November 29th, 2022 at 7:43 PM ^
I missed it by that much! Let me add value by saying he's earned over $2M on his $4M contract.
November 29th, 2022 at 9:05 PM ^
That’s right. Thanks for clarifying
November 29th, 2022 at 7:40 PM ^
Devin Asiasi, 3rd round pick, now plays for Bengals
November 29th, 2022 at 7:42 PM ^
Devin Asiasi. He is in the NFL. He was a third round draftee by New England and is now with the Bengals.
November 29th, 2022 at 7:27 PM ^
Won't =/= can't.
Michigan isn't going to pay or facilitate deals to a high school kid to get him to come here. That should be clear by now. Seems like whatever they're doing is working ok.
November 29th, 2022 at 8:16 PM ^
Didn’t Will Johnson get a deal with the restaurant group that owns The Morrie before he even got to campus?
are we assuming Michigan had nothing whatsoever to do with that?
November 29th, 2022 at 8:24 PM ^
too early to tell don't you think?
November 29th, 2022 at 7:48 PM ^
Isnt the scuttlebutt that Michigan will hep facilitate things but theyre not going to hand you a million bucks for your NLI? If Collins needs money for his family now then I wont fault him for taking a big signing bonus to go to Miami, but I hope he doesnt regret it as he’s stuck playing for a washed program while Michigan keeps winning and putting DEs into the NFL
November 29th, 2022 at 8:19 PM ^
Being able to outpay them and being willing to do so are two entirely different things. Michigan has made it crystal clear that they have zero intention on buying recruits. Players will have ample opportunity to make money once they arrive and start performing, but Michigan isn’t going to guarantee money to high school kids that haven’t stepped foot on campus.
November 29th, 2022 at 7:18 PM ^
Can probably grab him from the 2024 transfer portal tbh
November 29th, 2022 at 7:20 PM ^
Good point. Probably for half the money too.
November 29th, 2022 at 7:18 PM ^
So much for above the board payout era helping us.
November 29th, 2022 at 7:19 PM ^
WIt what? I thought the family issue was going to make him stay in CA?
November 29th, 2022 at 8:49 PM ^
Get PAID for a year, than transfer home to Cali.
November 29th, 2022 at 7:19 PM ^
Well, the loss stinks. Best of luck to the young man.
November 29th, 2022 at 7:20 PM ^
Money ok.. But... Miami?!!??
November 29th, 2022 at 7:20 PM ^
Too bad. He's a highly ranked recruit with, seemingly, lots of upside.
Let's assume that Michigan gets ramped up with NIL. (It doesn't seem like they're there yet.) If they want to avoid giving $ up front, I'm OK with that. It will result in some recruiting losses but might be better culturally.
November 29th, 2022 at 7:26 PM ^
I think you need to be doing something with money up front. I wouldn't give a guy 10 million dollars who has never played a down and I would do some research on a kid's character so you aren't getting Texas A&M'd. You can't just expect a kid to come here because we have cool wings on our helmets.
November 29th, 2022 at 7:58 PM ^
Or OSU’d at this point.
November 29th, 2022 at 7:59 PM ^
Maybe wait til "Money Up front" becomes legal.
November 29th, 2022 at 8:11 PM ^
It is legal. That's what Sam Webb said over the summer.
November 29th, 2022 at 7:20 PM ^
He’s been visiting several warm weather teams lately with visits to USC and UCLA. Perhaps shopping for the best NIL deal? We need to close out strong
November 29th, 2022 at 7:21 PM ^
Sucks for him
November 29th, 2022 at 7:23 PM ^
Improving that NIL program has got to be a priority this offseason. This is by all accounts a good kid who isn't just in it for the money but because we are quite far behind on the NIL front, we won't get him.
November 29th, 2022 at 7:26 PM ^
NIL can kill a team as well when some get theirs and others don’t. Want to be that CJ was told by his dad not to run to not get hurt. Need a team fully engaged and united. A spiritual team
November 29th, 2022 at 7:31 PM ^
I feel like there's a right way to do it. I wouldn't promise a guy playing time but I don't have a problem with Michigan offering something as part of their recruiting pitch. Most of the Big Ten programs do something with NIL. I don't think that it's a hill to die on.
