Mark Lawson (LB) accepts preferred walk-on spot at Michigan
Per Allen Trieu, Mark Lawson, a 6'2, 195 lb linebacker has accepted an offer to be a preferred walk-on at UofM.
He had 144 tackles in his senior season.
January 15th, 2012 at 4:27 PM ^
Man he is one lanky linebacker. Welcome to Michigan, Mark!
January 15th, 2012 at 6:35 PM ^
I'm 6'2 195. Lanky is definitely one of the words used to describe me.
January 15th, 2012 at 4:35 PM ^
Get this guy some training table meals right away!
January 15th, 2012 at 4:38 PM ^
sweet Bieber hair doo
January 15th, 2012 at 4:38 PM ^
Tremendous.
January 15th, 2012 at 4:48 PM ^
he is the next in a long line of gritty Michigan walk-ons. Kovacs could use a protégé.
January 15th, 2012 at 4:56 PM ^
you will not find a better home than A2. Good luck to you in the classroom and on the field. We hope you develop into a Michigan Man.
January 15th, 2012 at 4:58 PM ^
I now have a new underdog to root for. Hope he matures and becomes a force.
January 15th, 2012 at 4:59 PM ^
Relatively new HS, good to see football progress at it.
January 15th, 2012 at 5:06 PM ^
Please ignore the Sparty part:
http://rivals.yahoo.com/michiganstate/football/recruiting/player-Mark-L…
No evidence of offers, but he merited a 2-star/5.3 rating from Rivals. For the price of several pounds of steak (or whatever is served at the training table these days), Hoke and Company have what would appear to be a good scout-team player.
January 15th, 2012 at 5:10 PM ^
In 3 years he had 369 tackles, 44 of them for a loss. Lanky or not, that's production. A guy like that certainly can't hurt to have on your team. He may or may not ever see much time, but it will be interesting to see how he develops. You never know which walk-ons are going to be names in game programs and which ones are going to be multi-year starters, but having them is huge to your team.
January 15th, 2012 at 5:49 PM ^
He could be a special teams dynamite. With that type of production in high school, he seems to know how to find the ball. He could be good to have on kick and punt coverage teams. Hope it works out for him, I always route for walk-ons to have an impact.
January 15th, 2012 at 5:53 PM ^
Just a general questions about walk-ons. If a kid didn't get accepted into UM as a regular student, would the preferred walk-on offer enable him to attend Michigan?
January 15th, 2012 at 5:57 PM ^
All players have to be accepted by general admission, see Demar Dorsey!
January 15th, 2012 at 6:40 PM ^
They just have to meet a minimum set of guidelines. Don't discount my and many others' degrees by making a statement like that.
January 15th, 2012 at 6:59 PM ^
discount anything, I just thought that the athlete's had to be admitted to the school, with or without a scholarship offer.
January 15th, 2012 at 9:57 PM ^
They do have to be admitted, but admissions for a scholarship football player is closer to a rubber stamp than a holistic view of his overall candidacy.
Sorry if that offends anyone here, but football players aren't competing for slots against the whole body of applicants.
January 15th, 2012 at 10:11 PM ^
He has a 3.9 GPA. Don't know about his test scores, but you have to imagine he'd stand a pretty good chance of getting in even without football.
January 16th, 2012 at 10:18 AM ^
Just to clarify, that is for athletes in general. Not just football. Women's field hockey can get girls admitted that wouldn't necessarily be accepted through general admissions. Not trying to take anything away from any student-athletes, as they bring a lot to the culture of the university, and certainly can prove they belong in the classroom once they are on campus, but just adding information to the point above.
January 15th, 2012 at 6:40 PM ^
I think that as a preferred walk on he does not have to try out for the team.
January 15th, 2012 at 8:26 PM ^
I wasn't asking about making the football team, but getting into the university as a student. I know a walk-on has to be admitted, but do they get to by-pass the competition with all the regular students that don't participate in sports? Are they automatically accepted if they can meet the minumum scholastic requirements that a scholarship player has to meet?
January 15th, 2012 at 9:28 PM ^
If he was offered and accepted a walk-on position he will be admitted to the school, provided he meets NCAA minimum academic requirements.
January 15th, 2012 at 6:02 PM ^
To the young kid. He is obviously bright. He is being recruited by ivy league schools. A redshirt is by no question in his future. Then possibly a starter on special teams. He could one day be in the second string lb rotation, coming in for injuries (its happens every year it seams) He is like getting a "free player" that doesn't go against the 85 player cap. Good job hoke. Go Blue!
