Visitors: Michigan vs. Northwestern

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11Nov 2012
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Visitors: Michigan vs. Northwestern

Leon McQuay III is the highest touted uncommitted prospect
headed to town this weekend

Adam Bertke – QB – Marion (OH) Local: Bertke is a 6’5″, 190 lb. prospect for 2014.  He threw for about 2,300 yards and 25 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2011.  He has no offers at this time.

Jacob Betschel – TE/LB – Jackson (OH) Jackson: Betschel is a 6’4″, 230 lb. kid from the class of 2014.  He has no offers at this point.  As a sophomore in 2011, he had 33 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 1 forced fumble, and 3 fumble recoveries. (Highlights.)

Ian Bunting – TE – Hinsdale (IL) Central: Bunting is a 6’7″, 215 lb. tight end prospect from the class of 2014.  He has good speed and obviously a large frame, and he could be a U-back prospect in the same vein as freshman Devin Funchess.  He has a lone offer from Purdue. (Highlights.)

Daniel Cage – DT – Cincinnati (OH) Winton Woods: Cage is a 6’3″, 265 lb. defensive tackle from the class of 2014.  He has offers from Cincinnati, Illinois, and Tennessee, and he attends the alma mater of redshirt freshman linebacker Antonio Poole. (Highlights.)

Jamitreus Crockham – RB – Fishers (IN) Hamilton Southeastern: Crockham is a 6’2″, 205 lb. back from the class of 2014.  As a sophomore in 2011, he had 131 carries for 1,009 yards and 16 touchdowns.  His lone offer comes from Toledo. (Highlights.)

Cario Davison – S – Galion (OH) Galion: Davison is a 6’2″, 190 lb. safety from the 2015 class.  He is teammates with Dareian Watkins, a junior prospect who could very well be on his way to an offer.

Garrett Dickerson – TE – Oradell (NJ) Bergen Catholic: Dickerson is a 6’4″, 240 lb. tight end from the class of 2014 who holds offers from Maryland, Northwestern, Ohio State, Pitt, Stanford, and several others.


Logan Dziak – DT – Delaware (OH) Buckeye Valley: Dziak is a 6’3″, 275 lb. defensive tackle from the class of 2014.  He has no offers at this point, and does not appear to be a Michigan-caliber athlete. (Highlights.)


Andrew Ford – QB – Camp Hill (PA) Cedar Cliff: Ford is a 6’3″, 190 lb. signal caller from the class of 2014.  He has no offers at this point, but he has visited Michigan previously and is the teammate of 2013 tight end Adam Breneman, who was offered by Michigan but committed to Penn State.  As a sophomore in 2011, Ford had 1,362 yards passing, 12 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, and completed 67.3% of his passes.  (Highlights.)

Bruce Hall – OT – Leslie (MI) Leslie: Hall is a 6’5″, 255 lb. offensive lineman with a preferred walk-on offer. (Highlights.)

Nathan Hall – S – Sylvania (OH) Southview: Hall is a 6’3″, 200 lb. prospect for 2014 with offers from Bowling Green and Toledo.  He’s the former teammate of freshman safety Allen Gant. (Highlights.)

Jaleel Hytchye – CB – Cincinnati (OH) La Salle: Hytchye is a 5’11”, 170 lb. cornerback with offers from Arizona State, Cincinnati, Northwestern, Penn State, Pitt, and several others.  He’s the teammate of 2014 wide receiver Derek Kief, who may (or may not) be offered by Michigan.

Jake Johnson – QB – DeWitt (MI) DeWitt: Johnson is a 6’2″, 170 lb. prospect for 2015.  He grew up as a Michigan fan and visited back in April, too, so he could be an in-state prospect to watch down the road.

Da’Mario Jones – WR – Westland (MI) John Glenn: Jones committed to Michigan last week.

John Kelly – S – Oak Park (MI) Oak Park: Kelly is a 5’11”, 180 lb. prospect for 2015.  He has no offers at this time.

Derek Kief – WR – Cincinnati (OH) La Salle: Kief is a 6’5″, 185 lb. receiver with offers from Cincinnati, Illinois, Indiana, and Northwestern.  As of a couple weeks ago, he had 856 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns in his junior campaign.  Kief has visited Michigan previously and really seems to be angling for an offer, but he hasn’t received one yet. (Highlights.)

Josh Krok – OT – Warren (OH) Harding: Krok is a 6’8″, 310 lb. tackle for the class of 2014.  He does not have any scholarship offers at this point, and he looks more like a preferred walk-on type of recruit. (Highlights.)

