Name: Greg Crippen
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 285 lbs.
High school: Bradenton (FL) IMG Academy
Position: Center
Class: Freshman
Jersey number: N/A
Last year: Crippen was a senior in high school (LINK).
TTB Rating: 65
Crippen is a native of the northeast, which seemed to give Michigan the edge early in his recruitment, considering the Don Brown respect in that part of the country. But he spent some time committed to Notre Dame. When he decommitted, there were rumors that the Fighting Irish were okay with losing him. But either way, Michigan was there to pick up the pieces.
There was a little bit of buzz in the spring that Crippen had moved into the two-deep, but from what I can gather, that was more due to injuries and absences than outplaying other guys on the roster. It's tough to play interior line as a freshman, and Michigan has recruited well along the offensive line over the past few cycles. I expect Crippen to redshirt this fall.
Prediction: Redshirt
Yeah that was eye-brow raising in the spring but seemed to be another injury driven thing where people read too much into spring stuff. Still good that he was playing a role at this early age.
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