U-M, UF regroup after Hand decision
By Jeremy Crabtree
Published November 14, 2013, 11:11:57 AM
Some losses on the recruiting trail sting just as badly as a gut-wrenching defeat on the field.
Just ask the Michigan coaching staff after five-star defensive end Da'Shawn Hand (Woodbridge, Va./Woodbridge) selected Alabama over Michigan and Florida on Thursday.
Hand’s decision to head to the SEC won’t cause the Wolverines’ class to be labeled a failure; it is ranked as the nation’s seventh best. But with Michigan projected to be in the driver’s seat for almost all of Hand’s recruitment and with a significant need at the strongside defensive end spot, his decision to commit to the Tide is a crushing blow.
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