Kevin Newsome confirmed today the news that he had de-committed from the University of Michigan and reopened his recruiting process.

“I tell you what, man. Michigan is one of the greatest schools, period. The business school is top of the charts. The football is top of the charts. Everything is great about the University of Michigan. But me and my family discussed it, we talked over it and prayed over it and came to the conclusion that life is short and you only have four years to play college football and to go to college. As blessed and fortunate as I am to have as many scholarship offers as I have, I just want to be able to choose the right one,” Newsome said.

The 6-3, 220-pound quarterback prospect, a selection to the 2009 Army All-American Bowl game, plans to look at all comers and did not narrow his list to a certain number of schools.

“Everyone is in it,” said Newsome, who boasts scholarship offers from Michigan, North Carolina, Penn State, Stanford, Virginia, Virginia Tech and West Virginia, among others. “I’m going to do all my research on all the schools. I’m going to look at all their backgrounds, look at all the coaches, look at all the players and even call up some guys to see what the program is all about. I just want to make the right decision.”

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