Jared McCray – OG – Minford (OH) Minford: McCray is a 6’4″, 305 lb. guard from the class of 2014.  He has offers from Akron and Kent State, but I don’t think he’s a Michigan-caliber lineman. (Highlights.)

Leon McQuay III – S – Seffner (FL) Armwood: McQuay is a 6’2″, 185 lb. safety/big corner with offers from just about every powerhouse program in the country.  Florida State, Michigan, USC, and Vanderbilt have been mentioned as possibilities recently, with FSU receiving an uptick in optimism lately.  As a junior in 2011, he had 66 tackles, 4 interceptions, and 12 pass breakups.  Here’s a scouting report I wrote up on him from July.

Bryan Mone – DT – Salt Lake City (UT) Highland: Mone is a 6’4″, 315 lb. tackle for the class of 2014. He put on a bunch of weight between his sophomore and junior seasons, getting up above 300 after being about 260 last year.  Mone was the first class of 2014 prospect to have been offered by the Wolverines, and he’s the former teammate of freshman fullback Sione Houma.  As a sophomore in 2011, he had 39 tackles and 3 sacks. (Highlights.)

Brent Morris – WR – Warren (MI) De La Salle: Morris is Shane’s class of 2014 brother.  He has no offers at this time, and I would not expect him to receive a Michigan offer.

Shane Morris – QB – Warren (MI) De La Salle: Morris committed to Michigan last year. Here are his junior highlights.

Kyle Rachwal – TE – Lapeer (MI) East: Rachwal has visited Michigan several times periously.  He’s a 6’3″, 225 lb. tight end for the class of 2014.  He has no offers at this time. (Junior highlights.)

Travis Smith – QB – Ithaca (MI) Ithaca: Smith is a 6’2″, 200 lb. prospect for 2014.  As a sophomore in 2011, he had 2,378 passing yards, 23 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions; he also ran for 969 yards and 25 touchdowns.  He has no offers at this time, but he looks like a kid who will be getting some attention from the MAC schools, if not the higher levels. (Highlights.)

Scott Sypniewski – LS – Ottawa (IL) Marquette: Sypniewski committed to Michigan back in June.

Logan Tuley-Tillman – OT – Peoria (IL) Manual: Tuley-Tillman committed to Michigan back in February.  Here’s a look at highlights from his senior season.

Jared Wangler – S – Warren (MI) De La Salle: Wangler is the son of former Michigan quarterback John Wangler.  He might be a future walk-on player at Michigan, but he likely doesn’t have the talent to be offered a scholarship.

Dareian Watkins – WR – Galion (OH) Galion: Watkins is a 6’2″, 192 lb. wide receiver prospect from the 2014 class.  He has offers from Cincinnati, Illinois, Northwestern, and Purdue, among others.  As a sophomore playing quarterback in 2011, he had 100 carries for 559 yards and 10 touchdowns, along with 1,256 yards passing, 16 touchdowns, and 4 interceptions.  Watkins isn’t a real blazer, but he is a decent runner after the catch and is solidly built; he looks like a guy who could come in and play in the slot for Al Borges.

Parrker Westphal – CB – Bolingbrook (IL) Bolingbrook: Westphal is a 6’0″, 180 lb. prospect for the class of 2014.  He has offers from Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, and several others.  As a sophomore in 2011, he had 56 tackles, 20 pass breakups, 7 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble, and 2 fumble recoveries.  He’s a solidly built corner with decent speed, and it sounds like the coaches want him to play boundary corner and/or slot corner.  Michigan reportedly set the tone for his visit experiences and is generally considered to be his leader.  Former Michigan cornerback Todd Howard is his position coach at Bolingbrook. (Highlights.)

Csont’e York – WR – Harper Woods (MI) Chandler Park: York committed to Michigan back in May.

10Nov 2012
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Recruit Tracker: Channing Stribling

Channing Stribling (#8)

August 17, 2012: Stribling intercepted Mallard Creek’s first pass attempt of the game as Stribling’s Butler team (1-0) won the game, 27-6.  He had 3 tackles in the game.

August 24, 2012: Butler (2-0) beat Olympic by a score of 69-7.  Stribling had 3 catches for 34 yards, 3 tackles, 1 interception, and 1 kickoff return for a touchdown.  He now has 2 interceptions on the year.

September 8, 2012: Butler beat Charlotte (NC) Vance by a score of 48-6.  Vance featured fellow offeree Larenz Bryant (South Carolina).  Butler is now 3-0.

September 14, 2012: Butler beat Charlotte (NC) Myers Park by a score of 49-6.  Stribling had 1 tackle, 2 interceptions, 1 forced fumble, and 1 fumble recovery.  Butler is now 4-0.

