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The Wolverines continued to add to their 2020 class on Monday with the pledge of a Green Bay (WI) running back.
On Jan. 19, Green Bay (WI) Bay Port running back Isaiah Gash added a preferred walk-on offer from the Wolverines, and it didn’t take long for the 5-foot-10, 180-pound tailback to decide that Ann Arbor was the right place for him.
With a slew of other preferred walk-on offers on the table — in-state rival Michigan State offered just over a week later — Gash narrowed in on the University of Michigan, ultimately pledging to join the class, he announced via Twitter on Monday evening.
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— Isaiah Gash (@IsaiahGash41) February 10, 2020
Now that both Early Signing Day and National Signing Day are in the rearview, the Wolverines have been adding to their ranks via preferred walk-ons, with the addition of multiple in-state products in recent weeks, including a wideout from Lake Orion and a quarterback from Traverse City.
The addition of Gash helps bolster a stacked running backs room, but one that recently lost 2019 preferred walk-on Jordan Castleberry, who transferred to Maryland last month.
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Picking Michigan was something of a no-brainer for Gash, as he originally hails from the Ann Arbor area, as noted by the Green Bay Press Gazette.
Given his lack of FBS-level offers, he’s coming to town with something of a chip on his shoulder.
It’s a homecoming for Gash, who grew up about 30 miles from Ann Arbor and lived there for the first seven years of his life.
The 5-foot-10, 185-pound senior already is a dedicated worker, traits he displayed in becoming one of the best at his position in the state and ending his career as Bay Port’s all-time leading rusher with almost 4,500 yards.
But Division I schools never called with offers. It’s going to be the biggest challenge of his life at Michigan, but if he has anything to say about it, he’s going to make a lot of other teams regret not coming after him.
“I definitely agree with the term, ‘Chip on my shoulder,’” Gash said. “I feel like I was underrecruited a little bit. So, it is nice to get the chance to show everyone wrong. I’m the last person on the depth chart right now for Michigan, but just being able to prove to everyone that I am a Division I caliber player and you overlooked me if you didn’t look at me at all.”
Gash visited Michigan and Michigan State last weekend.
Watch Gash’s highlights below:
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