November 29th, 2022 at 9:26 PM ^
Again, is there actual evidence that Michigan is losing kids to NIL deals that aren't of the "we'll give you a bag of cash and promise of a starting sport if you sign" variety? I don't blame a guy for wanting to take that money if he needs it but I feel like every year now we hear that UM is so far behind on the NIL front from fans and then you don't hear actual players or insiders really lament it too often. And if that was the case then how did they close so well last year with a bunch of guys who I assume weren't being handed bags of cash in the last month of the year.
Sure, are some teams doing a better job of it? Undoubtedly. But the one semi-consistent drumbeat I've heard around recruiting from guys like Sam and others is that there are guys on the staff who...need to step up their recruiting game in terms of getting and retaining recruit interest, not necessarily just a pure dollars-and-cents issue.
November 29th, 2022 at 7:24 PM ^
That sucks…
November 29th, 2022 at 7:25 PM ^
After star gazing for many years, I now fully trust the coaches to identify and develop talent. Add in culture and coaching and it’s a great recipe.
I live in Florida and my kids go to a highschool who has a 5 star defensive end down to Georgia and OSU. Is he good? Yes. Does he dominate games? No.
The ratings are just one aspect of the final result. Translation, we will get another defensive end and all will be well!!!
November 29th, 2022 at 7:27 PM ^
Well that's a bummer. I would think that any DE/Edge prospect would be dying to come here since we've managed to produce so many productive players. We've had 3 1st round picks in the last 3 years I think.
November 29th, 2022 at 7:31 PM ^
Now the rumor is Etta is looking at Miami also. This 2023 class is a disaster. And I’m not really a star gazer.
November 29th, 2022 at 7:34 PM ^
If that happens then Miami is just looking at teams that aren’t offering money up front and going after their top players with bags
November 29th, 2022 at 7:35 PM ^
It’s not a disaster.
November 29th, 2022 at 10:53 PM ^
We have to be headed to one of the lowest rated recruiting classes by any power 5 playoff team in the history of the playoffs.
Maybe Sparty had a lower rated class?
Crazy.
November 29th, 2022 at 7:33 PM ^
Acheampong is really close friends with Enow Etta. Holland says Miami is pushing for Etta too. This could suck.
November 29th, 2022 at 7:37 PM ^
Kids all over are good friends. Teammates often don’t even go to the same schools. If this kid left for family reasons, Etta couldn’t say the same thing. Etta just visited Oklahoma so he isn’t rock solid by any means.
November 29th, 2022 at 8:02 PM ^
Well that sucks too. Miami sucks, so it's wild to me. We might win the B1G back to back years and Miami is bad and might be bad next year too.
November 29th, 2022 at 9:22 PM ^
I guess we should enjoy this year and next. The recruiting situation is alarming. If this came to pass essentially both of our highest recruits are gone the class would be ranked about 30.
November 29th, 2022 at 8:33 PM ^
I'm sure Miami is pushing; MSU is also pushing hard for Dante Moore. Lots of programs try stuff like that and maybe it works but who knows.
November 29th, 2022 at 8:56 PM ^
I can only imagine the far-reaching downside for many of these kids- being turned into fodder of sorts. There has to be a significant psychological toll exacted here.
November 29th, 2022 at 9:00 PM ^
MSU must be offering that kid day 1 starter plus bank. Like what else does that wet fart of a program have? Lol.
November 30th, 2022 at 12:36 AM ^
If you don’t care about winning, then you probably aren’t a good fit for Michigan.
November 29th, 2022 at 7:35 PM ^
The kid has to do what is best for him. Michigan will replace him with someone as talented if not more so.
November 29th, 2022 at 7:37 PM ^
That short term NIL money will pale in comparison to the exposure and development at Michigan. Good luck
November 29th, 2022 at 7:45 PM ^
I take it the LifeLock guy offered him a bunch of money.
He'll be back on the market after a couple of 6-6 seasons in Miami.
November 29th, 2022 at 7:50 PM ^
Honestly who wants to go play for Miami. Trash program with no fans. If you need money then whatever but you’re gonna have bad coaching on bad teams
November 29th, 2022 at 7:51 PM ^
I am not going to lie , this stings a little.
November 29th, 2022 at 7:55 PM ^
Very hard to turn down crazy money when your family needs it... And who knows how much he is being offered.
NIL is hurting the sport.
November 29th, 2022 at 7:59 PM ^
Big time!