The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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PREP PROFILES Lake Stevens (Wash.) High junior quarterback Jacob Eason is the No. 1 player in the country in the 2016 class according to Rivals.com. The pro- style signal-caller has prototypical size at 6-5, 207 pounds and displays all of the tools to be a star at the col- lege level. As a ju- nior, he threw for 2,829 yards and 32 touchdowns with only three interceptions. D e s p i t e b e - ing on the West C o a s t , E a s o n c o m m i t t e d t o Georgia in July 2014. His pledge to the Bulldogs came as a bit of a surprise to every- one, including his family. "We didn't go down there think- ing he was going to commit," said Eason's father, Tony. "We were just going to go down there and check it out, although Georgia had done the best job of recruiting him to that point. "Coach [Mike] Bobo came out twice, and we knew Jacob was their No. 1 guy. Some of these teams will offer four, five or six guys. Georgia wasn't like that. Jacob knew going into this that Georgia had him as their top guy." Bobo, however, is no longer at Georgia. He is now the head coach at Colorado State after Jim McElwain left to become the head coach at the University of Florida. McElwain then added quarterbacks coach and of- fensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier to his Gators staff after he left Michi- gan in the wake of Brady Hoke being fired. O f c o u r s e , M i c h i g a n r e - placed Hoke with big-name head coach Jim Har- baugh. Eason is still committed to Georgia, but now says that Florida and Michigan are both places he's intrigued by after the coaching car- ousel has slowed down a bit. It has sort of all come full circle. He has named a top three of Geor- gia, Florida and Michigan, and the Harbaugh hire is something that has gotten his attention. "That is a crazy opportunity with Harbaugh coaching at Michigan," Eason said. "There is a really good class coming in at Georgia too, though, so we'll just wait and see." Eason is keeping his options open. "It all depends who Georgia brings in," he said. "If they bring in someone that wants a dual-threat quarterback and is going to change the offense, then I may look into other things. I doubt that will happen, though." — Brandon Brown Elite Quarterback Is Intrigued By Jim Harbaugh ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ Lake Stevens High School Lake Stevens, Wash. Class: 2016 Position: Quarterback Ht.: 6-5 • Wt.: 207 Rivals.com Rankings: No. 1 player in Washington, No. 1 pro-style quarter- back in the country and No. 1 overall player nationally Jacob Eason