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Just think of it this way, you could have a whole year of rubbing it in their faces.

Four-star safety Tyree Kinnel glad he stuck with Michigan, recruiting like crazy for Jim Harbaugh
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ANN ARBOR -- At first there was uncertainty, and then, for Tyree Kinnel, temptation.

The four-star safety from Huber Heights, Ohio committed to Michigan in July 2013, before Brady Hoke began his third season as Michigan's head coach. He fell in love with the coaching staff, but more than that, he fell in love with the school.

And as Hoke's fortunes began to turn, and recruits started jumping off ship at a rapid rate, Kinnel held firm. Even when Hoke was fired on Dec. 2, and no one quite knew for sure what would happen, Kinnel's heart of hearts continued to pull him toward Ann Arbor.

But at the same time, there was blood in the recruiting water. Other schools started coming after him. Notre Dame pressed hard. Kinnel took a visit to South Bend with his family, and really enjoyed everything the coaching staff had to say.

But even still, the back of his mind still wanted to wait to see what Michigan was going to do.

Earlier this week, all the stress and uncertainty faded away when Jim Harbaugh walked to the podium as Michigan's new coach.

And Kinnel was immediately glad he trusted his gut.

"I was so excited," Kinnel said Saturday. "I was happy for the university, I was happy for the fan base, I was happy for the players, the recruits. Everybody seemed to want coach Harbaugh to be the guy, and Michigan got him.

"Knowing his coaching history and everything he's done, it was just really exciting."

Kinnel's patience paid off a few hours later when Harbaugh phoned him shortly after his introductory news conference. Harbaugh thanked him for his commitment to the school, and his patience.

He talked with Harbaugh about finishing his school work strong at Wayne High School, and talked about how important it'll be for Michigan to finish the 2015 recruiting class on a strong note. He understood how difficult the whole process was for unsigned commits, and told him he was going to do everything in his power to make sure his Michigan experience will be top notch.

"I always had so much love for the University of Michigan, but it was stressful," Kinnel said. "Because you didn't know. You didn't know who it would be, what they would do. Notre Dame came after me pretty hard, and I liked them a lot. So it was stressful.

"But I just stuck with my heart, and I'm really glad I did."

During the time of uncertainty, Kinnel leaned on Michigan director of player personnel Chris Singletary and Hoke's defensive coordinator Greg Mattison.

Mattison phoned him multiple times and did his best to reassure him that Michigan was taking its time, and was doing everything it could to land the best coach possible -- which was Harbaugh. Mattison also told Kinnel it was his intention to remain in Ann Arbor on the new staff, whenever things were settled.

That patience paid off, too, as Mattison will remain with Harbaugh moving forward as a member of Michigan's coaching staff.

"That's a good thing," Kinnel said. "That's pretty neat. I have a great relationship with coach Mattison. He stuck with me, even through the bad times. That's a good thing."

For now, Kinnel will finish up his classes for the second semester at Wayne, and will join Michigan's roster officially in the summer.

In the meantime, he's also putting on his recruiting hat for Harbaugh and doing anything he can to sway uncommitted -- and possibly even committed -- prospects to join him in Ann Arbor.

"Oh yeah I'm recruiting," Kinnel said. "I'm talking to (five-star corner) Marcus Lewis, (five-star corner) Iman Marshall, I've been texting four-star safety Shaun Crawford (a former Michigan pledge, currently a Notre Dame commit) a bit.

"And I'm still talking with Alex (Malzone), he's staying on top of everyone. He's giving me more names to keep texting. He's on top of everybody. We're trying to get this whole thing together, and I know (Michigan commit) Brian Cole has been recruiting like crazy, too. We're trying to finish this class strong."

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So the Ducks picked their costume for the game. No green or yellow... you know...their supposed school colors. Traditionless. I hope we pound them.

j/c

If you watched the Oregon/FSU game, FSU was running the ball at will straight at Oregon. The miscues really turned this game around and Oregon rightfully took full advantage but they had no answer for FSU's run game when they used it.

Against Bama, the Bucks were most successful running outside, away from Bama's strength up the middle. I think the opposite is true in this game. Run right at them and avoid the speed on the edges.
Slow the game down and keep Oregon's offense off the field.

