OU originally recruited Trout. I watched film on him when he was coming out. He fits what we do here however I dont see him coming here with an opportunity to 1.) earn a starting position at OSU next year or 2.) Follow Fickle to Cincinnati. I would take him though unlike most transfers. Mostly because he has Big Ten experience, OSU offseason training, etc. Now if he was a JUCO with 2 years left, he would need to be All-Conference in a high profile JUCO conference aka Blinn, Coffeyville, Mississippi Pearl, etc. If not I would pass. But yes I would take Trout in a heartbeat.
Ok I hear you, but you said you are against taking Shane Morris, who has actually earned playing time at Michigan. I will trust you and the coaches on this one. If you could not crack the second string here, it is highly unlikely that you will play here so I don't know if I would pay two years of grad school unless we had a mass exodus, like we did at cornerback last year.