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Dantonio on Layne, Trishton Jackson

jim comparoni

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"All these guys (including Chambers and Corley) are big guys that play multiple positions, multiple sports.

“I watched Trishton Jackson pour in 30 points the other night playing basketball. Quarterback on their football team. Played wide receiver. I thought Coach Bellamy did an outstanding job with him developing him at West Bloomfield, but (he is a) playmaker, very explosive, ran in the 4.4s, mid 4.4s for us in camp and came here in camp and really electrified everybody.

“So initially we were going to take three wide receivers. After seeing Trishton perform, we decided we would take four. He's that type of player, that level of player. Brad Salem was involved with that recruitment and obviously Terrence Samuel as his position coach.

“Jim Bollman recruited Justin Layne out of Cleveland Benedictine High School. Again, another young man that I watched him play basketball the other day. I'm not sure how many he had; about 20. It was a quiet 20, but he was up around the rim the whole night.

“Very explosive, quick-body guy, punt returner, kick returner, in the secondary, plays wide receiver. Very highly sought-after recruit guy who made his decision in June and has stuck with his decision throughout the process. So extremely impressive as a person, very, very tough-minded people.

“So you've got four wide receivers coming in who I really think are going to play as young freshmen. I really do believe that. Two of those guys, Corley and Justin Layne, could play on the other side of the ball. I don't think there's any question about that as we move forward. And that's been proven here that you can do that when you look at Lippett and some of the other guys that have played here on both sides.”
 
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