Da'Shawn Hand to 'Bama catches UM site off guard

In what has become a national media story, five-star defensive end Da'Shawn Hand has given his verbal commitment to the University of Alabama for 2014.

Now that Hand's commitment to the Tide is "verbally official," we can all take a sneak peek at what happens when an assumption is so strong that it comes out before the truth. Or in this case, the assumption comes out AS the truth. Da'Shawn Hand to Michigan? While many recruiting experts shared the same sentiment, one UM outlet put the cart before the horse.

Courtesy of the "cached page," college football fans can read all about Michigan's newest commitment, Da'Shawn Hand.

*crickets*

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