The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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Year in the state ��� Earned first-team all-state and all-conference honors. Junior Season: Played offensive guard and defensive tackle for a 14-1 North Allegheny squad that suffered its only loss in the state semifinals ��� Team won the WPIAL championship with an 8-0 record ��� Blocked for a squad that rushed 683 times for 4,000 yards (5.86 per carry) and scored 574 points (38.3 per game) ��� On defense, notched 28.5 tackles with 9.5 tackles for loss for 24 lost yards ��� Posted two Kugler was ranked as a four-star sacks, two passes broken up and one quarter- player, the No. 5 performer in back hurry ��� Earned first-team all-state and Pennsylvania, the No. 6 guard in all-conference honors. the nation and the No. 82 overSophomore Season: Played offensive guard all player in the class of 2013 by and defensive tackle for a 15-1 North Allegh- Rivals.com. photo courtesy rivals.com eny crew that won the state 4A championship with a 21-0 victory over La Salle College High School in the title game ��� Team finished 7-1 in the WPIAL, earning the league title ��� Blocked for a squad that rushed 678 times for 4,333 yards (6.39 average) and scored 506 points (31.6 per game) ��� On defense, recorded 35 tackles, with one sack among eight tackles for loss that accounted for 17 lost yards ��� Earned all-conference honors. All-Star Games And Camps: Performed in the Under Armour All-America Game Jan. 4, including extensive time at center (a first for him) and earned high marks for his showing. Date Of Official Visit To Michigan: Jan. 11, 2013. Why Kugler Chose Michigan: ���I visited with Coach [Darrell] Funk and Coach [Al] Borges for a long time. I loved both of those guys. Then we went up into The Big House, and that���s what really sold me. Just seeing how big it is, and thinking about what it will be like to play in front of 108,000 or 110,000 fans, that sold me on Michigan.��� Head Coach���s Comments: ���He���s got a great personality, he���s a great locker room kid, he���s outgoing ��� he���s one of those kids who makes people feel comfortable,��� North Allegheny head coach Art Walker said. ���It doesn���t matter who they are. He���s a popular kid, because he gets along with everybody. He���s popular with his teammates, because of the kind of personality he has in the locker room, on the field and in the classroom. ���On the field, he���s a tough, intense player. As easygoing as he is, when the game starts or it���s time to practice, he���s a very intense, very physical guy. He���s more of a throwback-type of offensive lineman, who takes a lot of pride in his job, in finishing blocks and putting his guy on the ground.���