The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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picked the Maize and Blue May 11. "I went up there for a visit, and ev- erything was going well," he said. "I was like, 'The time is right to com- mit.' At first I was in the room with Coach [Brady] Hoke just talking, then I left him and sat in a room with Coach [Greg] Mattison and Coach [Fred] Jackson and my mother. "I just told them that I'm ready to commit to Michigan. They were jump- ing up and down, all happy, and then they gave me a big hug. Just like when Coach Hoke gave me a big hug." The Wolverines' final flip came from a prospect that seemed destined to end up in Ann Arbor. Warren (Mich.) De La Salle linebacker Jared Wangler is the son of a former Michigan quarterback (John Wangler), the younger brother of a U-M wide receiver (walk-on sopho- more Jack Wangler), and former team- mate and close friend of one of the key members of U-M's 2013 class (quarter- back Shane Morris). However, Michigan didn't come calling until after Wangler had com- mitted to Penn State over the sum- Michigan Official Visits Michigan's class filled extremely early, allowing the coaching staff to focus on a select group of prospects when it came to giving out official visits. No pros- pect committed after taking an official visit. In fact, U-M didn't add any pledges after the Aug. 1 start date for 2014 prospects to take those visits. Since all U-M's commitments were in the fold by the time official visits began, all visitors had already picked Michigan (or ultimately picked another school). Name Pos. Hometown Date Signed With Da'Shawn Hand DE Woodbridge, Va. 9/9/13 Alabama Bryan Mone DT Salt Lake City 9/9/13 Michigan Michael Ferns LB St. Clairsville, Ohio 11/29/13 Michigan Ian Bunting TE Hinsdale, Ill. 12/13/13 Michigan Juwann Bushell-Beatty OL Paramus, N.J. 12/13/13 Michigan Freddy Canteen WR Elkton, Md. 12/13/13 Michigan Mason Cole OL Tarpon Springs, Fla. 12/13/13 Michigan Vic Enwere RB Missouri City, Texas 12/13/13 California Noah Furbush LB Kenton, Ohio 12/13/13 Michigan Drake Harris WR Grand Rapids, Mich. 12/13/13 Michigan Lawrence Marshall DE Southfield, Mich. 12/13/13 Michigan Brady Pallante DT Naples, Fla. 12/13/13 Michigan Jabrill Peppers CB Paramus, N.J. 12/13/13 Michigan Wilton Speight QB Richmond, Va. 12/13/13 Michigan Jared Wangler LB Warren, Mich. 12/13/13 Michigan Brandon Watson CB Elkton, Md. 12/13/13 Michigan Maurice Ways WR Beverly Hills, Mich. 12/13/13 Michigan Chase Winovich LB Jefferson Hills, Pa. 12/13/13 Michigan