In January 2016, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh made news by planning a sleepover at the Rockford, Michigan house of Quinn Nordin, who was rated as the country’s top kicker recruit.
Remember that kicker Jim Harbaugh recruited via sleepover? He just made a 55-yarder
This is such a weird sport.
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In September 2017, Nordin blasted a 55-yard field goal (very long by college standards) against Florida at AT&T Stadium.
It was a brilliant recruiting move all around by Harbaugh, and landing Nordin is already paying off on the field.
The NCAA recruiting dead period during which no in-person contact is allowed ends Wednesday. We’ve heard of coaches calling a recruit at midnight when a period ends or visiting right at the stroke of midnight, but this is the first we’ve heard of a slumber party.
Quinn Nordin is the prospect in question. He is the top kicker recruit in the country from Rockford, Mich.
“He said we can watch a movie, see how well we gel and he said he would sleep over after that,” Nordin told Scout.com. “I was in tears laughing when he said that. He said the next day, if my parents didn’t want me to miss school, he would go to every class with me and go to lunch with me. I was laughing so hard.”
He also happens to be a Penn State commitment, but that’s not deterring Harbaugh.
“I said ‘Coach, I have Penn State stuff all over my walls.’ He said, ‘Tell you what, I can help you take it down.’”
Not only is this hilarious, it’s also great recruiting PR for the Michigan coach, who gets to keep pounding the message that he’ll do whatever it takes.
Before that, Nordin committed to Penn State with the most epic kicker commitment video of all time.
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