The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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2015 RECRUITING ISSUE carry) and 10 touchdowns … Caught 12 passes for 184 yards (15.3 yards per catch) and five scores. Freshman Season: Varsity contrib- utor for a Riverview team that went 3-7 and missed the state playoffs … Rushed 24 times for 337 yards (14.0 yards per carry) and five touchdowns. ALL-STAR GAMES AND CAMPS Participated in the Blue-Grey All- American Game Jan. 10 in Tampa, Fla., splitting carries with fellow running back Willie Parker and rushing for a two- and a five-yard touchdowns in a 39-14 South team victory … Par- ticipated in the Nike Football Training Camp as a rising freshman in 2011 … Participated in Football University (FBU) Central Florida Camp in summer 2014, where he was named overall MVP. OTHER SPORTS Will complete four years of track this spring … Participated in 4x100- and 4x200-meter relays as an underclass- man, in addition to individual sprints … Posted a personal best time in the 200-meter dash of 23.07 seconds as a freshman … Notched a personal best time in the 100-meter dash of 11.13 seconds during his junior campaign … Also threw shot put as a junior, with a personal best of 43 feet and 5.5 inches. NOTABLE High School GPA: 4.0. Planned Major: Movement science and/or psychology. Other Schools Considered: Arkan- sas, Kentucky, Notre Dame and Michi- gan State. Favorite Michigan Athlete: Quar- terback Tom Brady of the New Eng- land Patriots. Favorite NFL Player: Running back Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vi- kings. Date Of Official Visit To Michigan: Feb. 1, 2015. QUOTABLE Jim Harbaugh's Comments: "Karan is an outstanding young man who has displayed exemplary leadership. He is a leader both on and off the field, and that is the type of character we recruit at Michigan. He is extremely intelligent and has always been aca- demically focused. His mom, Saman- tha, told me that she is most proud of the way he acts as a role model for his three younger siblings, and that he has always been humble and car- ing. Karan is a young man who never backs down from a challenge." Tom Lemming Of Prep Football Report: "I loved him. I have him as a four-star-plus athlete. He's the big sleeper in the class. He can average a first down a carry. He has great vision and great balance, and I think he has what it takes to be their workhorse in a couple years. I'd be surprised if he didn't play a little bit as a freshman." Why Higdon Chose Michigan: "I chose Michigan because when I took football out of the equation, it was clear that Michigan was the best fit for me. It's perfect both for football and everything else."