The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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BASKETBALL RECRUITING The 6-6, 200-pound Edwards isn't the biggest, strongest or most athletic player, but he's unbelievably pro- ductive all across the board, Gold- andBlack.com reports. They call him the closest thing to former Purdue great Robbie Hummel since the real thing, skills-wise. "He looks just as natural posting Vince Edwards, SF, Middletown, Ohio: up down low as he does shooting the ball from long range or dribbling the ball up the court and facilitating for others. He's as likely to score one- on-one with his back to the rim as he is facing the basket in space and tak- ing his defender off the dribble," the website noted recently. Though not the quickest defender, Georgetown, Washington, Texas A&M, Ohio State, Baylor, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Texas, among oth- ers, and recently said Michigan was also on his list. He could secure a U-M offer with a visit, but he cur- rently has no plans to see the campus. Jackson remains interested in all schools recruiting him, and he re- cently picked up an offer from North Carolina. "I'm still wide open. Any school that's recruiting me, I'm interested in them," he said. "I'll start narrowing my list down sometime next year, and make my decision sometime my senior year of high school. "I check in with the coaches and Edwards — Rivals.com's No. 59 player nationally — rebounds and blocks shots, and plays with a high motor. Purdue seems to be the heavy fa- vorite here, with head coach Matt Painter having followed him much of the summer in making him a priority. There was even one report that sug- gested Edwards might be ready to commit at the beginning of summer. He holds offers from Dayton, West Rivals.com rates Franklin (Ohio) Middletown small forward Vince Edwards as the No. 59 overall player in the class of 2014. PHOTO COURTESY RIVALS.COM Virginia and others in addition to Purdue. However, U-M could have a shot if the coaches get him on cam- pus, as he plans. Justin Jackson, SG, Houston: Jackson, now 6-7, held summer offers from The Wolverine digital they check in every once in a while just to make sure everything's going all right. There's no one school re- cruiting me any harder than another one." class of 2013 is as solid as most in recent years. Harper Woods (Mich.) Chandler Park Academy's Derrick Top to bottom, the basketball prep PLEDGES DOMINATE THE SUMMER CIRCUIT CLASS OF 2013 has a new look! The updated digital editions of The Wolverine and The Wolverine Now include all the great content you find in your print edition, plus special features such as video and audio content and live twitter updates. • Immediate delivery — no waiting for postal delivery • Searchable archive of back issues • Available on desktops and laptops and now optimized for iPad The iPad app will be coming soon to the App Store! Print subscribers have full access at www.thewolverineondemand.com TO ACCESS THE DIGITAL EDITIONS: Go to www.TheWolverineOnDemand.com. Click the image of the most recent issue and then login. Your user name is your account number, which is above your name on your mailing label for The Wolverine. Your password is your last name in all lower case. For Victors Club members who receive The Wolverine, your user name is your Victors Club account number preceded by V (if your Victors Club number is 38457 you would enter V38457 as your user name). Your password is also your last name in lower case. Check Out The New And Improved Website At www.thewolverineondemand.com 82 THE WOLVERINE SEPTEMBER 2012 Coming Soon!