Hometown	Position	Rating	Measurables
San Diego, CA	Quarterback	4 Star	6’1″/190lbs/4.6ec

Player Notes:

Forcier is a pass-run quarterback who is a much better fit for this UM system than his brother was for the old one. Forcier switched schools entering his sophomore season to avoid starting over his older brother Chris (now at UCLA). Tate is a pass-first dual threat quarterback. For those worrying about a lack of speed, it may be comforting to know that he had more rushing yards than Kevin Newsome as a junior. Tate is a little bit short (around 6-1), and his arm strength is not elite. However, he is fairly fast (faster than his former Wolverine brother), and his arm is very accurate. For the Scouts, Inc. evaluation of Tate, check out his site. One thing to keep in mind about Tate is that he has had a private QB tutor for much of his football-playing career, so his floor is very high, but he may be close to his ceiling as a passer.

Recruiting Notes:

Like his older brother before him, Tate Forcier grew up a fan of the Michigan Wolverines. This gave Rich Rodriguez and company a leg up in his recruitment. However, with a family member leaving the program just a couple of years before Tate would enroll, it was unclear whther there would be hard feelings towards the Michigan program. Forcier was offered early in the process, when Russell Shepard and Kevin Newsome were the only other signal-callers holding offers from Rich Rodriguez. Speaking of offers… Tate posted all of his online (and it was really annoying to Google him every day and see that another hack columnist around the country had noticed). However, Tate said he wouldn’t start trimming his list until the Pryor situation was resolved. When Pryor picked against Michigan, many thought Pryor’s other “finalists,” Penn State and Michigan, were among Forcier’s top schools (along with Oregon). Before Kevin Newsome committed, he and Tate talked on Myspace about attending school together. When Shavodrick Beaver also gave his word to become a Wolverine, Tate was not to be dissuaded, still speaking highly of Michigan. When Kevin Newsome decommitted, Forcier was almost immediately in town for an official visit to the Utah game. Shortly after, Forcier made the decision to pull the trigger and commit to Michigan.

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Senior Year Stats

Tate Forcier 2008
Game	Comp	Att	%	Yards	TD	Int	Yds/Att	Rush	Yds	Yds/Att	TD
Poway	19	32	59.38	269	1	1	8.41	8	81	10.13	3
West Hills	16	29	55.17	234	1	0	8.07	–	–	–	0
Morse	10	12	83.33	267	5	0	22.25	–	–	–	0
Serra	15	20	75.00	228	2	2	11.40	4	28	7.00	2
University City	18	25	72.00	348	3	0	13.92	3	48	16.00	1
St. Augustine	18	33	54.55	321	1	1	9.73	14	121	8.64	3
Henry	19	27	70.37	524	4	2	19.41	4	37	9.25	0
Lincoln	13	18	72.22	237	0	2	13.17	13	218	16.77	2
Mira Mesa	23	32	71.88	267	0	1	8.34	13	73	5.62	0
Cathedral	21	36	58.33	295	4	1	8.11	8	93	11.63	0
Regular Season	172	264	65.15	2990	21	10	11.33	67	699	10.43	10
Westview	27	39	69.23	328	2	3	8.41	9	84	9.11	0
Oceanside	9	23	39.13	106	0	2	4.61	16	0	0.00	2
Playoffs	36	62	58.06	434	2	5	7.00	25	84	3.36	2
Totals	208	326	63.80	3424	23	15	10.50	92	783	8.51	12

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