September 21, 2012: Butler beat Mint Hill (NC) Rocky River by a score of 40-6.  Stribling had 2 tackles and 2 pass breakups.  Butler is now 5-0.

September 28, 2012: Butler beat Charlotte (NC) East Mecklenburg by a score of 60-0.  Stribling had 3 receptions for 59 yards and 1 touchdown; he also had 4 tackles, 2 pass breakups, and 1 interception that was returned for a 25-yard touchdown.  Butler is now 6-0.

October 5, 2012: Butler beat Charlotte (NC) Ardrey Kell by a score of 49-0.  Stribling had 2 tackles and 1 pass breakup.  Butler is now 7-0.

October 12, 2012: Butler beat Charlotte (NC) Providence by a score of 45-14.  Stribling had 3 catches for 44 yards, including 1 touchdown; he also made 2 tackles and returned a punt for 67 yards.  Butler is now 8-0.

October 19, 2012: Butler beat Charlotte (NC) South Mecklenburg by a score of 58-0.  Stribling had 3 receptions for 101 yards and 2 touchdowns; he also had 3 tackles and 2 pass breakups.  Butler is now 9-0.

October 26, 2012: Butler beat Charlotte (NC) Independence by a score of 33-14.  Butler is now 10-0.

November 2, 2012: Butler beat Clemmons (NC) West Forsyth by a score of 49-0.  Butler is now 11-0.

November 9, 2012: Butler beat Charlote (NC) Independence by a score of 55-26.  Stribling had an 82-yard interception return for a touchdown, 66- and 31-yard touchdown receptions, and a 77-yard kickoff return touchdown.  Altogether, he had 3 receptions for 103 yards.  Butler is now 12-0.

November 16, 2012: Butler beat Kernersville (NC) East Forsyth by a score of 25-15.  Stribling had 2 tackles and 1 reception for 14 yards.  Butler is now 13-0.

7Nov 2012
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ESPN 300 for 2013 Updated

ESPN released its updated top 300 list for the class of 2013.  Here’s what it looked like back in July, and here’s the movement for Michigan commits:

– Shane Morris fell from #26 to #54
– Gareon Conley jumped from #63 to #62
– Dymonte Thomas dropped from #94 to #97
– Logan Tuley-Tillman dropped from #102 to #105
– Mike McCray dropped from #108 to #111
– Chris Fox dropped from #112 to #113
– Patrick Kugler jumped from #116 to #115
– Taco Charlton jumped from #120 to #119
– Kyle Bosch fell from #126 to #127
– Jake Butt fell from #171 to #176
– Jaron Dukes fell from #224 to #233
– Ben Gedeon dropped from #278 to #282
– Henry Poggi dropped from #259 to #288