Let the hate flow through you

It's strong in me.

not only did they not use school colors, but they chose to use one of the main color components of their opponent?

then again, Nike said that both teams would be honoring past champion teams with their designs. the Buckeyes with the black numbers on the shoulder ala the 1968 championship team. the Ducks have no past champions, so their uniform had to look like a blank slate.

http://m.espn.go.com/ncf/story?storyId=12122963
So the Ducks picked their costume for the game. No green or yellow... you know...their supposed school colors. Traditionless. I hope we pound them.

I think that's what they wore against Auburn.

Yeah I believe I've seen those before.

Kareem Hunt runs for five TDs as Toledo wins GoDaddy Bowl

By Nick Bromberg
17 hours ago
Dr. Saturday

Arkansas State had no answer for Toledo running back Kareem Hunt and the Rockets' rushing attack.
Hunt capped a big season Sunday night with a 271-yard, five touchdown performance in Sunday's GoDaddy Bowl that helped the Rockets get a 63-44 win over the Red Wolves.

Three of the touchdowns came in the first half and they were bookended by Toledo defensive touchdowns.

After the Rockets scored on a fumble recovery on Arkansas State's first offensive play of the game, Hunt had 4 and 44-yard touchdown runs to give Toledo a 21-7 lead.

Arkansas State then pulled within a touchdown, but a 29-yard touchdown run by Hunt put the Rockets back up two scores in the second quarter. The Red Wolves were never within a single possession again the rest of the evening.

Following Hunt's third touchdown, Toledo's Allen Covington returned a Fredi Knighten fumble 66 yards for a touchdown and a 35-17 halftime lead.

Despite missing three games during the season, Hunt finishes his sophomore campaign with 1,631 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns. The GoDaddy Bowl moved him from No. 26 in the 2014 rushing rankings to No. 9. Barring a monster game from Oregon's Royce Freeman, Hunt will finish the year in the top 10.

Toledo ran for 365 yards as Damion Jones-Moore also cracked the 100-yard mark and scored two touchdowns.

Knighten finished 21-29 passing for 395 yards and five touchdowns, but the fumble that Covington returned for a touchdown was a crucial mistake. Knighten had plenty of time before he was hit (the blitzing defender who hit him hesitated on the play) and had Arkansas State scored a touchdown on the possession, Toledo's lead would have been cut to four.

The Red Wolves' run game struggled as Knighten flourished passing. Arkansas State had just 53 total yards on the ground.

Toledo ends the season 9-4 while Arkansas State finishes 7-6.

Go Daddy




Wow...missed the game last night and when I saw the score this morning, I thought that was a basketball score...63 to 44 !

It looks like this Kareem Hunt kid is the real deal.
Way to go ROCKETS !

Regardless of what happens, this team has something that a lot of Buckeye teams haven't had since the 2002 squad- a champions resiliency. This team has been counted out the entire season. They were "done" after losing Braxton. They were "done" after losing to Virginia Tech. They had no chance against Michigan State. They were "done" after losing JT. Wisconsin was supposed to beat them. They had even less of a chance against Alabama. Oregon is just another obstacle.

which brings me back to when I played American legion baseball..we were I don't remember our record, but it was average, but then we got everyone healthy and went on a roll. went through the winners bracket all the way to the state finals.. all the teams couldn't understand us because we were so short. just goes to prove heart is most important. by the way we only lost 3 starters from that team and the next yr they finished like 33-5 but didn't make it out of districts..


Next years team might be better, but I'd rather have the "edge" this team plays with.

Ohio State will be permitted an unlimited amount of practice time this week ahead of Monday night’s matchup with Oregon. Oregon, however, will be limited to 20 practice hours, which for NCAA accounting purposes includes “[p]ractices, weightlifting and any film sessions or meetings required by coaches,” as well as the game itself counting for three hours.

The reason is quite simple: OSU’s spring semester doesn’t begin until next Monday, which means that the players aren’t in class and thus the standard in-season rules don’t apply. Oregon’s term, however, began this week, making them subject to the NCAA’s in-season rules.