one recruit still on the bubble. Let's hope he does what he needs to do these next couple months and gets to Ann Arbor on time.



Already in Ann Arbor: Freshman Taylor Lewan is already in Ann Arbor and just met Mr. Barwis: "Yesterday I had my first Barwis workout," said Lewan on Saturday afternoon. "We lifted and then we did plyos (plyometrics) and ran. During plyos, my legs were so shaky I could barely walk. My legs were cramping up and everything. It's a huge program. This is going to make us all athletes. Twice as much the athletes that we all are."

Sometimes we forget these are just kids and most of them away from home for the first time: "I'm still 17-years old - I'm not even 18 yet," noted Lewan, who will celebrate his birthday on July 22.

"These guys are 20, 21-years old. It's a little intimidating coming in at first. You go from a high school where you're a big stand out and everybody's looking at you the whole time. Coming to something like this, you're just another guy. You have to climb up the totem pole again."



Camp: Today was the first day of Michigan's Football Summer camp for 2010 and 2011 recruits looking for instruction and possible offers.