The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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michigan recruiting In-State Schools Could Receive Boost For Malik McDowell U -M's coaching staff has focused heavily on winning the state of Michigan when it comes to recruiting. The top uncommitted recruit in the state of Michigan is Southfield defensive end Malik McDowell. The 6‑6, 292-pounder is rated as a four-star talent, the No. 40 overall senior in the country and the No. 4 strongside defensive end nationally by Rivals.com. He holds offers from Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State, along with a host of national programs. McDowell had initially planned to use all of his five allotted official visits to see some of those programs farther away from his home in southeast Michigan. However, that itinerary is now in flux — and it could be good news for the Wolverines and Spartans. "I want to wait until after the season [to take the visits]," McDowell explained. "I'm still going to try to make it down to Florida over Thanksgiving weekend. I don't know right now just because things are real busy. [In addition to Florida, LSU and Alabama], I don't really have a last two visits planned; I might save the last two for some in-state schools, but I might go out of state, I don't really know." The possibility of entertaining 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)