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Subtle way at letting us know we got a new transfer? DB from Michigan. Two years to play and eligible immediately. 4 star coming out of HS. https://www.si.com/college/michigan/football/michigan-football-jaylen-kelly-powell-transfer-destination-akron-george-floyd-message https://247sports.com/Player/Jaylen-Kelly-Powell-78974/

He had a parent meeting that addressed exactly that. He was not happy with the classroom & off the field behavior. Two semesters & both GPA’s have went up & highest team GPA’s in school history for football. He also emphasized the importance of special teams & that we didn’t have enough big, fast WR, CB, S, LB’s, those are the types of athletes you need to run down the field on special teams plus give you depth & flexibility He has been true to his words & hit the JUCO hard for these type of players. I’m not expecting a complete turn around this year. You will see an improvement but he again weeded out some non D1 players or so called bad apples that didn’t want to buy in & is working with less than 85 schollies but should be able to have roster close to where where he wants after another season of getting his guys

Seems like a good get for us. Let's hope his original 4 star potential is still there. We need a big play maker.

It's now safe to say one can see a pattern has developed which shows what kind of player Arth is interested in and what kind of player is interested in Arth. The article notes Kelley-Powell's intelligence, quiet nature, and cerebral approach to the game. Arth is recruiting a bunch of sincerely well-rounded, intelligent student athletes. If these guys can win it really looks like Arth is building a culture which we, as fans, should be able to take a whole lot of pride in.

Michigan transfer Jaylen Kelley-Powell. S, 6-0, 184, Cass Tech HS, Detroit, MI. https://247sports.com/Player/Jaylen-Kelly-Powell-78974/

To be honest, it tells me who is interested in Akron’s football program & who is just here bashing. That is a pretty big pick up. Let’s hope it works out for both sides. I was really just seeing if anyone noticed. I could have put it on one of the cutting threads & stirred up some negative comments about the program ?