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March 2015 Signing Day Edition

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2015 RECRUITING ISSUE Michigan's overall 2015 recruiting picture at the running back position took as many twists and turns as did the process of its eventual signee, Karan Higdon. In the summer of 2013, things seemed set with a pledge from the nation's top back, Berea (Ky.) Madi- son Southern five-star Damien Har- ris. Though Harris re-opened his re- cruitment after the 2013 season (he eventually signed with Alabama), an obvious candidate stepped right in. Detroit Cass Tech four-star Mike We- ber — like Harris, a top-100 player in the nation — remained committed to the Maize and Blue throughout most of the 2014 season, but ultimately switched to Ohio State and signed with the Buckeyes. Enter Higdon. A one-time South Florida commit from Sarasota (Fla.) Riverview, he switched his commit- ment to Iowa in October. When U-M head coach Jim Harbaugh came call- ing in January, he initially wasn't in- terested in yet another re-opening of his recruitment. In fact, he first Karan Higdon Makes The Flip On National Signing Day Higdon, a three-star prospect and the No. 45 running back in the country according to Rivals, switched his commitment from Iowa to Michigan Feb. 4. PHOTO BY RICARDO CANNON

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