The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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  prep profiles Deep South Lineman Likes The Wolverines Michigan was the first to offer "Football is a big deal here, and Many, La., class of 2015 offensive line- being in a small town, everybody man Garrett Thomas, extending the comes and supports our team," scholarship tender way back in March Thomas said. "There are a lot of LSU when he was still a sophomore. Most fans around here, and that's the one figured it was only a matter of time most people count on. But I don't rebefore others folally have any fa  Garrett Thomas lowed suit, and it vorites for myself didn't take long. right now." Many High School Auburn, Mis- Many, La. Thomas is looksissippi State, Class: 2015 ing for a run-first TCU and Vander- Position: Offensive offense, given his bilt have since of- Lineman zest for pancakfered the tackle Ht.: 6-6 • Wt.: 308 ing defenders prospect. He's Rivals.com Rankings: Not yet rated in the running visited Alabama, game. That was one Texas A&M, LSU and Auburn, and element that caught his eye during while Michigan once held an advan- his visit to Baton Rouge. tage as the first to offer, others are "I really liked the way LSU ran the gaining ground. The Horned Frogs ball," Thomas said. "That's always were the latest to tender. the thing that stands out to me about "I was excited," Thomas said. "I teams is when they can run the ball. don't know much about TCU, but I've It shows they have a good O-line and been to Fort Worth several times and good running backs." I really like it over there. I think I'm Thomas said in March that he going to try and go this offseason and planned to visit U-M in the summer maybe go check out a game next sea- or fall. That hasn't materialized, but son. Maybe I can go to a camp during the Wolverines remain up there on the summer." his list. He said whoever offered first As a Louisiana native, though, would have a big advantage, but that Thomas likes his LSU Tigers. He vis- remains to be seen. ited the campus in October for a vic"There are some other schools that tory over Florida, later insisting he I'm interested in, too [in addition to didn't have any favorites in spite of those who have offered]," he said. the close proximity of LSU to home "I don't know that I have any top and a fan base that lives and dies with schools or favorites right now." the Tigers. — Chris Balas