Ex-Wolverine Updates

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31Oct 2012
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Ex-Wolverine Updates

Rich Rodriguez

Former Michigan S Vladimir Emilien: Emilien had 5 tackles in Toledo’s 25-20 victory over Buffalo.


Former Michigan S Carvin Johnson: Johnson had 6 tackles and 2 pass breakups in Hampton’s 21-13 victory over Savannah State.


Former Michigan RB Sam McGuffie: McGuffie had 1 reception for 19 yards in Rice’s 44-17 victory over Southern Mississippi.

Former Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez: Arizona beat USC by a score of 39-36 to score his biggest victory yet as the Wildcats’ head coach.  They put up 219 yards rushing and 369 yards passing.  Wide receiver Austin Hill had 10 receptions for 259 yards.  Arizona is now 5-3.  Rodriguez is getting a little bit of heat, however, for sending quarterback Matt Scott back into the game after he was showing concussion symptoms.

Former Michigan CB commit Adrian Witty: Witty had 3 tackles in Cincinnati’s 34-31 loss to Louisville.

24Oct 2012
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Ex-Wolverine Updates

Adrian Witty (left) and high school teammate Denard Robinson (center)

Former Michigan RB Michael Cox: Cox had 10 carries for 37 yards and 1 reception for 0 yards in UMass’s 24-0 loss to Bowling Green.

Former Michigan S Vladimir Emilien: Emilien had 6 tackles and 1 pass breakup in Toledo’s 29-23 victory over previously undefeated Cincinnati.

Former Michigan RB Sam McGuffie: McGuffie had 8 receptions for 62 yards and 1 carry for 7 yards in Rice’s 28-24 loss to Tulsa.

Former Michigan WR/CB commit Dewayne Peace: Peace had 4 catches for 41 yards in Houston’s 72-42 loss to SMU.

Former Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez: Rodriguez and his Arizona Wildcats beat Washington by a score of 52-17.  Arizona had 533 total yards, 277 of which came on the ground.  They are now 4-3.

Former Michigan WR Je’Ron Stokes: Stokes had 5 catches for 21 yards in Bowling Green’s 24-0 victory over UMass.

Former Michigan S Ray Vinopal: Vinopal had 4 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 1 sack in Pitt’s 20-6 win over Buffalo.

Former Michigan CB commit Adrian Witty: Witty had 5 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, and 1 sack in Cincinnati’s 29-23 loss to Toledo.

17Oct 2012
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Ex-Wolverine Updates

Houston WR Dewayne Peace gets tackled during the Cougars’ 39-17 victory.

Former Michigan S Vladimir Emilien: Emilien had 1 tackle in Toledo’s 52-47 victory over Eastern Michigan.


Former Michigan S Carvin Johnson: Johnson had 5 tackles in last week’s 38-26 loss to Bethune-Cookman.  He then had 4 tackles in the most recent game, a 28-14 victory over Norfolk State.  He’s second on the team with 41 tackles.

Former Michigan RB Sam McGuffie: McGuffie had 3 receptions for 21 yards and 1 carry for 0 yards in Rice’s 34-14 victory over the University of Texas-San Antonio.  He has just 8 catches for 34 yards in his last two games.


Former Michigan WR/CB commit Dewayne Peace: Peace had 5 catches for 61 yards and 2 punt returns for 30 yards in Houston’s 39-17 victory over UAB.

Former Michigan WR Je’Ron Stokes: Stokes had 1 reception for 25 yards in Bowling Green’s 37-12 victory over Miami-OH.


Former Michigan S Ray Vinopal: Vinopal had 1 tackle and half a sack in Pitt’s 45-35 loss to Louisville.

Former Michigan CB commit Adrian Witty: Witty had 4 tackles in Cincinnati’s 49-17 victory over Fordham.

14Oct 2012
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David Dawson, Ex-Wolverine

David Dawson (#55)

Detroit (MI) Cass Tech offensive guard David Dawson decommitted from Michigan on Sunday morning.  He had been flirting with visiting other schools – particularly Florida – for months, and he has decided to visit Gainesville this coming weekend.  During the summer, quite a stink was caused when he was at The Opening in Oregon and mentioned that he wanted to visit Florida.  The coaches put a stop to that flirtation at that point, and some people assumed that would be the end of it.  However, Dawson’s comments about that incident and his attitude in general made me think that he would continue to be one to watch.

Head coach Brady Hoke has a policy that any players committed to Michigan shouldn’t visit other schools; if they do, their scholarship offer will be rescinded.  Obviously, Dawson broke that commitment when he decided to visit the Gators.  I have no problem with Hoke’s policy at all.  He wants guys who are 100% committed to Michigan.  At the same time, I hold no ill will toward Dawson for wanting to look around – kids making the biggest decisions of their lives should consider all their options before they’re past the point of no return.  Unfortunately, he made a decision for Michigan before he was 100% sure.

As you might have concluded from my past posts and comments (see his commitment post), I’m not a huge fan of Dawson’s abilities.  Obviously, some of the recruiting services disagree with me, as he’s a top 250 prospect to all four major recruiting services; I gave him a TTB Rating of 67 (a.k.a. an average Big Ten starter).  I think he could have earned a starting job later in his career at Michigan, but I didn’t see a path toward stardom for him.  In that respect, this shouldn’t be a huge loss for Michigan.

However, now the Wolverines will have to regroup and go after another offensive lineman to fill the class.  All of Michigan’s offensive line offerees have committed elsewhere except Laremy Tunsil, who’s not considering Michigan.  Lemont (IL) Lemont offensive tackle Ethan Pocic and New Lenox (IL) Lincoln-Way West offensive tackle Colin McGovern were both very high on Michigan before committing to LSU and Notre Dame, respectively.  Those are the two offerees that I would keep an eye on to see if they reconsider their choices.  If the coaches are expanding their recruitment, options could include Penn State decommitment Dorian Johnson, Canton (MI) Canton offensive guard Cameron Dillard, or Huber Heights (OH) Wayne offensive guard Lovell Peterson.

Michigan now has 22 commitments in the class of 2013.

10Oct 2012
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Ex-Wolverine Updates

Vladimir Emilien

Former Michigan CB Cullen Christian: Christian had 5 tackles in Pitt’s 14-13 loss to Syracuse.

Former Michigan S Vladimir Emilien: Emilien had 7 tackles in Toledo’s 50-35 victory over Central Michigan.

Former Michigan K commit Anthony Fera: Fera made a 38-yard field goal, but missed a 41-yarder.  His Texas Longhorns lost to West Virginia by a score of 48-45.

Former Michigan DT commit DeQuinta Jones: Jones had 1 pass breakup in Arkansas’ 24-7 victory over Auburn.

Former Michigan RB Sam McGuffie: McGuffie had 5 receptions for 13 yards in Rice’s 14-10 loss to Memphis.

Former Michigan WR/CB commit Dewayne Peace: Peace had 9 receptions for 83 yards and 1 touchdown in Houston’s 44-21 victory over North Texas.

Former Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez: Arizona is now 3-3 after losing a 54-48 game to Stanford in overtime.  Both teams had 617 total yards of offense.  Offensively, Arizona quarterback Matt Scott was 45/69 for 491 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception.  But the Wildcats gave up 257 yards on the ground and 360 passing yards.