Four-star commit Amir Herring fits right in with Michigan offensive line: 'They're maulers'
Michigan Wolverines football won the Joe Moore Award last season, handed out to the nation’s top offensive line, and the Maize and Blue just nabbed their first O-line commitment of the 2023 cycle in four-star Amir Herring. The West Bloomfield (Mich.) High product was watching the Wolverines closely, loved what he saw and is excited to be a part of the program.
Michigan went back to its roots under head coach Jim Harbaugh in 2021, leaning on a power run game to move the chains and score points. The Wolverines ranked 15th in the country with 214.4 yards per game, thanks in large part to an offensive line led by co-offensive coordinator and position coach Sherrone Moore.
“They’re maulers,” Herring said of the Michigan offensive line at his commitment ceremony Thursday evening. “They’re just all maulers. That’s what I really like, but they’re also really technically sound. Coach Moore coaches them on all the little details of the game, so that’s what I really like. He breaks down the game to where guys can understand it from a mental standpoint, all the drills they do on a daily basis.
“That’s what I really like about them as a program, and that’s why I feel like they’re so dominant. The little details.”
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Herring has developed a great relationship with Moore and Harbaugh, and he’s already had a strong connection with wide receivers coach Ron Bellamy, who coached him at West Bloomfield his first two seasons before becoming a Michigan assistant ahead of the 2021 campaign.
“Coach Bell, he’s a guy that I’ve been knowing since I was 13 years old, so I trust him a lot,” Herring explained. “We get to reunite in Ann Arbor, just like we did at West Bloomfield.
“Coach Moore, he’s amazing. He’s an amazing developmental coach. He’s taken the guys to new heights this year, and I can’t wait to develop in the program. That’s a good start, beating Ohio State and winning the Big Ten championship.
“My main goal is to bring Joe Moore Awards and national championships to Ann Arbor, and also win Big Ten championships and beat Ohio State.”
When Herring recently told the Michigan staff he’s staying home and was going to commit to the Wolverines, they were elated.
“It was crazy,” Herring reflected of the moment he pledged to the staff. “Coach Harbaugh said, ‘You serious?’ I said, ‘Coach, I’m going to be a Michigan man,’ and he was like, ‘Let’s do it.’
“My parents were there and got to experience it with me. That was a really iconic moment for me.”
Michigan commit Amir Herring blazing a unique trail
Herring is a high academic kid, and Michigan is the nation’s top public university — a match made in heaven. Herring plans to become a sports medical doctor, and U-M’s prestigious medical school played a huge factor in his decision.
“Academically, it’s a school that’s going to challenge me, what’s going to develop me the most [in football],” Herring said. “And that’s where I felt Michigan was the best fit for me on both — I feel like it’s the best of both worlds.
“I want to be a sports medical doctor. That’s what I want to go into, and I know Michigan has one of the best medical programs arguably in the country, so I can’t wait. That was a big part of my decision. It was the best fit for me overall and my family — the medical school, football and where the program is going. I feel like this class has some missing pieces to winning the national championship in Ann Arbor.”
