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Recruiting in college sports involves a multifaceted process of building relationships with coaches, showcasing your abilities, and making important decisions about where to continue your academic and athletic career. It seems that for you, respect, academic opportunities, and self-belief were key factors in your recruiting process. It's also interesting to hear about your experience with COVID impacting the usual recruitment process. Is there anything specific you'd like to know or discuss further about recruiting in college sports?

James Kavouklis | Michigan Football

I think there's something that they're gonna look at and that's gonna , it's definitely gonna build a negative opinion that they would have about you off the field . I think when it comes to recruiting , something important is just showing respect and that you care to coaches first impressions mean everything . That's something everybody's heard throughout their life .

James Kavouklis | Michigan Football

We want you to come on and do both . So that was kind of my recruiting process with Michigan . So on the field , I think the biggest things coaches are looking for is your leadership , your , your mentality and just how hard of a worker you are .

James Kavouklis | Michigan Football

Overall matters a lot . When it comes to the recruitment process , I chose Michigan because academics meant a lot to me . So when I was deciding I was between Michigan Cornell and Rutgers , I kind of sat there and I was like , ok , well , if Cornell and me , Michigan have the best academics and Rutgers isn't and they're good , but it's not on the same level .

James Kavouklis | Michigan Football

He's just a freshman and that's just something that you gotta overcome and try not to compare yourself to others . Just always know that I gotta make sure I have the right mentality when it comes to the recruiting process and , and just making sure that I believed in myself and I trusted my abilities . So my recruiting process wasn't what the normal one was just because we had COVID going on and , and had to deal with that .

James Kavouklis | Michigan Football

Just always know that I gotta make sure I have the right mentality when it comes to the recruiting process and , and just making sure that I believed in myself and I trusted my abilities . So my recruiting process wasn't what the normal one was just because we had COVID going on and , and had to deal with that . I remember specifically with , uh Michigan , even though I'm an offensive lineman here , I was originally recruited as a long snapper .