Harvard transfer DT (#8 Freaks List!) wants UM (And You Won't Believe What One Other School!)
6'2" 320-lb Harvard Sr DT Thor Griffith is entering the portal. Why that matters:
- Was #8 on Bruce Feldman's Freaks List this year (2 behind Kris Jenkins, 1 ahead of Chop Robinson)
- It was Feldman who Thor told about his transfer desires--Athletic article; Feldman tweet)
- 1st team All-Ivy with 30 GP in 3 years: 33.5 TFL / 13.5 sacks / 132 tackles
- Should be a graduate transfer so unfortunately hur hur we won't find out what Harvard credits wouldn't count at Michigan
- One year of eligibility left (Ivy didn't play in 2020, just like the B1G)
- said that he’d like to transfer to Michigan or Ohio State
- which is kinda like saying you want to transfer either to Heaven or Hell
- Fun fact: name is THOR
- More fun facts (Harvard bio) "Enjoys exotic fish keeping, weightlifting and medieval samurai history… Considers himself a Star Wars enthusiast."
do want
November 24th, 2023 at 10:24 PM ^
Pick em up!
November 24th, 2023 at 10:27 PM ^
Mock (yeah) Ing (yeah) Bird (yeah)
November 24th, 2023 at 10:59 PM ^
For the kids too young to even remember it from "Dumb and Dumber", here's the best version:
November 24th, 2023 at 11:10 PM ^
Harvard’s team may fight ‘till the end, but Yale will win!
November 25th, 2023 at 11:05 AM ^
I wonder if Yale uses the more modern version,
Bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yea
Bow wow yippie yo yippie yea
November 24th, 2023 at 10:27 PM ^
Should be a graduate transfer so unfortunately…
Grad transfer = credits don’t matter.
Win tomorrow and he’s coming here.
November 24th, 2023 at 10:28 PM ^
thatsthejokedotgif
November 24th, 2023 at 10:27 PM ^
He’s from New Hampshire? I’m sure Ryan days brother will threaten to arrest him if he doesn’t go to osu..so I think we know where he’s going
November 24th, 2023 at 10:27 PM ^
Both teams are going to lose DTs after this year, Michigan should absolutely go after him. There are plenty of snaps next year with Graham, Grant, and Benny.
November 24th, 2023 at 10:29 PM ^
Forgot to mention Feldman says
His 10-yard split was also a blazing 1.65 to go with a 4.57 pro shuttle that would’ve been the second-quickest among all defensive tackles at the 2023 NFL combine.
November 25th, 2023 at 6:53 AM ^
Don't forget about Trey Pierce. He's been getting non-garbage time snaps as a true freshman.
November 24th, 2023 at 10:29 PM ^
Also, the B1G played in 2020. Michigan just didn't.
But every player gets the COVID year, no matter how much they played. So even if you played 12 games in 2020, it was a free year.
November 24th, 2023 at 10:30 PM ^
gosh what is it with people not getting the jokes tonight?
...glances at calendar
...oh.
November 24th, 2023 at 10:37 PM ^
He was wearing my Harvard tie. Can you believe it? My Harvard tie! Like, oh SURE, HE went to Harvard.
November 24th, 2023 at 10:45 PM ^
Trading Places remake but starring Harbaugh and Day
...
or the next idea i think of instead
November 24th, 2023 at 10:47 PM ^
That OSU degree would like like ASS next to the Harvard degree.
November 24th, 2023 at 11:25 PM ^
speaking of true story i know someone with a Princeton undergrad and an Indiana University-Northwest med degree
November 25th, 2023 at 12:38 AM ^
Anyone who can get through any accredited medical school has my respect.
November 25th, 2023 at 2:01 AM ^
Why is that surprising? Northwestern grad school gets tons of Ivy undergrads. Kellogg alone gets a boat load.
November 25th, 2023 at 8:40 AM ^
The reading comprehension this morning is terrible!!!
Dude, drink some coffee and re-read! It said Indiana University-Northwest.
It did NOT say Northwestern...
LOL!!!
November 25th, 2023 at 8:14 AM ^
This is more common than you'd think. My guess is that they are from Indiana and got some incentives from the state for loan forgiveness if they practiced in state for a number of years after finishing need school.
I have friends in Illinois who did the same at UIC med school after graduating from Harvard and MIT. They could have gone to Michigan or Vandy or Duke, but chose the cheaper in state option.
