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If Miami misses put out an adding a 3rd running back in the 2016 Class, could UM look at Green as a post spring transfers should Gus Edwards not be back to his pre-injury form.

Derrick Green had a rough career at Michigan most do to his own fault initially coming in out shape and severally over weight his freshman year and then never seem to regain his 5* form from high school. And then he was passed on the depth chart by other players. He is reportedly looking at UF but they have a log jam at running back, where as Miami could use another power back to supplement the return of Gus Edwards. Green has a red shirt year available if needed to preserve his 1 year of eligibility should he prove to not be ready after arriving at his school of choice this summer.

Derrick Green granted release by Michigan, will transfer – CollegeFootballTalk

Derrick Green granted release by Michigan, will transfer
By John Taylor Jan 15, 2016

After much speculation of late, the Michigan playing career of Derrick Green has come to an end.

A source with knowledge of the situation has confirmed to CFT that Green received a release from his UM scholarship earlier this week and will transfer out of the Wolverines football program. Rumors have been swirling for weeks that Green is a potential, or even likely transfer, although there has been no official confirmation from either side.

“The student-athlete is the one that should be confirming his decision… as we prefer they communicate their desire to transfer/graduate and play another season elsewhere. We do not confirm those decisions as an institution,” a UM spokesperson said in response to an email seeking confirmation of Green’s decision to transfer.

The running back is expected to stay in school until he graduates in the spring. At that point, he’d be a grad transfer eligible to play immediately in 2016 if he ends up at another FBS program. That would be his final season of eligibility, although the back does have a redshirt he could use if it became necessary.

Green came to the Wolverines as one of the highest-rated recruits in the Class of 2013. In fact, according to Rivals.com, he was the No. 8 player at any position in the country, ahead of the likes of Ole Miss’ Laremy Tunsil (No. 14), Penn State’s Christian Hackenberg (No. 24) and 2015 Heisman winner Derrick Henry (No. 36), all of whom made themselves eligible for the April NFL draft. That on-paper talent, though, never really translated into the anticipated on-field production.

In three seasons in Ann Arbor, Green totaled 898 yards on 212 carries (4.2 ypc) and seven touchdowns. His best season came in 2014, when as a sophomore he ran for 471 yards and averaged 5.7 ypc before injuries derailed the last half of the year.

Instead of building off that momentum, however, Green ran for just 157 yards the first nine games of the 2015 season before failing to see the field the last four games. As if to put an exclamation on the disappointment, Green did not travel with his teammates to Orlando for the Jan. 1 Citrus Bowl because of what head coach Jim Harbaugh described as “an internal matter.”

With the God-given talent Green possesses, however, he should have little trouble finding a Power Five landing spot for his senior season.
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Again remember I was posing the question only as a late transfer if UM strikes out in the 2016 class and also if Gus Edwards doesn't look like he will back to his former self. Green also would have to be in great shape, to show that he has refocused himself to being disciplined/ dedicated to starting a new chapter.

Go Canes
 
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I'm not sure why so many on here want us to take other schools' retreads....

There are almost always far better players we can get - unless it's a unique case (Brock Berlin)....
 
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No thank U!! He couldn't start at Mich n he won't start here.. He is a Major Bust!! Lacks speed..
 
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I never got how he was a five star , another time where film tells more than a ranking
 
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The college FA days that Golden created here are over! The days of abnormal attrition are over. Let's stop talking bout every kid that leaves another program potentially coming here; that's over. We gonna have born and bred hand raised Canes now.
 
Isn't it amazing that most of us weren't impressed with him out of H.S., and he was a 5*. But Byrd man can't get a 5*.
 
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no no **** no. I'm form Richmond, VA and my friend is a Michigan fan. Green has been overrated and bad his whole entire career.
 
Overrated. He wasn't fast, strong or great at anything. His rating was just wrong. Michigan just opening a spot for a kid that it better and cares more. Let someone else donate to his college fund. NEXT
 
The number you've dialed for Al is no longer in service! You don't take guys that have demonstrated they ain't schit and don't want to put in time staying in shape.
 
JimmyJohnsonsHair said:
I'm not sure that "Gus Edwards pre injury form" is any different than the post injury Edwards. He's just not that good.
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No kidding. I was like, wtf does back to his former self regarding Gus? No offense to the young man, but he hasn't shown me anything to date that says he'll be getting a lot of touches going forward.
 
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