Michigan Monday: Early Week Recruiting Buzz

The Dee Hart watch is on again:  Dee didn't have a very good weekend.   His Orlando Dr. Phillips team lost in the State of Florida Championship game to Miami Central 42-27 and Dee came in second in the Mr. Florida voting.   Florida seems to be coming on strong for both Dee and his teammate Ha'sean Clinton-Dix who is rated one of the top safties in the 2011 class.  Both guys are expecting to play together in college.  Here is some new information from Orlando Sentinel:  
Clinton-Dix said there was an 85-percent chance he and Hart could end up playing together. Hart upped the ante on that projection.



"Oh yeah, we're still hearing from Florida, Florida State and yeah, it's still 85 percent ... probably 90," Hart said.


Florida is not the only school making a push. He had a visit from Michigan running backs coach Fred Jackson, a visit from Muschamp, who also called Hart the night before the big game, and he said he has also been in contact with Florida State offensive line coach Rick Trickett.


One thing that raised eyebrows Saturday night was Hart's confirmation that he still plans to enroll early, a plan that was in limbo for awhile, as the 5-foot-9, 185-pound runner was waiting out the situation with Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez. Hart said his plan is to leave for college Jan. 21, but most schools are well into spring semester by then.

Not sure I understand the leaving for college on 1/21.  I guess we will see what happens as this one plays out.  At least we should know who Michigan's head coach is by then.  Michigan running backs coach Fred Jackson was down to see Dee this past week and Dee and Ha'sean are planning a Florida visit in January.  I hope Dee is planning to be at the Gator Bowl on 1/1 and not in Orlando for the Citrus Bowl or Tampa for the Outback Bowl. 

• Former IU verbal commit and instate CB Raymon Taylor who is rated 3 or 4 stars by the recruiting services was at Michigan's practice on Saturday and received an offer for the 2011 class. Raymon had 5 Big 10 offers.   This offer seems like a big deal for Raymon and I expect he might commit in the next few weeks to the Wolverines. 

• Michigan continues to recruit Kris Frost hard.  Listen to the video in this article and how he talks about Michigan and his love for the Wolverines.   He is still planning on annoucing at the Army All American Bowl. Kris is rated the #39 player in the US by   Here is an update from the All Star Shrine Bowl this past weekend:  Kris Frost finished second on the North Carolina team with seven tackles, including three for loss, and the Matthews (N.C.) Butler prospect was all over the field tracking down running backs and making some violent hits.

• Former Michigan 2010 recruit at DB Tony Grimes has flammed out at Ole Miss and is no longer on the team.

• Chris Mortenson from ESPN says that Andrew Luck might not go to the NFL if Jim Harbaugh stays at Stanford.  Chris reports that Jim prefers to stay on the West Coast.  Maybe the 49'ers?

• The Michigan coaches were in to see Darian Cooper last week which maybe kept the Wolverines in his recruitment.