Well that seems to be who he is complaining about. The older son was unexpectedly redshirted. We know Dutcher can recruit.
Whatās there to doubt at this point? Some clearly prefer the money.
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Can put this one to bed officially.
He will end up at Kentucky or San Diego State. And if SDSU lands Boogie Ellis, a top 30 caliber guard, I think it really makes SDSU a major player for him.
Brian Dutcher doing well there. Jaden probably will miss out playing with big brother Jalen though.
Gotta believe heās gone after this year.
So, with recent developments, is there even the slightest possibility that McDaniels to UofM happens? Itās been an odd recruitmentā¦
Wonder who is the first recruit that Juwan is going to call? Bajema, Wilson, Zeb, or McDaniels?
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McDaniels just committed to Washington so thereās that.
Welp.
CaN jUwAn HoWaRd EvEn ReCrUiT?!?
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Jalen told us heād be bringing in McDās AAs. He canāt even lure his own relatives! The Juwan Howard experiment is officially over. 
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Washington is going to be very good this year.
Rather than a national letter of intent, McDaniels will sign a financial aid agreement thatās non-binding for prospective athletes and must be honored by the schools. Theoretically, he could sign with other schools without penalty.
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Weird, I probably shouldnāt view it as any indication he is still waiting on Michigan, however.
No, and I believe it is required that he sign that and not a NLI because the late signing period is over.
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The financial aid agreement protects the athlete rather than the school. Itās binding for the school but the athlete could go elsewhere if they wanted to. Transfers sign financial aid agreements because you can only sign a letter of intent once.
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Interesting to see their relationship downplayed as ādistant cousinsā. Seems like Howard was key in Jalen going to SDSU:
Howard, of course, was part of the iconic Fab Five under Steve Fisher and Brian Dutcher at Michigan in the early 1990s before embarking on a 19-year NBA career. Heās also cousins with McDaniels (Howardās father and McDanielsā grandmother are siblings).
āHe told me, I didnāt have to ask,ā McDaniels said of his conversations with Howard. āHe just said that those two coaches are going to take care of you and work you hard. I know heās not going to lie about anything just to get me to go there. Heās family.ā
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This seems to come up once or twice a year ā usually in football at the end of the late signing period ā but Iām surprised more of the elite recruits donāt take this route and abstain from signing a NLI. Gives the recruit more wiggle room if something unforeseen happens (like Beilein leaving late or a late NCAA notice of infractions or the Meyer/Smith allegations orā¦)
Harlond Beverly did this for Miami.
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