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Michigan beats Notre Dame and Alabama for Chicago safety Tavares Harrington

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Chicago (Ill. ) Mount Carmel Rivals300 safety Tavares Harrington committed to Michigan on Thursday choosing to play for the Maize and Blue over Notre Dame, Alabama, Ole Miss and Auburn among others. The four-star Harrington is commit No.

14 for new head coach Kyle Whittingham and his staff , adding to a haul the Rivals Industry previously ranked No. 11 nationally. “The history of Michigan from the academics and football,” Harrington emphasized.

“It’s the best thing to be part of. ” Future position coach Tyler Stockton led the charge in recruiting the 6-foot-3, 180-pound Harrington to Michigan. “Coach Stockton, he was the biggest factor in everything,” Harrington said.

“The relationship we had and he came to see me a lot in the spring. The fact the entire staff recruiting me, Coach Whitt talking to me consistently, the relationship I had with the coaches it was a no-brainer. ” Ranked by the Rivals Industry as the nation’s No.

8 safety and No. 124 prospect overall, Harrington believes the Michigan staff can get the best out of him on the next level. “Watching the last couple years where they’ve been at, the coaches came from Utah, BYU, Boise State, they produced some NFL DBs.