3. Vernon Hargreaves III – CB – Florida (Florida)
4. Laremy Tunsil – OT – Florida
6. Eli Woodard – CB – New Jersey (Ohio State)
7. Montravius Adams – DT – Georgia
9. Jaylon Smith – LB – Indiana (Notre Dame)
10. Su’a Cravens – S – California (USC)
14. Kendall Fuller – CB – Maryland (Virginia Tech)
20. LaQuon Treadwell – WR – Illinois
28. Robert Foster – WR – Pennsylvania
29. Keith Ford – RB – Texas (Oklahoma)
32. Leon McQuay III – S – Florida
33. Eddie Vanderdoes – DT – California (USC)
34. Shaq Wiggins – CB – Georgia (Georgia)
39. Cameron Burrows – CB – Ohio (Ohio State)
40. Jonathan Allen – DE – Virginia (Alabama)
41. Derrick Green – RB – Virginia
43. Maquedius Bain – DT – Florida
46. Joey Bosa – DE – Florida (Ohio State)
50. Priest Willis – CB – Arizona
51. Jordan Cunningham – WR – Florida
53. Michael Hutchings – LB – California (USC)
54. Shane Morris – QB – Michigan (Michigan)
56. Jake Raulerson – OT – Texas (Texas)
62. Gareon Conley – CB – Ohio (Michigan)
64. Alex Anzalone – LB – Pennsylvania (Notre Dame)
66. Adam Breneman – TE – Pennsylvania (Penn State)
67. Kevin Olsen – QB – New Jersey (Miami)
70. Ty Isaac – RB – Illinois (USC)
71. Alvin Bailey – WR – Florida (Florida)
72. Chris Hawkins – CB – California (USC)
73. Demore’ea Stringfellow – WR – California (Washington)
74. Ethan Pocic – OT – Illinois (LSU)
75. Dorian O’Daniel – LB – Maryland (Clemson)
76. Matt Rolin – LB – Virginia (South Carolina)
82. Elijah Daniel – DE – Indiana (Clemson)
83. Maurice Smith – CB – Texas (Alabama)
86. Colin McGovern – OT – Illinois (Notre Dame)
87. David Dawson – OG – Michigan (Michigan)
88. Justin Manning – DT – Texas
92. Jourdan Lewis – CB – Michigan (Michigan)
95. Alquadin Muhammad – DE – New Jersey
97. Dymonte Thomas – S – Ohio (Michigan)
98. James Quick – WR – Kentucky
99. Hunter Bivin – OT – Kentucky (Notre Dame)
105. Logan Tuley-Tillman – OT – Illinois (Michigan)
111. Mike McCray – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
112. Ebenezer Ogundeko – DE – New York
113. Chris Fox – OT – Colorado (Michigan)
115. Patrick Kugler – C – Pennsylvania (Michigan)
119. Taco Charlton – DE – Ohio (Michigan)
122. Tray Matthews – S – Georgia (Georgia)
126. Tashawn Bower – DE – New Jersey (Auburn)
127. Kyle Bosch – OG – Illinois (Michigan)
130. Josh Augusta – DE – Illinois
132. Greg Webb – DT – New Jersey (North Carolina)
133. Marquez North – WR – North Carolina
142. Isaac Rochell – DE – Georgia (Notre Dame)
145. Evan Lisle – OT – Ohio (Ohio State)
149. Antwuan Davis – CB – Texas (Texas)
150. Sebastian LaRue – WR – California (USC)
167. Eldridge Massington – WR – Texas (USC)
176. Jake Butt – TE – Ohio (Michigan)
177. Darrell Daniels – WR – California (Washington)
182. Jason Hatcher – DE – Kentucky (USC)
183. Shane Jones – LB – Ohio (Michigan State)
186. Justin Davis – RB – California (USC)
187. Devin Butler – CB – Washington, DC (Notre Dame)
188. Richard Benjamin – WR – Florida
205. Brendan Mahon – OG – New Jersey (Penn State)
211. Riley Ferguson – QB – North Carolina (Tennessee)
212. Elijah Qualls – DT – California (Washington)
213. Jake Oliver – WR – Texas (Texas)
214. Michael Hill – DT – South Carolina (Ohio State)
217. Jayme Thompson – CB – Ohio (Ohio State)
219. Kyle Hicks – RB – Texas (Texas)
231. Nadir Barnwell – ATH – New Jersey (Rutgers)
233. Jaron Dukes – WR – Ohio (Michigan)
234. Jordan Wilkins – RB – Tennessee (Auburn)
236. Larenz Bryant – LB – North Carolina (South Carolina)
242. Billy Price – DT – Ohio (Ohio State)
247. Marcell Ateman – WR – Texas (Oklahoma State)
250. Uriah LeMay – WR – North Carolina (Georgia)
251. Joe Mathis – DE – California
261. Chase Abbington – ATH – Missouri (Missouri)
265. Scott Pagano – DT – Hawaii (Clemson)
278. Peter Kalambayi – LB – North Carolina (Stanford)
281. Darius Latham – DT – Indiana
282. Ben Gedeon – LB – Ohio (Michigan)
288. Henry Poggi – DT – Maryland (Michigan)
291. E.J. Levenberry, Jr. – LB – Virginia (Florida State)

6Nov 2012
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Recruit Tracker: Dymonte Thomas

Dymonte Thomas

August 24, 2012: Thomas’s Alliance (OH) Marlington beat Poland (OH) Poland by a score of 10-3.  Thomas had 31 yards rushing, 12 tackles, and 1 fumble recovery.  Marlington is now 1-0.

August 31, 2012: Marlington beat Mantus (OH) Crestwood by a score of 42-14.  Thomas had 8 carries for 142 yards, 2 rushing touchdowns, and 1 receiving touchdown.  Marlington is now 2-0.

September 7, 2012: Marlington beat Louisville (OH) St. Thomas Aquinas by a score of 17-14.  Thomas had 19 carries for 166 yards, 2 touchdowns, and a two-point conversion.  Marlington is now 3-0.

September 14, 2012: Marlington beat Louisville (OH) Louisville by a score of 34-24.  Thomas had 309 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns, along with 12 tackles on defense.  Through four games, he has 648 yards and 8 touchdowns.  Marlington is now 4-0.

