Come on, Beav! Tulsa Storms in and Swipes Michigan Recruit Shavodrick Beaver

It what seems like a complete 180, Shavodrick Beaver has de-committed from Michigan and committed to Conference USA's Tulsa Golden Hurricanes.

He committed to Tulsa after in home visits from three Tulsa coaches.

“It’s about who you’re going to be with over the next four years,” Beaver said on Friday, adding that proximity played a big role. “I was impressed with how (the Tulsa coaches) carried themselves. They told me everything that was offered, and everything they said made sense.”

Beaver said TU coach Todd Graham discussed the importance of growing as a person away from the football field, an emphasis that Michigan didn’t approach. It made a difference, the player said.

"It's about family, faith and friends," Beaver said. "I needed to go to Tulsa. Tulsa is all about family. They have great support there with the coaches, team and university. Picking a school is not all about the logo."

BHB Opinion

I know 18-year-old kids change their mind and want to be closer to home, but this seems like a very short-sighted decision. He picked Tulsa over Michigan?

Anyway, you compare the schools, Michigan wins. The only negative is that Ann Arbor isn't in Texas or Oklahoma. Don't get me wrong, he has every right to change his mind, but he left a chance to earn a very valuable Michigan degree and start at a major BCS program that is on TV every week for a Conference USA team that gets little to no coverage at all.

Not to completely throw this young man under the bus, but I'm guessing he heard the rumors that he would redshirt next year or be the third-string quarterback behind Forcier and Threet and decided that being a Golden Hurricane was a better situation.

By the Way...

Beaver has been saying things like he was 100 percent committed to Michigan and was excited to start classes in January as late as Wednesday of this week. Doesn't make much sense.

Look for Michigan to pursue Tajh Boyd and Eugene Smith.