Michigan continued to have success in the New England as it moved into the area for the second time in two days to land a prospect.

Dedham (Mass.) Noble and Greenough inside linebacker Casey Phinney announced his commitment to the Wolverines on Friday morning.

His decision comes a day after Michigan landed Needham (Mass.) St. Sebastian's tight end Louis Hansen, and his coach shared some thoughts on what led to the decision.

“It’s the fact it is one of the historic programs in the country,” Noble and Greenough coach Panos Voulgaris said. “He really felt like he has a great relationship with the coaching staff, with (defensive coordinator) coach (Don) Brown and coach (Jim) Harbaugh. It’s an excellent school academically as well as a combination of big-time football.”

Phinney is heading to Michigan to play inside linebacker, but he also has fullback/h-back skills.

“He’s very versatile,” Voulgaris said. “He can certainly do that (play on offense). My sense is once he gets there, they will fit him in where it is appropriate, but it is as a linebacker to get things started.”

Phinney’s offer list included many of the Ivy League schools as well as Army but Power 5 schools were starting to show more interest in him lately. He could have landed more offers if the spring evaluation period took place, but with it cancelled, he opted to move on the Michigan offer. He was planning visits to Wake Forest, Virginia and Duke this spring but they had to be cancelled because of the coronavirus shutdown.

“They are going to get a warrior,” Voulgaris said. “Someone who is as physical as anyone on the field. Someone who loves football, who loves the work that goes into it, who is coming to compete every day.

“There were a number of ACC schools that had been recruiting him, other Big Ten schools that have been recruiting him, and a lot of the high academic places because he’s an excellent student as well.”

Voulgaris likes how Phinney will fit in the middle of Michigan’s defense.

“He is an excellent blitzer,” he said. “He is the type of kid, when they are facing those run-heavy teams in the Big Ten, he can smash fullbacks, he can take on guards, he can plug holes so he is very much a downhill player.

“He is smooth in his drops into a zone as well. He has shown some sideline-to-sideline ability as well.”

Hansen is the sixth member of Michigan’s 2021 class.

He joins Hansen, Le Grange (Ill.) Nazareth quarterback J.J. McCarthy, Sterling Heights (Mich.) Adlai Stevenson offensive tackle Giovanni El-Hadi, Middletown (N.J.) Mater Dei defensive end Dominick Giudice and Bradenton (Fla.) IMG offensive lineman Greg Crippen, who began his high school career in Massachusetts.