The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MICHIGAN RECRUITING News And Notes • Crete (Ill.) Monee cornerback An- thony Standifer is no longer commit- ted to Michigan. Standifer, who is rated as a three-star prospect, the No. 46 cornerback nationally and the No. 14 overall senior in Illinois, opened up his recruitment on Dec. 10. • Michigan fans were hopeful that Can- ton (Ohio) GlenOak four-star running back Bri'onte Dunn would decommit from Ohio State in favor of Michigan, but that's no longer a possibility for the No. 5 prospect in the state of Ohio. After meeting with new Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer, Rivals.com's No. 10 run- ning back in the class of 2012 reaffirmed his commitment to Ohio State. • Michigan's coaching staff has turned up the heat up on some prospects that had fallen off the radar earlier this fall. Castle Rock (Colo.) Valor Christian of- fensive lineman Alex Kozan, who is rated as the No. 239 player and No. 30 offensive tackle in the country and the No. 5 prospect in Colorado, visited Ann Arbor in early December. West Roxbury (Mass.) Catholic Memorial cornerback Armani Reeves committed to Penn State in the summer, but Rivals.com's No. 213 overall prospect in the country, No. 17 cornerback nationally and No. 2 player in Massachusetts, is considering a January visit. Lee's Summit (Mo.) West offensive lineman Evan Boehm is plan- ning to take a trip to Michigan in Janu- ary after decommitting from Missouri. He is ranked the No. 144 prospect and No. 4 guard in the nation, and the No. 4 senior in Missouri. South Bend (Ind.) Washington ath- lete David Perkins decommitted from Notre Dame in October, and Michigan has shown renewed interest in recruit- ing Rivals.com's No. 11 athlete in the country, No. 155 senior overall in the nation and No. 2 player in Indiana as a running back. If the Wolverines offer, a January visit is likely. • The Wolverines have been recruit- ing Puyallup (Wash.) offensive lineman Joshua Garnett hard all fall, but Notre Dame and Stanford are also in conten- tion. The 6-5, 295-pound prospect could play either guard or tackle at the next level. Rivals ranks him the No. 28 player and No. 7 offensive tackle in the country, and the top player in Washington. • A January visit to Ann Arbor will be 38 THE WOLVERINE JANUARY 2012 big in Michigan's recruit- ment of Ramsey (N.J.) Don Bosco Prep cornerback Yuri Wright. He is a self- proclaimed Wolverines fan and has them atop his list along with Colorado, but Notre Dame is also coming on strong. His excellent size for a cornerback (6-2, WRIGHT 180 pounds) has led Rivals.com to rank him the No. 57 prospect and No. 3 cor- nerback nationally, and the No. 3 senior in New Jersey. • Three Michigan commitments will enroll in January. Cincinnati Colerain four-star linebacker Joe Bolden (No. 152 overall prospect in the land, No. 12 out- side linebacker nationally and No. 7 se- nior in Ohio), Clayton Northmont three- Recruit WINTER OFFICIAL VISITS Pos. Dec. 10 Blake Bars .......................... OL Joe Bolden ...........................LB Ben Braden ......................... OL Devin Funchess ...................TE Allen Gant ............................S Matthew Godin .................. DE Royce Jenkins-Stone ...........LB Drake Johnson ................... RB Kyle Kalis ............................ OL Mario Ojemudia ................. DE Terry Richardson ................ CB Kaleb Ringer ........................LB James Ross ..........................LB Caleb Stacey ....................... OL Tom Strobel ........................ DE A.J. Williams ........................TE Jarrod Wilson .......................S Chris Wormley .................... DE Sam Grant....................................TE Alex Kozan..................................OL Jan. 13 Jordan Diamond ......................OL Dan Gibbs ...................................OL Monty Madaris .........................WR Yuri Wright .................................CB TBD Evan Boehm ..............................OL Kyle Dodson ..............................OL David Perkins .......................ATH/RB Armani Reeves ..........................CB Committed players in bold italics star linebacker Kaleb Ringer (No. 16 outside linebacker in the country and No. 22 player in Ohio) and Akron Buchtel four-star safety Jarrod Wilson (No. 12 safety nationally and No. 14 senior in Ohio) plan to start classes on campus at the start of the winter semester Jan. 4. All three will be able to go through spring practices with the team. Bolden will arrive to campus a couple days late, thanks to his participation in the Under Armour All-America Game on Jan. 3. • Rivals.com ranke Michigan's 23-man recruiting class No. 3 in the nation as of Dec. 20, behind Texas and Alabama. The Wolverines are expected to sign 28 play- ers (the three January enrollees count against the 2011 class), and landing some of the top prospects left on the board can help maintain that ranking as other schools add commits. ❑ U-M Commitments And Targets In All-Star Games Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl Jan. 3, 2012, at Chase Field in Phoenix at 6 p.m. EST on CBS Sports Network OL Jordan Diamond — offered OL Alex Kozan — offered DE Mario Ojemudia — committed CB Armani Reeves — offered CB Anthony Standifer — former commit Under Armour All-America Game Jan. 5, 2012, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. at 8 p.m. EST on ESPN OL Evan Boehm — offered LB Joe Bolden — committed OL Joshua Garnett — offered CB Terry Richardson — committed U.S. Army All-American Bowl Jan. 7, 2012, at The Alamodome in San Antonio at 1 p.m. EST on NBC OL Zach Banner — offered WR Stefon Diggs — offered OL Kyle Dodson — offered LB Royce Jenkins-Stone — committed OL Kyle Kalis — committed QB Gunner Kiel — offered OL Erik Magnuson — committed TE Taylor McNamara — offered WR Jordan Payton — offered DT Ondre Pipkins — committed LB James Ross — committed CB Yuri Wright — offered