The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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2016 FOOTBALL RECRUITING ISSUE Harbaugh's crew loaded up on tal- ent, including the No. 1 prep per- former in the nation. Rashan Gary, the 6-5, 293-pound Rivals.com five- star defensive lineman out of Para- mus, N.J., didn't make it official until National Signing Day. He should be worth the wait, many projecting the high-motor mauler to be charging toward early action in the Wolverines' front defensive wall. Harbaugh told radio host Bill Si- monson on The Huge Show that Gary is going to "flourish" at Michi- gan, as a player and as a student. "He visited Michigan four times and connected with the people here," Harbaugh said. "When he was here on his last visit, he was heading back to New Jersey and they had finals. He had to start studying, so he went into a room and for three hours he studied. He wasn't up and down out of his seat, going to get snacks, Jim Harbaugh Doubles Down On Recruiting Strategy The finish to the 2016 class featured more late comings and goings than with any crew in memory. Michigan experienced 12 decommitments of prospective Wolverines along the way, along with several new names cropping up at the end of the process. Those developments brought out some crit- ics, especially when one of the departing players sounded caught by sur- prise with the develop- ment. Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh noted that the competi- tion begins well before players arrive on cam- pus. " That entails to keep getting better, to per- form in the classroom, to perform on the field, to perform as a good citi- zen," he said. "Also part of that process is to let them know, 'You need to pick your grade-point Head coach Jim Harbaugh said the competition for U-M commits begins well before they arrive on campus, noting how they continue to do on the field, in the classroom and in the community matters. PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN