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Football is definitely my favorite sport. But to be completely honest, if someone I knew had equal chances of playing professionally in football and basketball, I'd suggest they go with basketball - easier on your body, longer average career, more money and guaranteed contracts.

Also, the logistics behind playing both sports in college make it almost unrealistic, IMO. Especially as a point guard or shooting guard, that would really hurt his game if he goes 3-5 months without shooting every year. And on the other end of the spectrum, depending on how his school is doing in basketball, he may miss spring practice every year for football.

That could make it very interesting. 6'6 or 6'7 is a huge WR, and he's not quite big enough for a TE just by putting on inches. IMO him growing those 2-3 inches would make basketball more likely.

Except that the opportunity to play in the NBA is much more limited. Just 32 teams w five starters and a few bench guys on each team. Which is also why the NBA draft is smaller than the NFL draft. If you are a franchise level player, the NBA is great. If you are just a role player, I think your chances of making it and surviving for any extended period of time are better in the NFL.

Either way though, it's a great problem to have - being talented enough in both sports to actually get to decide.

I don't think he has any control over that, haha.

He could conceivably play both his freshman year, and then decide on one or the other at that point. That's actually fairly typical in these situations, as the kid will realize that he won't be as good as he wants to in either sport if he's playing two sports.

And another thing to keep in mind is that he's just a sophomore. If Michigan's basketball program can continue to make some serious strides in the next year or two, that could really help Michigan's chances with him.