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August 2015 Issue

The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports

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  COMMITMENT PROFILE mer teammate, was telling me how it is up there, how fun it is. His mom showed me some pictures too, and I just liked it." Richardson's commitment to Mich- igan came sight-unseen, since he has yet to make his first visit to Ann Ar- bor. However, he did get a chance to interact with the Michigan coaching staff — and even see their style on the field — when he headed to the U-M satellite camp in Davie, Fla., June 6. The camp, hosted by former Florida State standout and Pembroke Pines (Fla.) Flanagan head coach Devin Bush Sr. (who will send two Flanagan players to Ann Arbor in the 2016 class as well, in safeties Devin Gil and Josh Metellus, along with potentially a third in his son, linebacker Devin Jr.), gave Richardson the chance to show the Michigan coaches his game, and they came away impressed. "He has great range, really covers a lot of ground and is very good in cov- erage," said Warchant.com recruiting analyst Michael Langston. "He's one of the best guys I saw in one-on-ones [at the camp]. He stood out to me, even though he was a sleeper last year when we saw him and I wasn't focused on him that much. But I was really impressed with his ball skills — that caught my attention. He'll still have some work to do with tech- nique and stuff, but he's going to continue to get better." What likely impressed the Michi- gan coaches most was his ability in press coverage. The Wolverines' staff plans to be aggressive on the edges

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