The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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FOOTBALL RECRUITING ute, and he just told me I had a schol- arship with Michigan." Like DeWeaver, Stribling accepted the offer by the end of his time in Ann Arbor. THIS YEAR'S CANDIDATES Michigan's summer camp has come and gone, and the U-M coaches only extended a handful of offers to prospects in attendance. They've al- ready received a quick decision from DeWeaver, and the majority of the other scholarship offers landed in the laps of players in his 2016 class and beyond. Local offensive lineman Michael Jordan of Plymouth High School was a little-known prospect when he showed up to Michigan's camp, but a sophomore-year growth spurt saw him arrive as a 6-6, 280-pound man-child capable of mauling op- posing defensive linemen during his upcoming junior year. A weeklong camp stint resulted in a U-M offer. Perry, Ohio, 2016 tight end Luke Farrell showed enough in his one- day stop to earn an offer (see side- bar), but the 6-6, 235-pounder fol- l o w e d t h a t u p with an equally impressive trip to Ohio State, and the Buckeyes' of- fer is a bigger one for the lifelong fan. Elijah Holyfield is a rising junior at College Park (Ga.) Woodward Acad- emy. He's known nearly as much for his famous father — former World Heavyweight Champion boxer Evander — as his skills carrying the ball from the backfield. He showed at Michigan's summer camp that the nature of his notoriety will change soon. "Coach Hoke just told me that he looked at my film from camp," Holy- field said. "He said he really liked what I did, and that I could help out the program. Then he said that he wanted to offer me a scholarship. "I was really excited. I told him thanks. A Michigan offer is real big. It's always been one of the teams I grew up watching, and they have a long history that I know about. I'm really excited to have the chance to be a part of that." A f t e r c a t c h - i n g t o u c h d o w n passes in Michi- gan Stadium at an afternoon camp session, rising ju- nior wide receiver Austin Mack from Fort Wayne (Ind.) B i s h o p L u e r s caught a scholar- ship offer as well. "After the camp, [wide receiv- ers] Coach [Jeff] Hecklinski pulled me aside and took me to his office," Mack explained. "He said, 'We really want you, but Coach Hoke has to make the official decision.' "Eventually on the field, Coach Hoke brought me over to him and we were talking. The first thing he ELIJAH HOLYFIELD AUSTIN MACK