michigan recruiting
Da'Shawn Hand
Makes His Visit
It's been a long time since the No. 1
overall player in the country has
strongly considered Michigan, and
the Wolverines have never landed the
nation's top player. U-M took major
steps toward changing that March 1517 when Woodbridge (Va.) High defensive end Da'Shawn Hand took an
unofficial trip to Ann Arbor.
The 6-4, 245-pound Hand includes
Michigan in his top five schools,
thanks to his strong relationships with
head coach Brady Hoke and defensive
coordinator Greg Mattison. On his
first-ever visit to campus, the Wolverines had a chance to show him everything else that the school and football
program entail.
"We drove eight and a half hours on
Friday to get up there," he said. "Saturday we went to the facilities, met up
with the coaches and watched practice
for a little bit. Then we went to the academic buildings, and we went to the
sports management building. All the
facilities are really nice. The professor
there really knows his stuff.
"After that we went back to the
practice facilities, met with the coaches
and watched some film. Later, I went
and hung out with the players. All the
players are really funny, and we had
a really good time. All the people are
nice, and everybody knows you.
"Sunday, we went to The Big House.
It was my first time being there and it
was big. That experience was so crazy.
It was an amazing stadium."
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