Articles tagged:recruiting

Posted: Fri May 25 1:19 p.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter

Mike McCray is the Michigan football team's second-highest rated recruit for 2013, according to Rivals. He's the No. 2 linebacker in the state of Ohio, according to Scout. And now, the Buckeyes are coming after him. McCray, who committed to the Wolverines on March 6, has been offered by Ohio ...

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Posted: Thu May 24 1:58 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Three 2013 Michigan basketball commits among ESPN Top 100, more than any other school

John Beilein's 2013 class continues to rise. ESPN.com released its Top 100 prospects for the 2013 class Thursday, and the Michigan basketball program placed three commits on the list -- more than any other school in America.

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Posted: Thu May 17 4:25 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter

Michigan basketball commit Derrick Walton is on the rise, according to one national recruiting site. Fellow 2013 pledge Zak Irvin, however, is not. Walton, a 6-foot, 175-pound point guard from Harper Woods Chandler Park Academy, was rated as the 48th-best player in Scout.com's most recent Top 100 for 2013 ranking. ...

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Posted: Tue May 15 12:34 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter

The Michigan football program's top-ranked 2013 recruiting class had a shot to get even better Tuesday. But it came up just short. Five-star running back Ty Isaac from Joliet (Ill.) Catholic Academy, offered his commitment to USC, according to his personal Twitter account.

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Posted: Wed May 9 6:15 p.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter

The nation's No. 1 recruiting class has added another member. Harper Woods Chandler Park Academy receiver Csont'e York committed to the Michigan football team Wednesday afternoon, only one day after he was offered by the Wolverines, according to Scout's Allen Trieu. The Harper Woods native is the 18th player to ...

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Posted: Mon May 7 3:28 p.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter
Analysis of Michigan commits Derrick Walton, Mark Donnal at AAU tourney

The Michigan basketball team's 2012 recruiting class already is ranked among the top 10 in the country, and it recently added another guard in Spike Albrecht. Another could join the fold in Caris LeVert. But the 2013 class isn't looking so bad, either.

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Posted: Mon May 7 1:09 p.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter
Michigan's 2013 football recruiting class ranked No. 1 by Scout

The Michigan football team kicked off its 2013 recruiting class by securing a commitment from blue-chip quarterback Shane Morris on May 10, 2011. Three days shy of a year later, the class is the best in the country, according to Scout.

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Posted: Mon May 7 5:59 a.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter

Shane Morris is the big-time quarterback with the big-time arm, and drew the spotlight this weekend during a pair of recruiting events in Columbus, Ohio. Rightfully so, too, after the Michigan football commit won MVP of Friday's Elite 11 regional, then was named one of the top quarterbacks at Saturday's ...

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Posted: Sat May 5 11:34 a.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter

Shane Morris is a five-star prospect. He's the face of the Michigan football team's 2013 recruiting class, and ranked among the top-five high school quarterbacks in the country according to all the major services. But he didn't play like it in March. The Warren DeLaSalle quarterback went to Dallas for ...

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Posted: Tue Apr 24 3:09 p.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter

Four-star linebacker E.J. Levenberry announced Tuesday afternoon he will play football at Florida State next year, according to Rivals.com. The Woodbridge, Va., native chose the Seminoles over Michigan during a news conference at C.D. Hylton High School. He is ranked the No. 3 outside linebacker in the country by Rivals, ...

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Posted: Mon Apr 23 4:24 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter

Updated: Michigan football team misses on elite linebacker recruit E.J. Levenberry The Michigan football program may be on the verge of its 18th commitment for 2013. And this one would be the highest-rated player yet. According to multiple outlets, including TheWolverine.com, 2013 outside linebacker prospect E.J. Levenberry Jr. will decide ...

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Posted: Tue Apr 17 1:38 p.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter
Michigan has more recruits than rest of Big Ten combined on ESPN's list of top 150 football prospects

ESPN released its ranking of the top 150 high school football recruits in the country on Tuesday, and it's no surprise Michigan fared very well. The Wolverines placed 11 of its class of 2013 recruits on the list, easily the most in the country. Texas and Florida were next closest ...

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Posted: Tue Apr 10 11:19 p.m. by Kyle Meinke Michigan football reporter
Michigan gains commitment from No. 1 Ohio linebacker Ben Gedeon

The Wolverines now have pledges from Ohio's No. 1 player at safety (Dymonte Thomas), tailback (DeVeon Smith), tight end (Jake Butt) and linebacker (Ben Gedeon). Overall, they have commitments from seven of Ohio's top 20 recruits.

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Posted: Sat Apr 7 11:34 p.m. by Rich Rezler Sports Producer & Copy Editor

Spring break at Warren De La Salle High School started on Thursday. In his free time, Pilots' quarterback Shane Morris was doing a little recruiting for his future school. The first Michigan football verbal commitment for the 2013 recruiting class, Morris was wooing potential classmates while also being named quarterback ...

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Posted: Fri Apr 6 8:55 p.m. by Nick Baumgardner Sports Reporter
Michigan basketball picks up 2012 commitment from point guard Spike Albrecht

Regardless of what Trey Burke's future holds, the Michigan basketball program has another ball handler in the fold for 2012-13.

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