The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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football recruiting issue play. He���ll probably also know what everybody else is supposed to do. ���We played, for a high school, a very similar defense [to Michigan���s], an under defense, with multiple adjustments based on personnel, formation, geography, down-and-distance, all kinds of things. He could tell you what everybody was doing. That���s an advantage. ���He doesn���t talk much, which is really good. Players that talk a lot usually don���t play a lot. He���s a guy who is pretty quiet, and just goes about his business. He���s also going to work really hard.��� While some Michigan fans grew uncomfortable that Alabama���s Nick Saban might make a late push for the younger Poggi���s services, he stayed steady with his commitment ��� and his dad remained confident in those who would mentor him next. ���For me, it wasn���t about the football,��� Poggi said. ���Pretty much all of these guys at the top echelon of Division I, the top 12 or 15 programs, those guys are all good coaches. They���re all good football men. So you check that box. ���I thought these guys were really good human beings ��� down to earth, straightforward, and I liked them. I liked them all personally. I liked the fact that their families were involved. I was very impressed with those guys.��� And bottom line, Poggi reiterated, his son knows the score. ���People say all kinds of things about you, but what matters is what you do,��� he said. ���You deserve nothing. You have to earn everything.��� ��� John Borton Henry Poggi ��������������� 6-4 ��� 260 ��� Defensive Tackle ��� Gilman School ��� Baltimore Personal: Henry Leo Poggi was born on Aug. 9, 1994 ��� Best 40-yard dash time is 4.7 seconds ��� Gilman has produced a host of Division I performers, including current performers defensive tackle Brian Gaia at Penn State, wide receiver Cyrus Jones of Alabama, running back Kenny Goins of Maryland and linebacker Devon Porchia of Pittsburgh ��� His father, Bill, is the head coach at Gitman. Rankings: Ranked as a four-star player, the No. 4 performer in Maryland, the No. 5 defensive tackle in the land and the No. 70 overall player in the nation by Rivals.com ��� Rated as a five-star prospect, the No. 1 defensive tackle in the nation and the No. 9 overall player in the class of 2013 by MaxPreps. com ��� Considered a four-star performer, the No. 4 player in Maryland, the No. 11 defensive tackle nationally and the No. 120 overall prospect in the