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Every Wednesday, WolverineNation will take a look at Michigan's week in recruiting in Tales From The Road.

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Most first grade parent-teacher conferences are quite ordinary -- the teacher tells the parents that their child shares well, plays well, draws well.

But the meeting between the first grade teacher of Ian Bunting (Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central) and his parents went a bit differently.

Yes, Ian shared well, played well, drew well. By first-grade standards, he was excelling.

But she also told the Buntings that she believed Ian would become a diplomat.

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The summer is about to kick off everywhere across the United States -- Memorial Day is this weekend -- which means one thing, of course.

One season until football begins.

As you itch to get on your boats this weekend and out to the beaches if you’re near the water, first take a peek at Michigan’s schedule for the 2013 season, which begins on Aug. 31 against Central Michigan, as we rank each opponent from toughest to weakest.

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Fall is just around the corner, well, a season away but that means football is coming up soon.

In that spirit, we discuss a lot of redshirt freshmen, pure freshmen and linebackers in this week’s WolverineNation mailbag. Oh, and also the perfect summer treat of deliciousness.

Questions for next week’s mailbag can go to @chanteljennings on Twitter or jenningsespn@gmail.com through the email.

On to your questions.

andrewwink from The Den: Which redshirt freshman do you think will have the biggest impact on this year's team?

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D'Andre Walker (Fairburn, Ga./Langston Hughes) racked up 105 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 21 sacks, two forced fumbles, two recovered fumbles and a blocked punt last season as a junior. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound pass rusher played a huge role in helping his team to a 10-2 record and its first playoff berth in school history and hit the recruiting map late in January, when North Carolina became the first program to offer Walker.

Since that time, 34 other programs have offered Walker. While Walker says all schools are now even, three coaching staffs have been able to connect with him the best so far. The 2015 prospect almost committed to one of them a few months back.

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