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Hoke's presser:

T-Wolf:

Per Michigan Daily writer Michael Florek's twitter

 

 

There have been rumors on this board about Michigan being in Jordan Payton's top group, and now it is official. In a recent interview with LA Daily News, Payton said this about how his recruitment is going "Right now I'm going through the process ... my top two schools are Cal and Michigan, those are the two schools I'm really interested in right now." Here is the link to the(relatively short) article: http://bayarea.sbnation.com/2011/8/8/2352150/jordan-payton-california-go...

Ryan Autullo of The Toledo Blade has a two part profile of the Whitmer HS football team.

Part 1 has good insights into the type of program that's produced Kevin Koger and Chris Wormley.

Part 2 has what may be new details about Wormley's recruiting.

"Chris Wormley, you're the best D-end in America," [Whitmer football coach Joe] Palka said in front of the team. "We can't block you."

Actually, Wormley is anywhere from the 16th to the 22nd best defensive end in the country, depending on who's list one looks at. But Wormley's three to four-star rating doesn't tell the whole story.

Those who slot a recruit at a certain ranking like to look at a prospect's 40-yard time and bench press, but above all else, they want to see which schools have offered him a scholarship. Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee all offered Wormley, a rarity that schools from the Southeastern Conference would poke their head up north to recruit a prospect when there is an abundance of talent nearby. Wormley declined their overtures almost immediately, telling Alabama's Nick Saban and Florida's Will Muschamp he wants to stay in the Midwest for college. Michigan fans will have him on their side next fall.

Wormley, private and humble, never informed analysts that these three programs... offered him a scholarship. Based on Wormley's body of work in the first three days of practice, one thing is obvious: there's no way 20 senior defensive ends living in this country are better than him. He destroys the right tackle on almost every play, sometimes using technique over power, and other times effortlessly shoving the blocker to the side.

A quick check of Wormley's Rivals and Scout profiles confirms that the Tide, Gators and Vols are not listed as having offered Wormley.

"He's not just talented and big, he's coachable and smart," defensive coordinator Greg Kubicki said of Wormley. "As talented as he is, his technique is pretty damn good too."

Wormley's chest and back extend forever, a physique 99 percent of grown men will never achieve. His hands will engulf yours, and his feet have sat in size 18 shoes since eighth grade. Chris Wormley is a man child. Better yet, Wormley is a man among manchildren.

When Wormley did make his college choice, selecting Michigan last Sunday, he did so before camp started so as not be a distraction to his teammates. "I'm hard pressed to find a better guy than Wormley," Palka said.

Sounds like he'll fit right in at Michigan.

Yo MGoCitizens.

It's a bit early, but I'm putting together a fantasy football league. It's free and through NFL.com, which looks to suck less at fantasy this year.

If you want in, just reply to this post with a valid email address. I'll provide a link below so you can look at the league settings beforehand.

My only rule is that you incorporate a current or former Michigan player's name into your team name somehow. I was in a league that did this last year and it turned out lighthearted and slightly comical.

This is a 10-team league, so I will be taking the first nine to reply to this post on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Go Blue!

http://fantasy.nfl.com/league/461121/settings

-Hoke says Will Campbell was 342 leaving the spring, down to 316-319 range now

-Hoke can see Matt Wile handling both kicking and punting

-Stonum is practicing

-Says Stonum's redshirt won't change the target of 26 member class

-Woolfolk is at "full speed"

-Kickers are going to practice in the Big House. Different experience than simply staying in practice facility

-Hoke says we need to rely on 1)Power run, 2)Set pass up from there, and 3) the 2 min offense

-Practice intensity was good

-Hoke says he has a "strict manner" in discipline

-Molk says less yelling than there was under RR

-Molk says offense is running smooth

-Woolfolk says Campbell is moving faster and looks more athletic

-Woolfolk says he himself is faster and more focussed on mechanics

-Van Bergen now weighs 290. Says he's on a 6-7,000 cal diet. Was 4-5000 under RR