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The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports

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BY MICHAEL SPATH A mong Big Ten cornerbacks, only Iowa's Greg Mabin can match Michigan ju- nior Channing Stribling for height — the two are 6-2 — while eight of 28 starters stand in at 6-1 and seven are listed at 6-0. Stribling's length has been both a blessing and a curse for the Mat- thews, N.C., native. "It helps to be that tall with jump balls, and if you're beat in a certain way, I have the length to still knock it free," he said. "It kind of hurts me, though, with technique because I can't get away with not being precise. "I need to move my feet more and stay low in my stance." Stribling was not a high-profile recruit coming out of Butler High School. He was ranked as a three- star prospect and the No. 10 player in North Carolina in the class of 2013 by Rivals.com, and held offers only from Ball State, Charlotte, Hampton and Howard, in addition to U-M. The local schools, however, were overlooking his raw talent and poten- tial, Butler coach Brian Hales believes. "He was part of a senior class where we sent six kids to BCS schools that year and 16 on to college, so it was kind of easy to hide in the back- ground," Hales said. "Channing was always a gifted kid physically, but he didn't jump out at you immediately on film like some of his teammates. "I think that's partly on Channing. I think he knew he could coast a little bit that year, but I saw a different at- titude after he signed with Michigan. I saw a kid that came to weightlifting class and worked incredibly hard. He Making Lemonade From Lemons At First Haunted By His Mistakes Against Penn State, Cornerback Channing Stribling Now Finds Them Motivating

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