January 15th, 2012 at 6:10 PM ^
Why does Maizedout1982 neg every thread I like?
January 15th, 2012 at 6:16 PM ^
I think he negs every thread just to be certain. You're just collateral damage.
But to be fair, there's several others who do the same thing.
January 16th, 2012 at 1:58 AM ^
Probably because he's the same as the other posters who neg entirely positive and inoffensive posts—he's a juvenile dickhead.
January 15th, 2012 at 6:18 PM ^
Good for him and Welcome Aboard!
January 15th, 2012 at 6:22 PM ^
There is some stiff competition at that position, but the line-up can be cracked with a lot of hard work. This team has shown that the best guy gets the play time. Are you ready for that challenge.
Be a warrior my man!
Go Blue!
January 15th, 2012 at 6:32 PM ^
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92gVAF7J8kw
ps. we should really change the embed thing. its way too hard to post a video.
Hey guys, check out the #74 kid on this team.
He's the far side defensive tackle at 3:21, and I mean I know he doesn't tackle the kid with the ball, but my guess would be that the quaterback was his read duty since the other team seems to be running an option sort. I mean the kid stays low, and is able to shoot through the line and shut down the qb.
Also check him out at 6:01, he is the far side defensive end and right here he just kicks the snot out of the guy blocking him, pushing him back and then sliding off the make the tackle for a loss as well. This kid shows some potential.
He also seems pretty good at the o-line too, as can be seen at 8:07, where he comes up and crushes a poor linebacker. This kid is my guess 6'2 230-240 but appears to be younger probably a sophomore or junior. He has some potential, I say go for him.
Hmmm brand new poster with #74 in his name telling us to check out #74 in the highlight tape..also knows the kid's weight and height...not very sneaky
Sorry about that previous comment, my brother went on my account and posted that . . . that brat.
and besides, the chance that i get an offer from such an amazing school like Michigan are slim to none. hahaha, sorry about that again though guys.
January 15th, 2012 at 7:09 PM ^
Roid rage
January 15th, 2012 at 8:15 PM ^
Kovacs 2.0
January 15th, 2012 at 9:13 PM ^
See the play early in his highlights. Blitzes from the outside and hits the ball carrier behind the LOS. Very Kovacsian. Needs to get his helmet into the ball, though.
Also a 1st team Lacross guy. I suppose if things don't go as planned on the football team, he could go out for Varsity Lacross now!
January 16th, 2012 at 10:11 AM ^
Blaze - lacrosse has an 'e' on the end of it. You're right though. He seems to be a pretty decent lacrosse player, although 1st-Team All-State in Michigan isn't exactly the same as being 1st-Team All-State in Maryland or New York. Kinda the opposite of football in that regard.
He's wearing a lacrosse shirt in that headshot, so it may have been taken during the spring. Typically guys who play football and lacrosse bulk up in the fall and trim down a bit in the spring. Or maybe he's just lanky.
January 16th, 2012 at 10:15 AM ^
All this haircut needs is wings and this kid is already wearing his helmet.
Welcome to Michigan Mark.
January 16th, 2012 at 1:31 AM ^
turn into one of those guys that the scouts overlooked. Definitely an interesting pick from Hoke and Company.
January 16th, 2012 at 6:26 AM ^
if this kid does exceptionally well once he starts playing , is it possible for him to earn a schollie down the road?
January 16th, 2012 at 8:28 AM ^
3.9 GPA
January 16th, 2012 at 8:53 AM ^
A bit thin right now, but definitely not afraid to stick his nose in there.
January 16th, 2012 at 1:41 PM ^
...A2.com article about Lawson. Deep Michigan ties for the young man.
His parents are Michigan graduates and his brother is currently attending the university's law school. His great grandfather was an employee of the athletic department and his great grandmother a Michigan graduate. A great uncle, Herb Frederick, has been a stadium volunteer for 68 years.
It also says he's wanted to be a Michigan football player ever since attending the 2004 U-M/MSU thriller. Nice that he'll be able to achieve his goal.
January 17th, 2012 at 9:40 PM ^
Guys I played on Mark's team this year and let me tell you, he is the hardest working most determined player I have ever had the honor to play on a field with, and he will find a way to get the job done.