The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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prep profiles Utah's Top Junior Likes Wolverines Utah has not been a consistent not for everyone, but they believe pipeline of talent for Michigan's I would fit in great. I agree with football program, but that has them. started to change in recent years. "Sunday was a BBQ. We toured Salt Lake City the campus and Osa Masina Highland fullacademics, and back Sione ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ then ate a barHouma came to Brighton High School becue with the Ann Arbor in Sandy, Utah o t h e r re c r u i t s the 2012 class, Class: 2015 and the coacha n d H i g h l a n d Position: Linebacker ing staff. Then defensive tackle Ht.: 6-4 • Wt.: 212 we went into the Bryan Mone will Rivals.com Rankings: No. 1 player stadium." join him in 2014. in Utah, No. 4 athlete nationally and With several If the Wolverines No. 49 player in the country options already have their way, on the table, Utah class of 2015 linebacker Osa he'll have the opportunity to play Masina could be next. big-time college football, but where The 6-4, 212-pounder was one of he'll play — and what position — the first players in his class to pick are still unanswered questions. Alup a U-M offer in February, and though his frame speaks to playing Arizona State, Oklahoma, Stanford, outside linebacker, he's also a proand Wisconsin have followed suit ductive running back at the high in the months since. The U-M offer school level. He rushed for 1,643 came as something of a surprise. yards and 25 touchdowns as a ju"My dad was really excited, my nior, while adding 87 tackles and brothers were excited — all three of 4.5 sacks on the defensive side of them — and then my mom was just the ball, where most colleges prefer happy for me," Masina said. to use his talents. Masina took an unofficial visit to "I was playing the wildcat quarAnn Arbor in July for the Barbecue terback, wide receiver, running at The Big House recruiting event. back, punt returner, kick returner, He also saw Wisconsin and Notre linebacker," he listed. "It was good Dame on the trip. for me. For college, I think it's lean"Saturday, we got a tour of ing toward defense, mostly outside the facilities and talked with the linebacker. I'm not that heavy, but coaches," he said of his visit to I'm tall, so I can get out for pass U-M. "Their message is that they coverage. I can hit hard and I'm want me to play for them because fast." Michigan is a special place. It is — Tim Sullivan