fc ot Tyrone Wheatley JR leaves scUM.....fwiw...

[sluggo72]

A fractured foot sidelined Tyrone Wheatley Jr. for the whole of spring practice. Now, a personal decision on the tight end’s part will sideline him for good, at least in Ann Arbor.

With summer camp set to kick off Friday, an updated online roster posted Thursday did not include Wheatley’s name. A U-M spokesperson subsequently confirmed that the redshirt junior confirmed to the Wolverines’ coaching staff earlier in the day Thursday that he had decided to part ways with Jim Harbaugh‘s football program.

No specific reason for Wheatley’s decision was given.

Wheatley, the son of U-M great Tyrone Wheatley, came to the Wolverines as a four-star member of U-M’s 2015 recruiting class. After redshirting as a true freshman, Wheatley had caught three passes each of the last seasons. On those six catches, he has totaled 61 yards and a touchdown.

The elder Wheatley is now an assistant with the Jacksonville Jaguars, having left his alma mater in January of 2017 for the NFL job.

 

[ClarkstonMark]

He got fat, they wanted him to move to OL, he moved on

 

[kgilbert78]

IMHO, it's tough to be the son of a great athlete at the same institution. Some have done it well--others chose to go elsewhere. You may have heard recently that LeBron now wishes he hadn't named his son as a "Junior".

If you read SF, Lois McMaster-Bujold's books talk a bit about this--called "Great Man's Son Syndrome"--she ran into that in her own life as her father was a noted engineering professor as well as one of the first TV meteorologists.

 

[78SweetRevenge]

Here is what is left of any use from Jimmah's first recruiting class (who would be going into their 4th year at UM):

Kinnel (good DB)
Ulizio (really bad offensive lineman)
Higdon (solid RB)
Gentry (one of a handful of guys who sees time at TE)



The group that CJF put together in his first year (which was a much more challenging situation than what UMich faced) …. when they were going into their 4th year at PSU (2017 season) included:

McSorley (All Conference QB)
Haley (Starting CB)
Gesicki (All Conference TE)
Allen (All Conference S)
Tompkins (starting WR)
Apke (Starting S)
Scott (backup S)
Mark Allen (depth RB)
Brown (Starting DE)
Campbell (Starting CB)
Farmer (Staring LB)
Owariwhatever (Solid CB)
Wright (Starting OT)
Cabinda (Starting LB)
Blacknall (contributing WR)



Its way too early to make any definitive conclusions wrt the relative "recruiting and player development abilities", but it sure looks to be an overwhelming "win" for CJF thus far.

Are we no longer giving O'Brien credit for the majority of that class?
The first class almost always reflects the prior coach. Some obvious exceptions such as McSorley.