Michigan and dozens of other college football programs look at quarterback Chad Kelly
Chad Kelly is the nephew of NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly. Like his uncle, Chad Kelly is a quarterback, and he's already quite popular with college football coaches.
Kelly, who plays for St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute in Buffalo, passed for 2,159 yards, rushed for 1,059 and passed for 24 touchdowns as a junior.
The coaching staff at Michigan has noticed. And so has nearly every other college football program you can name, The Buffalo News reports. Kelly toured the Michigan campus Monday after seeing Michigan State on Sunday and Purdue on Saturday.
Syracuse, Clemson, Maryland, Florida State, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Duke and Buffalo are among his suitors, The Buffalo News reports.
"Chad is going to go to one school, but we'll be making contacts with 40 or 50 universities," St. Joe's football coach Dennis Gilbert said. "We're trying to establish contacts with schools for when another talented kid comes along. We're trying to be as organized as possible. We'll go from getting a call from a coach, I'll talk to Pete and the principal and the guidance counselors so we'll have a transcript ready. We're trying to be as good a host as possible."
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Wed, May 4, 2011 : 6:56 a.m.
Well chalk up one good point in us not hiring Harbaugh as he went to the NFL: No way Kelly's nephew would consider Michigan since Harbs punched Jim Kelly in the face back in 98' for calling him a baby on NBC. As far as I know....Brady Hoke has not punched Jim Kelly in the face....yet anyway.
David Vande Bunte
Tue, May 3, 2011 : 4:52 p.m.
Sorry, but I can't resist... Good news: If Chad Kelly comes to Michigan, we will go to 4 consecutive National Championship games. Bad news: If Chad Kelly comes to Michigan, we will go to 4 consecutive National Championship games, and lose. ***end snarkiness*** In all seriousness, looking at the kid's rushing totals, the fact that Michigan is recruiting him makes me wonder if Brady Hoke plans on continuing the hybrid situation he has now, using dual threat QBs in a pro style offense instead of the more obvious spread styles out there. If Michigan can figure out a way to maximize the dual threat capabilities of QBs while still getting them to throw from under center, Ann Arbor could become a destination for mobile QBs that want a better chance at the NFL.