Kick It! A New Recruiting Update

Michigan received it's 15th commitment today from the second rated kicker in the country. Anthony Fera picked the Wolverines over Penn State. This is a good pick up for RR and staff for the 2009 class, we have over looked this position for too long and it's cost us games and points.

Here is the write up from VB:
Player Notes:Fera took a Michigan visit over the summer, though he missed Michigan's kicking camp, hosted by former UM kicker Brandon Kornblue. During his performance at the regular Michigan camp, however, Michigan fans were unnerved by reports that his leg was strong but not accurate. However, that is something that Michigan's coaches were not overly concerned about, or that their special teams coaches will have to concentrate on fixing. He is rated by Chris Sailer Kicking as the #2 overall kicker in the class of 2009, and the #1 kicker left uncommitted. He has a strong, (maybe) accurate leg, and could see time kicking or punting in the future.

Recruiting Notes: Though Fera was unable to attend Michigan's kicking camp, the individual focus on him may have paid off in the long run. While the rumored inaccuracies in his kicking likely delayed the tendering of a scholarship offer, they did not prevent him from receiving one. Ohio State and Penn State were the primary competition for Fera, though each was unwilling to offer him a scholarship for the class of 2009. Each was giving a greyshirt offer. However, once Penn State offered a full scholarship, Rich Rodriguez liked what he saw and made a full scholarship offer of his own to Fera, which he accepted almost immediately.

• Clemson also is on the final five lists of WR Jheranie Boyd (6-2, 185) of Gastonia, N.C., and DB Darius Winston (6-0, 180) of West Helena, Ark. Boyd also has Florida, Auburn, North Carolina and N.C. State on his list. He has, in the past, cited Clemson and Florida as his top two. Winston, who has decided and plans to announce the first week of September, picked from Clemson, Arkansas, Tennessee, Michigan and Ole Miss. Of those five, Arkansas and Ole Miss are the only two he visited.
• Richland Northeast DE Chris Bonds (6-4, 283) attended Saturday's USC scrimmage with his mother, stepdad and stepbrother. He said he spoke with assistant coaches Brad Lawing and David Reaves and got a chance to see close friend Andrew Power and ex-teammates Mark Barnes and Rodney Paulk perform. Bonds has USC, Southern Cal and Alabama at the top of his list because he has visited those three, and he's waiting to see Michigan and Notre Dame this season on official visits. He also plans to visit Tennessee.