Whatever the reason (and I have no sense of it) we stopped recruiting Carlin. We were on him harder than anyone, by his own words. At some point, that stopped. Williams and D'Onofrio were at the NHS spring game. That was Carlin's first action since his ankle surgery, and he looked dynamite. I had a long conversation with D'Onofrio during the game and mentioned how good Carlin was looking. He told me point blank they were there for Tyler. Coaches there for Carlin included GT, Louisville, Indiana, Arkansas and Auburn. Bama got in on him afterward. During the summer his family took a driving tour of several campuses including UNC and Tennessee. He felt wanted. UM kept in touch but were never ON him again, much to my chagrin. He's good enough for a UM offer, IMO.