The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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football recruiting issue ���Meeting with the Michigan coaches, I really respect them, especially Brady Hoke, and when they vetted Ross, they talked about wanting a certain type of kid, with high morals and work ethic, someone that was a great teammate and that would be a good student and citizen, and that���s exactly what they���re getting. ���Ross is a good human being, from a terrific family, and he���s the type of kid that will succeed there.��� Douglas had visited Ann Arbor before committing to PSU in Febru- working toward contributing in his freshman campaign. He starred at running back for the Eagles, rushing for 1,349 yards and a single-seasonrecord 24 touchdowns in leading Avon to an 11-2 overall record and the quarterfinals of the Ohio Division II state playoffs, but he will play cornerback at U-M. ���He���s a physical kid blessed with great athleticism and elite speed,��� Elder said. ���With his speed, he can be aggressive and still recover if you beat him off the line of scrimmage. ��� Avon High School coach Mike Elder on Douglas ���He���s a physical kid blessed with great athleticism and elite speed,��� Elder said. ���With his speed, he can be aggressive and still recover if you beat him off the line of scrimmage. ary 2012 so it didn���t take him long to make up his mind, announcing for the Wolverines 24 hours after the NCAA verdict. ���I���m the type of kid that doesn���t like the limelight,��� he said. ���I went to practice and then decommitted right after practice, and when I was in the shower, I got 50 Facebook messages, 50 missed calls, 100 text messages, and more than half of them were from coaches. I didn���t want that to become my life so I wanted to get it over with in the next few days, and I got it over with the next day.��� Sporting Michigan gear inside Schembechler Hall, one of six early enrollees for the Maize and Blue, Douglas has been a Wolverine for 211 days (through Feb. 19), and is ���He���s the kind of kid that really accepts coaching; he���ll absorb everything they throw at him, and with a tremendous work ethic, I see him as someone that will develop into a lockdown corner.��� Douglas meets with his teammates Saturday mornings for voluntary onfield workouts, acclimating to his future responsibilities by going one-onone with current Michigan receivers. ���We have great battles,��� he said. ���I tell every receiver, ���You���re not going to run past me. That just doesn���t happen.��� I am confident in my abilities and my speed, and even though I���m only 5-10, 180, don���t mistake me for a finesse guy. I will fight with you every single down.��� ��� Michael Spath