Paulus may play football at Michigan
Posted: April 15th, 2009, 10:30 am
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I'd love to see him in a U of M jersey next year. Although I would be VERY skeptical of whether he would be able to make much of an impact in one year.
Sources: Paulus may play football at MichiganHaving been a season ticket holder at Michigan, (although I moved last summer, so I can only watch them from afar now) I think competition can only make things better at Michigan (they couldn't get much worse than last year). With Paulus getting a look from an NFL scout, and having some pretty gaudy numbers in high school, along with playing 4 years of basketball at Duke, I think it would be worth seeing what this kid's got. He obviously has stayed in great shape through basketball, and is a great athlete. If he wants to play a professional sport in the United States, football seems like his only shot. I'm sure he will be VERY motivated in his work ethic with just one year to prove he should get a shot at the NFL.
The Green Bay Packers aren't the only ones who are interested in Greg Paulus.
According to sources close to the situation, the former Duke point guard was in Ann Arbor on Tuesday meeting with Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez about the possibility of playing this season for the Wolverines.
The 6-foot-1 Paulus, who was the Gatorade National Player of the Year as a standout quarterback at Christian Brothers Academy in New York, has one year of eligibility left for football after playing four years of basketball at Duke.
He watched Michigan practice Tuesday afternoon and could fit in with Rodriguez's spread offense. The Wolverines don't have a clear-cut starting quarterback, and Paulus could come in and play immediately.
Two Michigan freshmen, Tate Forcier and Denard Robinson, will likely compete with Nick Sheridan for the starting spot. Sheridan, however, has a small fracture in his lower right leg. Rodriguez said that Sheridan's injury won't require surgery, but he should be out two to three more weeks.
Sources also told FOXSports.com that Paulus, who worked out last Thursday for the Packers in Durham, N.C., has been contacted by a half-dozen NFL teams and several other college programs.
Paulus, 22, started three seasons for Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski but came off the bench this season. Coming out of high school, he was recruited by numerous big-time football programs, and schools such as Notre Dame would have allowed him to play both sports.
Paulus, however, has not played football since graduating high school, when he threw for 11,763 yards and 152 touchdowns in 45 career games and led CBA to a 42-3 record in four seasons. His younger brother, Mike, is a reserve quarterback at North Carolina.
Paulus, according to one source, is still exploring the possibility of continuing his basketball career but was caught off-guard when a Packers scout contacted him a couple weeks ago after the Blue Devils' season ended with a loss to Villanova in the Sweet 16.
I'd love to see him in a U of M jersey next year. Although I would be VERY skeptical of whether he would be able to make much of an impact in one year.
