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VINCE ELLIS -- RECRUIT U: U-M's 0-2 start isn't scaring recruits in Class of '08

September 14, 2007
BY VINCE ELLIS
FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER

Kevin Koger can't escape.

Everywhere the senior Toledo Whitmer tight end goes, he hears the jokes.

People are getting their laughs at Koger's expense because he is a part of Michigan's Class of 2008.

Next season, he'll be a freshman in Ann Arbor. But in the meantime, he has to grin and bear the yuks triggered by Michigan's 0-2 start.

"I've been hearing it every day since they lost to Appalachian State," Koger said on the phone Tuesday. "The hallway, practice, the parking lot, the locker room, just everywhere."

William Campbell, a junior defensive tackle at Detroit Cass Tech and another U-M recruit, is even catching wisecracks on the Internet.

But despite the historic loss to I-AA Appalachian State and the embarrassing beat down from Oregon, Koger and Campbell are still committed to Michigan.

They, along with senior cornerback Boubacar Cissoko (Detroit Cass Tech), senior noseguard-offensive lineman Mike Martin (Novi Detroit Catholic Central), offensive lineman Rocko Khoury (Traverse City West) and senior tight end Brandon Moore (Trotwood (Ohio) Madison) all said they are still planning to head to Ann Arbor.

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