September 21, 2012: Marlington beat Salem (OH) Salem by a score of 41-10.  Thomas had 17 carries for 118 yards and 3 touchdowns.  He now has 766 yards and 11 touchdowns.  Marlington is now 5-0.

September 28, 2012: Marlington beat Carrollton (OH) Carrollton by a score of 34-14.  Thomas had 25 carries for 249 yards and 4 touchdowns, along with an 8-yard touchdown pass; on defense, he had 10 tackles and 1 interception.  He now has 1,015 yards and 15 rushing touchdowns on the season.  Marlington is now 6-0.

October 5, 2012: Marlington beat Minerva (OH) Minerva by a score of 27-10.  Thomas sat out the game due to injury.  Marlington is now 7-0.

October 12, 2012: Marlington beat Canton (OH) South by a score of 14-0.  Thomas had 32 carries for 143 yards, including a 22-yard touchdown; he also had an 11-yard touchdown reception; Thomas also had 10 tackles.  He now has 1,158 yards and 16 rushing touchdowns on the year.  Marlington is 8-0.

October 19, 2012: Marlington lost to West Branch (OH) West Branch by a score of 35-14.  Thomas had 11 carries for 33 yards and 1 touchdown, but he injured his ankle at the end of the first half and didn’t return.  Marlington is now 8-1.

October 26, 2012: Marlington lost to Alliance (OH) Alliance by a score of 34-13.  Thomas played very little due to an ankle injury.  Marlington is now 8-2.

November 3, 2012: Marlington lost to Poland (OH) Poland by a score of 38-0 in the first round of the playoffs.  Thomas had 22 carries for 72 yards.  Marlington ends the year 8-3.

4Nov 2012
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Recruit Tracker: DeVeon Smith

Deveon Smith
Tribune Chronicle/Michael Taylor

August 23, 2012: Smith’s Warren (OH) Howland team beat Warren (OH) Lakeside by a score of 43-16.    Smith had 17 carries for 311 yards (18.3 yards per carry) and 3 touchdowns.  He also had at least 1 tackle and 1 sack on defense.  Howland is 1-0.

August 31, 2012: Howland fell to Warren (OH) Harding by a score of 34-0.  Smith hurt his shoulder early in the game and did not return, except for a brief moment in the third quarter.  Howland is now 1-1.

September 7, 2012:  Howland beat Cortland (OH) Lakeview by a score of 22-18.  Despite a sore shoulder, Smith played the entire game and recorded 183 yards on 26 carries, including a two-yard touchdown run to put his team on top with only 1:11 remaining in the game.  Howland is now 2-1.

September 14, 2012:  Howland scored a victory over Hubbard (OH) Hubbard, 28-20, Friday night.  Smith ran for 193 yards on only 20 carries and scored four touchdowns.  Howland is now 3-1.

September 21, 2012:  Howland beat Kent (OH) Roosevelt by a score of 65-14.  Smith ran for 92 yards on seven carries and scored twice.  On the season, he has 779 yards on 70 carries (10.8 YPC) and at least 10 touchdowns.  Howland is now 4-1.

September 28, 2012:  Howland smoked Lispon (OH) Beaver, 37-14.  Smith gained 145 rushing yards and scored three touchdowns on runs of 3, 51 and 10 yards.  142 of Smith’s 145 yards came in the first half of the game.  On the season, Smith now has 921 rushing yards and at least 13 touchdowns.  Howland is now 5-1.

October 5, 2012:  Howland defeated Poland (OH) Poland Seminary by a score of 26-7.  Smith ran for 150 yards and three touchdowns on runs of 13, 5, and 19 yards.  Howland is now 6-1.

October 12, 2012:  Howland was defeated by Niles (OH) Mckinley by a score of 17-10.  Smith had 140 yards on 22 carries, one touchdown and one fumble in the game.  Smith now has 1,311 yards and at least 17 touchdowns this season.  Howland is now 6-2.

October 19, 2012:  Howland beat Canfield (OH) Canfield by a score of 31-17.  Smith ran for 282 yards in the game, including a 54-yard touchdown carry.  Now with a total of 6,461 yards in his high school career, Smith is Trumbell County’s all-time rushing leader.  Howland is 7-2 as they prepare to take on Struthers (OH) Struthers in their final regular season game.  Smith’s team is in position to win it’s sixth consecutive league championship.

November 2, 2012:  Howland was defeated 42-16 by Chardon (OH) Chardon.  In his last game as a Howland Tiger, Smith finished with 147 yards on 23 carries and both of his team’s touchdowns.  Howland finishes 7-3.  Smith ends the year with 1,740 yards and 20 touchdowns.