The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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michigan recruiting "I've been working on Dele' ever since he got the Tennessee offer [the first for the young linebacker]," Watson explained. "I want him to go to Michigan with me and Freddy. He liked it up there. He couldn't find a bad thing to say about it, so I know he liked it." Beverly Hills (Mich.) Detroit Country Day three-star wide receiver Maurice Ways worked on Southfield (Mich.) defensive end Malik McDowell, the state's top player. "I think we really got through to him," Ways said of the 6-6, 300-pound four-star. "On other visits, he's kept to himself, but he was smiling and enjoying himself this time." Winovich and St. Clairsville (Ohio) four-star linebacker Michael Ferns worked on recruiting the only player in attendance that was actually bigger than McDowell. Pittsburgh Baldwin 2015 offensive lineman Sterling Jenkins was an early recipient of a Michigan offer and will be a priority for the Wolverines. "He loves it up at Michigan, and hopefully I can land him," Winovich said. "That's really what my contribution is to the team. A lot of the other kids have connections to the other kids they're trying to recruit, so that's more them. I'll talk him up when I see him, tell him he knows how great Michigan is, and give him that spiel, which I'm sure he's heard a thousand times. It just all reinforces, that's all." "I also talked with Jenkins a little bit," Ferns added. "We kept talking Class Of 2014 Football Commitments Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Ian Bunting TE 6-7 215 Juwan Bushell-Beatty OL 6-5 295 Freddy Canteen WR 6-3 170 Mason Cole OL 6-5 275 Michael Ferns LB 6-3 233 Noah Furbush LB 6-4 229 Drake Harris WR 6-4 180 Lawrence Marshall DE 6-4 205 Bryan Mone DT 6-4 315 Brady Pallante* DT 6-1 270 Jabrill Peppers DB 6-1 210 Wilton Speight QB 6-6 217 Jared Wangler LB 6-2 215 Brandon Watson DB 5-11 185 Maurice Ways WR 6-3 192 Chase Winovich LB 6-3 216 * Will greyshirt and be part of the class of 2015 Hometown (High School) Hinsdale, Ill. (Hinsdale Central) Paramus, N.J. (Paramus Catholic) Elkton, Md. (Eastern Christian Academy) Tarpon Springs, Fla. (East Lake) St. Clairsville, Ohio (St. Clairsville) Kenton, Ohio (Kenton) Grand Rapids, Mich. (Christian) Southfield, Mich. (Southfield) Salt Lake City (Highland) Naples, Fla. (Barron Collier) Paramus, N.J. (Paramus Catholic) Richmond, Va. (Collegiate School) Warren, Mich. (De La Salle) Elkton, Md. (Eastern Christian Academy) Beverly Hills, Mich. (Country Day) Jefferson Hills, Pa. (Thomas Jefferson)