football recruiting issue
Nation���s Top Running Back
Felt At Home In Michigan
When Richmond (Va.) Hermitage
running back Derrick Green first reported for duty, head coach Patrick
Kane wasn���t sure what to do with
him. He looked more like a lineman
than anything, checking in at 268
pounds, but like so many kids his
age he envisioned being the next big
thing at running back.
He might get his shot as a Michigan freshman. Fifth-year senior running back Fitzgerald Toussaint continues to rehab a serious leg injury
��� one that has presented more ques-
tions than answers about his immediate future ��� and there���s a dearth
of experienced backs behind him,
meaning it���s anybody���s job this fall.
That was one factor that led Green,
a Rivals.com five-star prospect, to
Ann Arbor, but not the only one.
Green found exactly what he was
looking for in a coaching staff that
plans to move the chains by ramming it down defenses��� throats behind a big, strong offensive line.
He���s also exactly the guy who can
deliver for them, Rivals.com analyst
Green, who is listed at 5-11, 220 pounds, is perfectly suited to excel in the downhill rushing
attack that Michigan wants to employ.
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