The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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2015 RECRUITING ISSUE PERSONAL Karan Lamont Higdon was born Sept. 8, 1996, in Sarasota. Fla. … Has been timed at 4.46 seconds in the 40-yard dash … Bench presses 365 pounds … Squats 465 pounds … Will be the first Division I athlete in his fam- ily and the first to attend Michigan … Joins offensive linemen Glenn Mogle (1983-84) and David Baas (2000-04) as the only Wolverines from Riverview High School. RANKINGS The average rating of the four major recruiting services is: three-star pros- pect, the No. 88 player in Florida and the No. 57 running back nationally … Listed as the No. 34 running back in the South and No. 10 running back in Florida by Scout.com. STATISTICS Senior Season: Limited due to in- jury and only played in six games for a 4-6 Riverview team that missed the state playoffs … Carried the ball 96 times for 565 yards (5.9 yards per carry) and six touchdowns … Caught six passes for 53 yards (8.8 yards per reception) and a score … Returned one kick for 25 yards … Earned hon- orable mention Class 8A (largest divi- sion) all-state honors from the Associ- ated Press. Junior Season: Missed three games due to injury for a Riverview team that went 7-3 and fell in the first round of the Class 8A state playoffs … Rushed 185 times for 987 yards (5.3 yards per carry) and 15 touchdowns. Sophomore Season: Star ted all 10 games for a Riverview squad that struggled to a 4-6 record and missed the state playoffs … Carried the ball 122 times for 906 yards (7.4 yards per KARAN HIGDON RUNNING BACK 5-10 • 190 RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL SARASOTA, FLA. RANKINGS STARS NAT. POS. STATE ✪ ✪ ✪ — 45 77 ✪ ✪ ✪ — 70 108 ✪ ✪ ✪ ✪ — 29 44 ✪ ✪ ✪ — 84 121 people at Iowa, but ultimately I've got to do what's best for me. I walked in, head spinning, sat down, kept my head down and then I announced. "The excitement and joy were there. I felt tears running down my face, and it was remarkable. I knew it was real, and that was where I wanted to be." Despite a late pursuit by the Wol- verines, Weber stuck with Ohio State while Higdon made the flip to U-M. That means there's just one tailback in the 2015 class. With more than 1,100 yards during his senior year — despite injury — he's just the type of player that Michigan can certainly use in the early stages of Harbaugh's tenure. — Tim Sullivan