The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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PREP PROFILES Midwest's Hottest Junior Lineman Is High On Wolverines Logan Tuley-Tillman is like most high school juniors — he's looking for- ward to choosing a college for the next four years of his life. Most high school juniors, however, don't stand 6-7 and weigh 280 pounds. Nor do most high school juniors have Brady Hoke, Ur- ban Meyer and Steve Spurrier offering them scholarships to play football. Tuley-Tillman was a relatively un- heralded prospect in the fall, but has since picked up 12 scholarship offers, in addition to the ones he already held from Indiana and Illinois. The big junior lineman visited Mich- igan for the Wolverines' final two reg- ular-season games of the fall and was back in mid-January for another visit. His frequent presence in Ann Arbor shows that he's serious about consid- ering the Wolverines. "The Nebraska game was my very first time at Michigan, and that was awesome," he said. "Then the second time when I went to the Ohio State game, that was just one of the biggest games I've ever been around — just Michigan fans are familiar with the name Fuller. When the Wolverines squared off against Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl, they faced broth- ers Corey and Kyle. Their younger brother, Kendall, has received a scholarship offer from the Wolver- ines, and could be on the opposite sideline if Michigan and Virginia Tech face off again. Like his broth- ers, the 2013 prospect will be highly touted. "Bottom line on Fuller is that he's a playmaker," Rivals.com recruiting analyst Mike Farrell said. "Few guys can come up big when it counts, but Fuller does and thrives on that. No one threw his way this year ,and he Logan Tuley-Tillman Manual High School Peoria, Ill. Position: Offensive Tackle Ht.: 6-7 • Wt.: 280 because of the storied rivalry and the history behind it, how energized and avid and crazy the fans were, and how happy they were that Michigan pulled out the win." The first two trips to Ann Arbor allowed him to see the game-day as- pect of Michigan. While that's an im- portant part of the recruiting process, Tuley-Tillman is also concerned with what takes place off the field. His third visit to Michigan allowed him to experience the academic and social components of the student-athlete experience. "How it was explained to me, they have a really great support system," Tuley-Tillman said. "There are a lot of people that want to help you out- pounds — has led to a big-time offer list, as well. Florida, Florida State, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Virginia Tech are just a few of the schools that have offered Fuller. The Olney (Md.) Our Lady of Good Counsel defensive back will be able to choose just about any program he wants. It is an ACC school, however, that seems to have his attention. "Clemson is a school I've been thinking about for a while," he said. "I can remember last year or two years ago, I told my friends that I really want an offer from Clemson. They looked at me like, 'Why do you want Clemson?' It's just a school I really like." Rivals.com recruiting analyst Mike Farrell "Bottom line on Fuller is that he's a playmaker. Few guys can come up big when it counts, but Fuller does and thrives on that." still managed to get three big picks, averaged 55 yards per interception return and scored on one. That's big time." That big-time talent — and excel- lent size for a cornerback at 6-1, 185 A top prospect, Fuller isn't expect- ing to make a decision any time soon. He might announce his commitment at the 2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl, which he has already commit- ted to attend, or wait until National side of the athletic part. One thing that stood out to me is that you can have a lecture hall class with 200 people in it, and then later that night have a tutor- ing session. There's one tutor to every three athletes." With college interest in him on the upswing, Tuley-Tillman has no inten- tion of ending the recruiting process early. He plans to see every school that he can in order to gather information for his college decision. Notre Dame, Ohio State and Alabama are just a few of the campuses he will see this winter. Although he originally planned to de- cide by the start of his senior football season, his visit schedule will push that back. "I'm really not sure because there's so many places I'm looking at, and I want to see them all," he said. "I'll probably have to take official visits to see a couple of them, so it'll take a little longer." College coaches will gladly wait for his decision. — Tim Sullivan East Coast Cornerback Holds Offer From U-M Kendall Fuller ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ Our Lady of Good Counsel High School Olney, Md. Position: Cornerback Ht.: 6-1 • Wt.: 185 40-Yard Dash: 4.5 seconds Signing Day. Either way, that gives Michigan a shot to land him. The Wolverines' bowl game against Vir- ginia Tech introduced Fuller to the Maize and Blue, and now he has his eye on them. "With my brothers playing for Vir- ginia Tech, I had to pull for them," he said. "But I was watching Michigan, too. They played good." The performance of former Our Lady of Good Counsel star and Mich- igan true freshman defensive back Blake Countess also caught Fuller's eye. The five-star prospect says that he'll look to his former teammate for more information on Michigan. The battle among college coaches to land Fuller is sure to be a fierce one, and having a friendly face in Ann Arbor will only help. — Tim Sullivan FEBRUARY 2012 THE WOLVERINE 65