November 25th, 2023 at 10:47 AM ^
And then roll in that sweet, sweet Chicagoland Golden Crescent money.
November 25th, 2023 at 7:46 AM ^
Even with all the balloons that come with the OSU degree? And the colorful crayons?
November 24th, 2023 at 11:04 PM ^
Why would he want to go to OSU from Harvard. I don't get it. You don't go to community college after graduating. You go before.
Kidding aside, he seems like someone who can help us next year for sure. We lose a few with significant snaps this year.
November 24th, 2023 at 11:06 PM ^
Yeah, we need this kid. Medieval samurai history? I am intrigued.
November 24th, 2023 at 11:12 PM ^
That and a star wars fan.
Methinks he is a Kurosawa junkie (or at least should be). Sign him up!
November 24th, 2023 at 11:24 PM ^
k, I don't make films, but if I did, they'd have a samurai
November 25th, 2023 at 1:45 AM ^
How many weeks has it been?
November 24th, 2023 at 11:13 PM ^
From Harvard to the other Harvard of the Midwest or the . . . Ohio State of Ohio.
November 24th, 2023 at 11:43 PM ^
I believe that would be from The Michigan of the East to Michigan.
November 25th, 2023 at 12:13 AM ^
I sit corrected.
November 24th, 2023 at 11:20 PM ^
I have been watching Thor for three years now, and he is definitely an impact player. State Wrestling champ in high school. He has definitely been the Mason Graham of the Ivy League for the last three years.
Here's an in-depth interview with Thor: https://gocrimson.com/podcasts/inside-harvard-football-2023-episode-8/18
Incidentally, if you're wondering if any other Harvard Graduate ever transferred eligibility to play football at Michigan, the most recent one was the "Wolverine of Wall Street", Michael Hirsch: https://www.freep.com/story/sports/university-michigan/wolverines/2016/09/09/michigan-football-michael-hirsch/90108948/
November 24th, 2023 at 11:30 PM ^
This would be great, but he won't pass admissions... 🤦
November 24th, 2023 at 11:32 PM ^
The description reminded me of this guy from ~10 years ago
November 25th, 2023 at 12:07 AM ^
Glad to hear a defensive tackle likes to lift weights
November 25th, 2023 at 12:09 AM ^
His credits won’t transfer
November 25th, 2023 at 12:13 AM ^
Winner tomorrow gets him
November 25th, 2023 at 12:18 AM ^
Seems like a Harvard guy would want to play school.
November 25th, 2023 at 1:00 AM ^
Michigan is more northerly, and in other ways, too, is more Vikingly than anOSU. Michigan = Scandinavia. anOSU = France just prior to Siege of Paris.
Wolverines are the Vikings of the animal kingdom.
A Buckeye is a poisonous nut.
Some say that the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan are connected by a structure akin to the Bifrost Bridge.
Ohio has Cleveland.
Thor, your Norse blood tells you which to choose. The Allfather points the way.
November 25th, 2023 at 5:26 AM ^
I don't know what most of that means, but hey, it sounded good.
An upvote for your fine efforts!
November 25th, 2023 at 2:36 AM ^
Well we have to take him so he doesn't end up in Hell, right? It's the only compassionate thing to do for a lost soul looking for a home.
November 25th, 2023 at 6:06 AM ^
If he comes to Michigan, he could end up in Hell. Or Paradise.
November 25th, 2023 at 6:18 AM ^
Dude is smart - knows how to create a bidding war. “Pay me - or not only am I not coming, I’m going to your rival”
I’m not even mad, guy is playing the NIL game perfectly. Unfortunately, I doubt we win that bidding war… hope being a Harvard guy he values education too
November 25th, 2023 at 7:40 AM ^
Come to Michigan. Harbaugh is more bushido than R3B Charmin-Day.
November 25th, 2023 at 8:11 AM ^
I'm sure admissions will find a way to try and mess this up (I know it's a grad transfer, but still I have faith they can find a way)
That being said, I really cannot, outside of some rare form of OCD that requires constant visual exposure to the color red, think of why he would want to go to OSU, no matter if they want to work Mon-Fri or on Sundays.
I've advised a few ex-Harvard fb players over the years and they seem way to smart to make a decision like that.
November 25th, 2023 at 9:30 AM ^
"Enjoys exotic fish keeping, weightlifting and medieval samurai history… Considers himself a Star Wars enthusiast."
I'm sorry, but sounds like a Michigan man if I've ever heard one. Get him and Kris Jenkins together asap