Though I never really believed he was in serious danger of being kicked off the team (save further misbehavior), Adrian Arrington has participated in his first activity as a football player since being indefinitely suspended. This indicates that he is either out of the doghouse, or as close to it as possible (i.e. no longer near the brink of elimination).

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Lamarr Woodley is looking very good in Steelers practices. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, his improvement is unprecedented for someone going through his position change (DE to 3-4 OLB) when making the jump to the NFL. Woodley has thus far outshone the Steelers’ first pick, ILB Lawrence Timmons from Florida State.

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The annual Carr’s Wash for Kids event, during which you can pay $25 to have your car washed by UM football players, takes place from 12:30 to 2 PM. All proceeds go to C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, which has been the benefactor of much Carr generosity in the past.

It’s a good way to have fun and support a good cause before heading to your local sports bar to catch the UM baseball team take on the Beavers of Oregon State at 3:0 PM.

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Georgia DT Omar Hunter, he of the imminent commitment, instead pledged his word to become a Fighting Irish… man, citing depth chart issues. However, Michigan instead picked up a commitment from instate DT Mike Martin, from DCC.

Hunter’s offer list is far more impressive than Martin’s, with notable names like USC, Oklahoma, and Florida hard on his trail (and a top 5 of UM, ND, USC, OSU, & UF), but no worries – those in the know say Martin’s lack of offers was due more to underexposure than being a far inferior player.

Martin is a wrestler in high school, much like Terrance Taylor, and OL commitment Dan O’Neill. In fact, Martin was the state 285-lb champion (in a bracket that also featured O’Neill, the 7th-place finisher).

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Featuring 17 home games, and a non-conference slate of BC, Minnesota, BU, Wisconsin, and Providence.

Check it out on mgoblue

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NJ Linebacker Marcus Witherspoon has committed to Michigan He was mentioned in yesterday’s recruiting recap.

Witherspoon, who had his unofficial visit to Ann Arbor this weekend, projects as a Will linebacker. He had already been on campus once with his high school coach, but his dad came along on this visit as well. When dad liked the place as much as Marcus, he committed.

Also along for the weekend was fellow NJ Linebacker J.B. Fitzgerald. All reports are that Fitzgerald enjoyed his visit as well, but he intends to take some official visits (USC among them) before making his final decision.

Georgia DT Omar Hunter was also in town, and was expected to commit shortly after his visit. He has indicated that he will make his announcement this weekend, regardless of where he decides to commit. Expect another post in this fashion if (when?) he goes Blue.

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Sam McGuffie, Tex. RB, is Michigan’s top prospect and #1 at the position this year. McGuffie’s team, Cy-Fair in metro Houston, will be on ESPN2 October 18th as they take on their rivals of Cy-Falls.

(famed) YouTube clips of Sam:
THE Leap (most famed of them all)
McGuffie Mixtape (someone with the editing abilities of a 6-year-old put rap songs behind almost all of Sam’s clips and didn’t edit to the music. This one contains pretty much all of the best clips)
Another leap (this one shot with a poor-quality camera, and less impressive)
Receiving TD (not in the highlights video, and only reception of his I’ve seen on YouTube)

McGuffie will be in Ann Arbor starting June 9th. His father will be with him as well. It is expected that Texans Troy Woolfolk and Brandon Herron will be in town for their orientation sessions, and they will assist in recruiting him, as well as their high school teammate, rising senior Darryl Stonum. Ryan Mallett will be in town as well (the whole summer?), and is expected to aid in recruiting duties as well.

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This recruiting class is likely to have between 20 and 23 recruits in it (check out the breakdown of the eligibility chart). The list is far from inclusive, but rather consists of the guys about whom there has been the most noise. It is also likely that a couple of sleepers will be uncovered at camp, which takes place June 17-21.

Offense:

QB (1):
possibilities:
Brendon Kay
Zack Stoudt
longshots:
Terrelle Pryor
E.J. Manuel

RB (1 RB, 1 HB/FB):
likely:
Sam McGuffie (RB)
Christian Wilson (HB)
possibilities:
Covaughn Deboskie (RB)
Michael Shaw (RB/HB)
longshots:
Darrell Scott (RB)

OL (2OT, 3OG/OC):
commits:
OT Dan O’Neill
OG Elliot Mealer
OG Kurt Wermers
likely:
OT Zebrie Sanders or
OT Graham Pocic
OG Zach Schlink
longshots:
OT Lucas Nix
OG Vaughn Dotsy

TE (1-2):
commits:
Brandon Moore
possibilities:
Kevin Koger (could be DE)
Tyler Hoover
longshots:
Kavario Middleton

WR (2-3):
likely:
Darryl Stonum
Jon Baldwin
possibilities:
Fred Smith
Jermaine Kearse

Defense:

DE (1-2):
possibilities:
Nick Perry
Kevin Koger (or TE)

DT (1-2):
likely:
Omar Hunter
possibilities:
Mike Martin
longshots:
Garret Goebel

LB (2-3):
possibilities:
Marcus Witherspoon
J.B. Fitzgerald
Steve Filer
Brandon Beachum
longshots:
Jon Major

CB (2):
commits:
Boubacar Cissoko
possibilities:
Robbie Green
Jared Holley
Rahim Moore (UCLA)

S (2):
possibilities:
Spencer Adams
Will Hill
E.J. Woods (UCLA)
longshots:
Robert Blanton

Most of my information comes from scout, and I pay little to no attention to Rivals. Also, I do not follow religiously, so I’m sure I’ve missed out on a couple of guys. If you have any questions, additions, etc., please feel free to leave them in the comments.

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