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March 2012

The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports

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2012 FOOTBALL RECRUITING ISSUE 6-0 • 219 • LB • Northmont High School • Clayton, Ohio KALEB RINGER ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ was born on Feb. 19, 1994 … Sports a maximum bench press of 350 pounds and a squat of 535 … Has run a 4.41-second 40-yard dash … Attended the same high school as C.J. Barnett, a corner- back at Ohio State, and Quinn Cooper, a cornerback at Ball State … His brother, Korey, played foot- ball at Indiana, while his father, Kevin, played football at Iowa … His uncle, Javon, played for Michigan State and plays for the Tennessee Titans … His cousin, Jerell, played football at Akron … Enjoys catching up on sleep and hanging out with friends in his spare time. Rankings: Three-star prospect Personal: Kaleb Stefon Ringer scholar-athlete award … Totaled 59 tackles, six tackles for loss, one sack, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup in five starts … Missed four games due to injury … Northmont struggled to a 4-6 record. Junior Season: Registered 85 tackles and a sack for a North- mont team that finished 6-4 and was the state's No. 44 team ac- cording to MaxPreps.com. Sophomore Season: Notched 82 tackles, three sacks and three interceptions, helping lead Northmont to a 6-4 record … Northmont was the state's No. 28 team per MaxPreps.com. All-Star Games And Camps: guys who came early — Kaleb Ringer and Joe Bolden and Jarrod Wilson, the two linebackers and a safety — are doing a great job from an academic standpoint issue. And with the winter conditioning, those three are doing a tremendous job there. and the No. 17 inside linebacker in the nation according to Rivals. com … Rated as a three-star re- cruit and the No. 23 inside line- backer in the land by ESPN.com … Ranked as a three-star pros- pect, the No. 20 inside linebacker in the country and the No. 21 player in Ohio by 247Sports.com … SuperPrep's No. 82 player in the Mid- west … MaxPrep.com's No. 22 inside linebacker nationally. Brady Hoke's Comments: "The three port: "I loved him. He's a short, pow- erhouse inside linebacker. He'll knock your head off. I saw him a year ago, and I was really impressed with him. Tom Lemming of Prep Football Re- " Attended the 2010 summer Nike Camp at Ohio State … Attended a Michigan State junior day as a sophomore. Other Sports: Lettered in bas- Ringer is listed by Rivals.com as a three-star recruit and the No. 17 inside linebacker nationally. He is built like a lot of inside lineback- ers nowadays — they don't have to be that tall. He's got excellent quickness to the ball, plays the game on his feet and does an excellent job of avoiding blockers. Then, he can really put his pads on the ball carrier; he can really lay people out. The fans are going to love seeing him." Career Totals: Started three years on PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM trict finals. High School GPA: 2.8. ACT Score: 23. Planned Major: Business or market- ing. Favorite Michigan Athlete: Run- ning back Chris Perry. Favorite Pro Player: Orlando Magic the Northmont varsity, but was limited to five games as a senior due to in- jury … Notched 226 tackles, five sacks and three interceptions … Also played some running back as a junior. Senior Season: Was named All- Southwest Ohio and received a Recruiting analyst Tom Lemming on Ringer "He's a short, powerhouse inside linebacker. He'll knock your head off. I saw him a year ago, and I was really im- pressed with him. He is built like a lot of inside linebackers nowadays — they don't have to be that tall. He's got excellent quickness to the ball, plays the game on his feet and does an excellent job of avoiding blockers. Then, he can really put his pads on the ball carrier; he can really lay people out. The fans are going to love seeing him." 72 THE WOLVERINE MARCH 2012 center Dwight Howard. Other Schools Considered: Illinois, Cincinnati and Iowa. Date Of Official Visit To Michigan: Dec. 9, 2011. Why Ringer Chose Michigan: "It ketball for three years … Four- time letterman in track and field … As a junior anchored the 4x100 relay that made the dis- was the coaching staff, the environ- ment and the players that I would sur- round myself with for the next four years. Just being around the coach- ing staff, we established a relationship really fast, and ever since then it has been great. Schneider's Comments: "We realized pretty early he was going to be a good linebacker because of his mentality and the way he plays the game. His toughness — all those things kind of stood out pretty early with him. We got him in the right place, and obvi- ously it turned out pretty well for him." Northmont Head Coach Lance "

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