The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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commitment profile Dan Samuelson Makes A Big Ten Switch By Tim Sullivan offer. Then it got to the point where The recruiting process was a wild I started to think about how close it one for Plymouth (Ind.) High School was, and we decided to go up and offensive lineman Dan Samuelson. visit. He committed to Pittsburgh in April "My host was [rising senior wide and then switched his pledge to Ne- receiver] Drew Dileo. He's a great braska in May. Though his duration guy. We've been talking about huntas a Husker was significantly longer ing a lot; we both enjoy doing that. It's than his time as a Panther, been cool talking to him he made one more change about that. He's said that Jan. 12 and has finally he wishes he lived three found a college home at hours from his house, so Michigan. he could go back. He's "I'm a very big famfrom Louisiana so he ily person, I'm very close can't." with my parents and Samuelson plays in pretty much my whole a run-heavy offense in family lives in Plymouth, high school, and his where we live. It's pretty smash-mouth style of important that I can stay play will be a great fit in McGrath closer, and when this opMichigan's power runportunity came around, it was appeal- ning game. The 6-5, 290-pounderr is ing," he said of his flip. "It was about ranked as just the No. 31 offensive 11 or 11.5 hours to Nebraska. From my guard nationally by Rivals.com, was house to Michigan, it's exactly three selected to the All-Northern Lakes hours. It's very easy driving distance." Conference first team and was named Driving distance isn't the only rea- to the Indiana High School Coaches' son the three-star lineman chose to Association Dream Team during his become a Wolverine. He sees a good final high school campaign. fit with Michigan's offensive system, According to his coach John Barron, and developed a bond with coaches there is plenty more to come when he and players. makes it up to Michigan. "Coach [Darrell] Funk messaged "He's long with long legs and long me, I think around Thanksgiving," arms; he looks the part," Barron said. Samuelson said. "We kept a little con- "He's athletic, he has really good feet, versation going on there. I started to he's strong and he's a good weight get re-interested in Michigan, started room guy. He has got the physical to call him eventually, and we talked tools. about it. A spot had opened up, and "He's also kind of a nasty guy. He's they were seeing who they wanted to a gentle giant at school, but when he