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August 2013

The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports

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  prep profiles Cleveland Safety Is Taking His Time Cleveland Glenville High School has in the spring about the possibility of setlong been a pipeline for Ohio State foot- ting up a visit, and they confirmed what ball, sending plenty of the Midwest's top they liked about him — just about evtalent to the Buckeyes. Michigan head erything, including his self-proclaimed coach Brady Hoke and his staff have best qualities. done their best to infiltrate enemy ter"I have a knack for the ball," Smith said. ritory, though, and seem to be making "And my size doesn't really matter. I'm always ready to hit somebody. My ball inroads. Class of 2014 safety Erick Smith is the skills are good, and my technique will get better. latest to show in  Erick Smith "Michigan told terest in the Wolme they like the verines. Smith ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ speed in my game, stood out at the Glenville High School that they need seclate June Sound Cleveland Mind, Sound Body ondary help and Class: 2014 Camp in southeast want to develop Michigan, proving Position: Safety me to be a better himself to be a le- Ht.: 6-0 • Wt.: 181 player. It feels like gitimate four-star Rivals.com Rankings: No.  6 player it would be a good in Ohio, No.  17 safety nationally and place." defensive back. He still has plenty "Smith got in a No. 198 player in the country to see, though, befew reps on offense — where he's pretty good — but the fore he makes a decision. Michigan will majority of his work in on defense," The- likely get at least one visit — for the Wolverine.com's Tim Sullivan reported. Ohio State game in November — and "He's a little too stiff to be a man-to-man he'll see OSU a number of times. Tencover DB, but has the speed and aware- nessee, Alabama and several others are ness to play safety at the next level. He on his list, and he'd like to watch games will have to add mass to his frame for the at Alabama, Tennessee, Louisville and Georgia Tech. next level." There will be one determining factor "One-on-ones are not supposed to favor safeties, yet Smith continues above all others when it's time to decide. "It's all going to come down to the to stand out in these settings," Rivals. com's Josh Helmholdt added. "Coverage staff," he said. "Who I feel like is family is certainly a strength for Smith at the and I can trust. I can read coaches; I'm safety position. He has great speed to not going to choose the wrong school run with wide receivers down the field, and get fooled by the coaches. "I know what I'm doing, and once I feel but it is the ease with which he changes direction and breaks on the football that comfortable with the coaching staff and makes him one of the Midwest's top de- the people around the school, I'll feel comfortable making my decision." fensive backs in the 2014 class." — Chris Balas Smith spoke to the Michigan coaches

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