Michigan Monday: Recruiting Tidbits

Jonathan Hankins

One of the mysteries this recruiting season is 6'3", 325 pound defensive tackle Jonathan Hankins from Detroit Southeastern.

As we all know, DT is a major need for the Wolverines in the 2010 class and Jonathan is right in their backyard. Did I also mention that Jonathan is holding offers from Oklahoma, Ohio State, and Wisconsin, as well? Recruiting insiders have questioned Jonathan's conditioning and wondered if he could keep up with Greg Robinson's high tempo defense.

Jonathan attended camps at both Michigan and Michigan State this past week (State hasn't offered either). Some folks that attended Michigan's camp said that Jonathan got "gassed" after five quick plays in a row.

So, it's pretty clear that the Michigan coaches are worried about his size and lack of conditioning, but why isn't that a concern for Oklahoma and Ohio State, two big time programs? I think the jury is still out on Hankins and if he loses some weight he still could get a Michigan offer—maybe late this summer or fall.

JD Pride

JD Pride, Minnesota's QB, was at Michigan's camp late last week. Why is this news? JD is Seantrel Henderson's (No. 1 recruit in the nation) best friend. I don't expect JD to get a Michigan offer (maybe an invite to walk on), but he could end up somewhere like Eastern Michigan. Ron English, former Michigan DC and now Eastern's head coach, attended Michigan's camp during the week.

Will Gholston

There have been some rumors that Will Gholston's commit to the Spartans last week was a soft one and that he still plans to take some visits. I expect Will to keep his commitment to Michigan State.

Fitzgerald Toussaint

Incoming Freshman Fitzgerald Toussaint scored two touchdowns in the Big 33 Football Classic (Ohio vs Pennsylvania). The most impressive one was a short pass that he took 54 yards for the touchdown.

Bill Martin

We all know that Michigan has an open date in 2010 and that AD Bill Martin wants a BCS game to open the new Big House. There is one program that has an open date on that day and is looking to get paid. That program is Boise State.

Here is what BSU's AD had to say: "Right now, I'd go where I can make the most money," Boise State athletic director Gene Bleymaier said. "If I can play at home and make that much money, then I'm going to play at home. But it's difficult to make that much money in our stadium size. ... I've tried to avoid those [guarantee games]. Now they're much more of a reality going forward."

If Bill Martin comes with a good guarantee, I think Boise State would jump at the opportunity. In fact, I don't think Bill really has too many options left on the table for that date.