The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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prep profiles Saginaw Athlete Could Emerge As State's Top Prospect The class of 2015 is generally re- and his current preference for his colgarded to be a down year for talent lege days. in Michigan. Only three Great Lakes "Right now, I'm feeling more ofState natives are on the early Rivals fense than defense is all I've got to 250 to watch list, and the player who say, but it's not final either," Cole has garnered the least acclaim to date said. could end up beMichigan was Brian Cole ing the best. the first program Saginaw Heri- ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ to take note of tage athlete Brian Heritage High School Cole's talent and Cole has been Saginaw, Mich. issue him an oftimed at 4.5 sec- Class: 2015 fer, but several onds in the 40- Position: Wide Receiver/ others have folyard dash and Defensive Back lowed suit. Michcuts an impres- Ht.: 6-2 • Wt.: 190 igan State, Ohio sive figure at 6-2, Rivals.com Rankings: Rivals 250 to State, Tennessee 190 pounds. and Wisconsin watch list All that may reare also on the main in developing into one of the board, and more should be followcountry's top overall prospects is fig- ing in short order. uring out which position he'll play Though he's new to the recruitat the next level. The high school ing process, Cole has made up for running back and safety is being re- lost time by seeing several of his facruited at multiple positions. vorites in person already. That, how"I think his future position is what- ever, doesn't mean he's in any rush ever Brian wants it to be," Heritage to make a decision. High School head coach Brian Ma"I've been to Michigan, Michigan loney said. "He can be successful at State and Ohio State, and I'm going any one of those positions. As time to Tennessee this season," he exgoes on, he will make a decision, or plained. "I can't even say what I exhis college coaches will make a deci- pect [at an SEC campus]. It's my first sion about where they want to put time even messing with that stuff. him." I'm just excited to see what's going Cole's frame — combined with to be new and what's going to be the his playmaking ability once the ball same about it. in his hands — could mean that his "Right now, I'm just wide open," highest potential in college is at wide he continued. "I'm just chilling, and receiver. That's the position that just thanking God." Michigan is recruiting him to play — Tim Sullivan