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March 2012

The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports

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2012 FOOTBALL RECRUITING ISSUE 6-6 • 265 • Defensive Tackle • Detroit Catholic Central High School • Novi, Mich. MATTHEW GODIN ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ was born on Sept. 30, 1993, in Fenton, Mich. … Has performed 21 reps at 225 pounds in the bench press … Timed at 4.8 seconds in the 40-yard dash … Runs a 4.4 in the shuttle run … Sports a 29-inch vertical jump … Teammates with tight end Matt Doneth, a two-star prospect, who committed to Cornell … The latest lineman in a long line of Maize and Blue from Detroit Catholic Central, including Mark Messner and Mike Martin … His father, Kevin, and siblings, Jonathan and Jackie, also at- tended Michigan. Rankings: Ranked as a three-star Personal: Matthew Jacob Godin prospect, the No. 10 recruit in Michi- gan and the No. 26 defensive tackle in the country by Rivals.com … Rated as a three-star recruit, the No. 8 player in Michigan, the No. 47 player in the Mid- west and the No. 32 defensive tackle nationally by ESPN.com … Listed as a three-star player and the No. 19 de- fensive tackle nationally by MaxPreps. com … Ranked as a four-star recruit, the No. 7 player in Michigan and the No. 17 strongside defensive end na- tionally by 247Sports.com … Rated as the No. 40 player in the Midwest by SuperPrep. Brady Hoke's Comments: "Matt Godin has been coached extremely well. Tom Mach, who has been coaching there a long time, has produced a lot of great players. Matt is a big defensive lineman that we're really excited about. ball Report: "I loved him. I saw him throw the shot put over at Eastern Michigan, and I was really impressed with his athletic abil- ity. He's going to get bigger and stronger, and he can remain on the defensive line, either as an end or tackle. However, I think he may be a better offensive lineman. He wants to play defense. He's one of those guys that, if he gets bigger, he could be an outstanding offen- sive linemen." Career Totals: Started two sea- Tom Lemming of Prep Foot- " sons at defensive tackle and one year at left offensive tackle for the Shamrocks … Notched 145.5 tack- les, including 44.5 tackles for loss, Rivals.com ranks Godin as a three-star recruit, the No. 10 player in Michigan and the No. 26 defensive tackle nationally. PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL for all 14 games for a Shamrocks team that went 12-2 and lost in the Divi- sion I state championship game to Detroit Cass Tech … Tallied four tack- les in the state championship game in his two years as a starter … Tallied 9.5 sacks. Senior Season: Started both ways Brady Hoke on Matthew Godin "Matt Godin has been coached extremely well. … Matt is a big defensive lineman that we're really excited about." … Anchored the defensive line in a 21-0 playoff shutout over Ann Arbor Pioneer, in which running back Drake Johnson, a Michigan signee, was held to just 48 yards on 16 carries … Re- corded 19 unassisted and 47 assisted tackles on the year … Had 16.5 tack- les for loss and 7.5 sacks … Played nearly every snap as the Shamrocks' left tackle on offense … Tabbed as a first-team all-state selection by the As- sociated Press … Named to the 2011 Detroit Free Press Dream Team … Rated as the No. 6 player in Michigan on the Detroit News Blue Chip List. Junior Season: Started at defensive Warren (Ind.) Central as a sophomore …. Did not attend any college sum- mer camps. Other Sports: Competed in discus during his first three years in high school … Placed eighth in the discus event during a 2011 Division I regional with a distance of 138-10 and placed sixth in the shot put with a throw of 45-10¾ … Did not qualify for states. High School GPA: 3.0. Planned Major: Business. Favorite Michigan Athlete: Defen- sive tackle Glen Steele. Favorite Pro Player: Former Cincin- nati Bengals defensive lineman Glen Steele. Other Schools Considered: gan: Dec. 9, 2011. Why Godin Chose Michigan: tackle for a Shamrocks team that went 9-3 and lost to Plymouth in the third round of the playoffs … Recorded 66 tackles, including 28 for loss … Had two sacks and a pass breakup. All-Star Games And Camps: Won the lineman MVP award at the Ulti- mate 100 Underclassmen Camp at Michigan State, Wisconsin and Missouri. Date Of Official Visit To Michi- "I have a great relationship with Jerry Montgomery, Greg Mattison and Fred Jackson. All three are great. Same with Coach Hoke, but he's the head coach, so you don't spend as much time with him. I just loved it. Coach Tom Mach's Comments: "No. 1, he really loves the Univer- sity of Michigan. That's absolutely the school he wanted to go to, and when you get the opportunity to do that, I think you go into it with a lot more enthusiasm. He has all the physical tools to make a real impact at the next level. But more than that, he's such a hard worker. He's done everything mentally, physically and emotionally to pre- pare himself for the next level. Detroit Catholic Central Head " " MARCH 2012 THE WOLVERINE 53

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