The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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commitment profile Linebacker Noah Furbush Is Full Of Untapped Potential Some of the country's most rec‑ ing the year that Furbush had as a ognized high school football pow‑ junior. The three-star racked up 115 erhouses reside in the state of Ohio. tackles, including 13 for loss, and From Massillon Washington to forced a fumble during the 2012 sea‑ Cleveland Glenville, and son. Although he didn't from Youngstown Cardi‑ earn all-state honors, he's nal Mooney to Cincinnati a good bet to rectify that Moeller, Ohio football re‑ with another excellent ceives plenty of recogni‑ season this year. tion on the national stage. Given that last season So how is it that a player was his first at the line‑ from tiny Kenton, Ohio, backer position, he has ends up earning a schol‑ excellent potential. arship offer from — and "He had a great year for making a commitment us," Mauk explained. "It to — the University of Furbush, a Rivals.com was his first year playing Michigan? According to three-star linebacker, defense. He was a wide Kenton head coach Mike piled up 115 tackles, receiver as a freshman and Mauk, his young prospect including 13 for loss, a sophomore, and lettered during the 2012 season. for us there. He just kept is just that good. photo courtesy rivals.com "He's a big, strong, ath‑ getting bigger and stron‑ letic kid," Mauk said. "He's 6-4, 235 ger so we moved him to defense and or 240 pounds. He runs and moves let him play outside linebacker, and it like a defensive back. He's got great just seemed like he took off. strength and great explosion, he "He had a great summer last sum‑ changes directions and he moves re‑ mer, and had a tremendous fall, and ally well. He's got a good burst at the made numerous big plays through‑ end to make a play. out the course of the season and "He's a great student, a 4.0 kid then moved into basketball and had who never got a B on his grade card. a great basketball season and same He's a straight-A student all the thing with baseball, and now he's get‑ way through high school. He plays ting ready for his senior year." football, he plays basketball, and he In order to end the recruiting drama plays baseball in the spring. He's a and focus on the upcoming year, Fur‑ kid who's really active, really busy, bush pledged to Michigan July 1 over and I think his best football's still yet offers from Illinois, Michigan State, to be played." Tennessee and others. The Wolver‑ That's saying something, consider‑ ines' total package and proximity to