Linebacker Edward Warinner, Jr. has entered the transfer portal. Warinner played in three games on special teams last season after signing with MSU out of high school and then transferring to Michigan to play for his dad, former Wolverines offensive line coach Ed Warinner.
The elder Warinner is now FAU's offensive line coach and run game coordinator. The younger Warinner was in over his head at a school like Michigan, and it would not surprise me to see the son follow the father to Florida Atlantic.
Here's what I said about Warinner when he transferred to Michigan (LINK):
While Warinner was listed at 6’2″ and 222 lbs. during the recruiting process, he was listed at 6’0″ and 225 lbs. as a second-year player at MSU. I remember glancing at his film as a recruit since his dad was being hired at Michigan and subsequently shrugged my shoulders about him going to the Spartans. Now that he’s coming to Michigan, the first name that popped into my mind on the re-watch is Jared Wangler. Warinner is not a quick-twitch guy, nor does he possess impressive size. You may remember that Wangler spent a few seasons languishing on the bench at linebacker before ultimately switching to offense and becoming a second-string fullback.
Normally I don't create farewell posts for walk-ons, but I'm writing one because I wrote that commitment post not knowing for sure whether he was a walk-on or scholarship player.
Coincidentally, Warinner was going to be up next at #77 in the 2021 countdown, so I'll be skipping to #76 shortly.
Just gets us closer to the two deep!
ReplyDelete"The elder Warinner is now FAU's offensive line coach and run game coordinator" -- Thunder
ReplyDeleteAlso filed under "where are they now," Rich Rodriguez has re-surfaced as the Louisiana-Monroe OC, and his son Rhett is following him there as a QB.