Hello: John O'Korn, Transfer QB

Michigan's acquired another quarterback option:

Can't wait to play for @CoachJim4UM@CoachJeddFisch in the BIG HOUSE! #GoBluepic.twitter.com/jIhWfuCiPV

— John O'Korn (@JohnOKorn) February 5, 2015

O'Korn is a transfer who was released from his Houston scholarship. A three-star recruit out of St. Thomas Acquinas in Florida, O'Korn was thrust into the starting job at a true freshman when Houston's QB suddenly retired due to concussion symptoms.

His freshman year was a quality one…

…but O'Korn started his sophomore year with a blizzardofinterceptions and was benched about halfway through the season:

After losing the starting job, O'Korn announced a transfer and was given permission to talk to a number of impressive programs. Wisconsin, Miami, Syracuse, Florida, and Texas were interested. Jameis Winston hinted that he would end up with the Longhorns (while meeting flaccid motivational speech purveyor and megapastor Joel Osteen, bizarrely), but reporters around the program think that Texas wasn't in pursuit.

O'Korn was a prolific high school passer…

O’Korn’s commitment to Houston was consider a coup as the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native set single-season records at nationally renowned powerhouse St. Thomas Aquinas as a senior and was named MVP of the Florida Class 7A state title game. O’Korn only started at Aquinas his senior year, by which time then-Houston coach Tony Levine had already offered him a scholarship. Although offers from SEC and ACC schools came in as O’Korn’s star rose, he stayed loyal to Houston.

…but isn't much of a runner and didn't fit with what Tom Herman wants to do. 

He'll have to redshirt this year, after which he'll have two years of eligibility. Michigan is now at their full 85 allotment of scholarships for fall (assuming that the Glasgows and Kerridge are on scholarship), pending any future departures or additions.

UPDATE: Chris Brown has an excellent point about Houston and O'Korn's dropoff last year:

.@slmandel O'Korn losing his OC, Doug Meachem, to TCU definitely had an effect on whole offense (and Meachem did pretty darn well at TCU)

— Chris B. Brown (@smartfootball) February 5, 2015