The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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Ross Douglas from Avon, Ohio, and 6-2, 195-pound Dymonte Thomas from Alliance, Ohio ��� are already enrolled and will go through spring practice, along with Bosch, Butt, Charlton and Tuley-Tillman. In addition, the back-end defenders include 6-2, 175-pound Reon Dawson from Trotwood, Ohio; 6-0, 198-pound Delano Hill from Detroit; 5-10, 159-pound Jourdan Lewis from Detroit; and 6-2, 170-pound Channing Stribling from Matthews, N.C. ���You envision our defense not having to blitz all the time,��� Mattison said. ���You want to be able to play a four-man rush and being able to play some zone coverage. In order to do that, you���ve got to have bigger corners cover the big wide receivers you���re seeing now. ���It���s the length. Some guys can be 5-10, but their vertical jump is 40 inches. That makes them six foot. It all comes down to them having the ability to cover the big wide receivers that we���re seeing.��� Long Snapper Some were surprised that 6-1, 230-pound Scott Sypniewski from Ottawa, Ill. found his way into the class with a scholarship, but Ferrigno insists they shouldn���t be stunned. ���We like him a lot,��� Ferrigno said. ���We���ve known that kid forever. His dad played for us at Western Michigan. Greg coached him. There was some familiarity there with the family. He���s a solid kid. We had him in camp. ���We time snappers all the time. A good snapper is .7, .8. A great snapper is lower than that. He was lower than that all the time. We really think we���ve got a good one. It helps so much, when you know you can count on a fast snap and let the punter relax and kick.��� ��� Defensive back Jourdan Lewis (above) was one of three players from Detroit Cass Tech that U-M signed, along with offensive lineman David Dawson and defensive back Delano Hill. photo by lon horwedel