The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MICHIGAN RECRUITING third-best senior in New Jersey. • Avon (Ind.) High quarterback Bran- don Peters — A 6-4, 195-pounder, Pe- ters is ranked as the No. 158 overall prospect and No. 5 pro-style quarter- back nationally, and the No. 4 senior in Indiana. • Wayne (N.J.) DePaul Catholic run- ning back Kareem Walker — The 6-1, 208-pound Walker is ranked as the No. 181 overall prospect and No. 8 running back nationally, and finished as the No. 3 senior in New Jersey. WOLVERINES SUFFER TWO MORE DECOMMITMENTS After losing three-stars David Reese (a local linebacker who has since committed to — and enrolled at — Florida) and Victor Viramon- tes (a three-star athlete/quarterback from Norco, Calif., who will decide between Cal and Utah) in early De- cember, the Wolverines lost two more pledges in January. Upper Marlboro (Md.) Riverdale Baptist cornerback Sir Patrick Scott pulled back from his Michigan com- mitment Jan. 13 and Downers Grive (Ill.) South offensive lineman Erik Swenson decommitted Jan. 20. "After much thought and prayer, I have decided to decommit from the University of Michigan and re-open my recruitment," Scott said. "I would like to thank Coach [Jim] Harbaugh and the entire staff at Michigan for recruiting me. I wish them and the entire program nothing but the best in the future." Scott and Swenson became the sixth and seventh players to decom-