The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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other guys. He's going to have to make up for it in other ways." BRANDON PETERS Peters stood tall among the U-M quarterbacks at 6-5 when spring ball opened. Harbaugh himself made it clear the coveted signal-caller from Avon, Ind., didn't look out of place, even as an early enrollee. "It's impressive what he did as young as he is, being out here for the first time, he's got some real cool- ness about him," Harbaugh said af- ter Michigan's final practice at IMG Academy. "It showed up over and over in each of the four days. "He's not a guy that panics. He's a natural in a lot of ways." The coach also noted: "A lot of times with freshmen quarterbacks, let alone someone who is coming in at mid-year, you expect fumbled snaps or they can't get out of the huddle. But he was out of the huddle on every snap, every call. If he fum- bled any snaps, it was one through four days. He ran with the first team at times during blitz drills and he didn't flinch at all. "We're coming out of here know- ing we've got something good with him, and I'm excited to build off that." Despite the commendations, Skene expects Michigan to be past starting a freshman under center. "Man, I hope so," Skene said with a laugh. "The last thing I want to see are true freshmen out there playing anywhere. Every once in a while you get the freak who is just that good … "Peters is an awesome prospect, another guy that's 6-5. He'll throw