The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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football recruiting issue Distance does break down a family, and closeness is a close-knit bond that sends them right back there. ���He and I had to go back up there and talk to Brady Hoke and say, ���You need to get this guy and think about it.��� At that point, [Dawson] did see the opportunity for him to stay here. That made a difference, too.��� It wasn���t necessarily easy for the Michigan coaching staff to bring Dawson back. Under Hoke, the Wolverines have established a policy of not allowing committed recruits to visit other schools ��� a rule that Dawson decommitted from U-M in order to circumvent. ���There also might be a situation where ��� because of the fluidity that can happen ��� that we might come back and might say, ���Hey you know what there is the opportunity again,������ Michigan director of player personnel Chris Singletary said. ���We always let them know that until that first Wednesday in February, the numbers are always changing, so we were always upfront with them. ���We���re always going to let them know what���s going on in their recruitment and vice versa so everything is always above board.��� Fortunately for Dawson ��� and for Michigan ��� things worked out between the parties in the long run. The Wolverines ended with a signature from the state���s No. 5 player and No. 2 offensive lineman, and Dawson can play his college ball close to home. ��� Tim Sullivan