The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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and see it — it's just on a different "I have no lean towards anything," level. he said. "I'm open-minded. I've been "I think they like me, and it seems reading the rumors, but they're not like they are getting more serious true. I'm giving any school a shot. with me. They're always on TV, and "Right now I'm just talking to they are one of the top programs in coaches, not really planning any visthe nation year after year. I look at its. The college stuff has died down them as a very good option." for the moment, but I'm going to Booker plans to take it slow rattle it back up during the AAU through the summer, narrow his list season." before the season and perhaps take Bluiett, a 26.7-points-per-game more visits in the fall. scorer, stays in contact with Michigan "Michigan is still up there," he assistant LaVall Jordan. said. "They've been Purdue has long been there from the start, but considered the team to I wanted to compare. beat for Franklin (Ohio) That's why I wanted Middletown forward to hit the visits back to Vince Edwards, having back to back and have followed him closely everything fresh in my for several months. mind." Michigan's been nipIndianapolis Park ping at the BoilermakTudor forward Trevon ers' heels, though, Bluiett (6-6, Rivals. and might have made com's No. 46 player naa move following Edtionally) is in no hurry wards' great trip to Ann to make a decision. Arbor, also March 10. Though several pro- Franklin (Ohio) Middletown Michigan's loss grams are still making forward Vince Edwards, the didn't prevent the 6‑7 a push, it appears three No. 62 player in the class of Edwards, Rivals.com's — Michigan, Butler and 2014 according to Rivals.com, No. 62 junior nationally, Indiana — have sepa- has both Purdue and Michigan from enjoying the expehis list. rated themselves a bit. high onphoto courtesy rivals.com rience. "It was a rough endBluiett's former teammate, point guard Yogi Ferrell, has ing," Edwards said. "All the way become a standout at Indiana, but up to the last minute, it was a great there were reports that Bluiett was experience. These trips are a oncerooting more for Butler than the Hoo- in-a-lifetime opportunity. I have to siers when the two teams met earlier remind myself to really enjoy it, because a lot of kids take it for granted. this year (a Butler win). Bluiett said those rumors and oth- Not everyone gets to do this." Edwards averaged 20 points per ers that he was leaning toward staying in the state of Indiana were false. game while playing just about every