In a move with ramifications beyond replacing Shaun Nua as Michigan’s defensive line coach, it seems Note Dame DL coach, and Michigan alumnus Mike Elston is (finally) being called home, Irish Illustrated’s Tom Loy reports.
BREAKING: #NotreDame defensive line coach Mike Elston is expected to leave South Bend for the same position at #Michigan.
Story: https://t.co/8wNGFam7cJ#IrishIllustrated @247Sports pic.twitter.com/xMDtaDNZRk Tom Loy (@TomLoy247) January 13, 2022
Yes, we look askance around here when Loy reports something good for Notre Dame is about to happen. But he’s usually not wrong about things that are not what Notre Dame fans want to happen, and this certainly qualifies. Elston is a loooooong-time Brian Kelly assistant and recruiting coordinator, earning the role of associate head coach last year, and surprising many when he didn’t follow Kelly to LSU.
The timing of this has ramifications, of course, for Michigan’s hopes of retaining their head coach, as Jim Harbau
Score one against Tom Loy’s utter confidence. After speculation for months that Michigan had extracted a WR/ATH from Notre Dame’s class, Amorion Walker made it official.
It's official: #GoBlue flips #Irish verbal Amorion Walker after a long battle for the Louisiana star. Story via @SamWebb77, who is live in Ponchatoula: https://t.co/fVCNJZNK6R Steve Lorenz (@TremendousUM) December 15, 2021
We’ll have a full hello next week. Here’s what I have for his rankings:
Rivals: 6'3/170
ESPN: 6'3/170
247: 6'4/175
On3: 6'2/160
247 Comp
3 , 5.7, NR Ovr #40 ATH, #27 LA
4 , 80, #127 SE #45 WR, #17 LA
3 , 87, NR Ovr #52 ATH, #30 LA
3 , 88, NR Ovr #71 WR, #20 LA
3 , 0.8784, #526 Ovr #34 ATH, #26 LA
3.68
3.93
3.61
3.73
3.78
Walker is a tall, gangly track athlete (triple jump) and deep threat receiving prospect that some schools, including Michigan via On3’s EJ Holland($), also consider a possibility at cornerback or safety in the mold of Jer
Here’s the second of the Tennessee secondary fellas that Mo Linguist stuffed into the class while the ink on the last one, and Mo’s own contract for that matter, were barely dry. And make no mistake: this guy committed to Linguist:
“The relationship I had with Coach Mo, I felt it deep down inside. Coach Mo is a great coach and I feel like he can get the job done for me on and off the field.” …
“Really the things he was saying I felt it so fast,” Jones said. “The things he was talking about, the future, the small things, I just took in those moments and knew they was real.”
I mean, ask my brothers what I sounded like after my first first date with my wife:
“I’m committing to Michigan because of the relationship I have with Coach Mo,” Jones said. “Really, it’s Coach Mo. The relationship we have is crazy. What we talk about and how we talk about it is real. I felt it in my heart. That’s where I want to be. I know it in my heart, so why wait?”
My wife and