The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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football recruiting issue ���Even when we were little, I���ve always been bigger than Khalil. I���ve always been picking on him,��� he added with a laugh. ���He kind of hates it, but it is what it is. He has to deal with it.��� Throughout their 17 years together, the friendly sibling rivalry hasn���t always been at the forefront. More notable is their constant presence in each other���s lives. Both Big Twin and Lil Twin share a number of similarities in personality, and they���ve been ���Both of us are going to kind of have a shocker. I���ve been playing with him since I was a little kid, and now we���ll be separated. There���s going to be a difference. I���m looking forward that he does well, and I hope that I do well.��� The silver lining in their separation is that both will not only get the chance to receive a high-quality education, but continue to play football, as well. Khalil earned a scholarship from Grand Valley State to play cor- ��� Khalid Hill on leaving his twin brother, Khalil ���It���s going to be hard. Both of us are going to kind of have a shocker. I���ve been playing with him since I was a little kid, and now we���ll be separated. There���s going to be a difference. I���m looking forward that he does well, and I hope that I do well.��� inseparable from the day they were born up through their graduation day from East Village Prep later this spring. At that point, however, it will be time to go their separate ways. ���Once I got to know them, their mannerisms are the same,��� Oden said. ���They think as one, they do everything together. It���ll be a sad day come mid-June when they move in separate directions. Still, it���s for the best and it���ll be great for both of those guys to part with each other.��� While Khalid will be headed off to Michigan, where he���ll play tight end for the Wolverines, Khalil heads across the state to enroll at Division II power Grand Valley State University. For the first time in their lives, they���ll be separated. ���It���s going to be hard,��� Khalid said. nerback, and will join the Lakers��� squad, a powerhouse that won four championships in five years from 2002-06. The athletic talents of her sons will also ease a financial burden for Gwendolyn Mia. Both twins are excellent students ��� with a 3.8 unweighted grade point average, Khalid is in the running to be class valedictorian ��� and now both will parlay their football skills into furthering their education. ���It���s a great thing for our mom, that���s the most impact, I think,��� Khalid said. ���She doesn���t have to pay for college. She���s able to do things so we can go to college and survive on our own. It was pretty cool that we both got a chance to go to college for free, to take the stress off her so she