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Shakir Carr, Keegan Cossou discuss decision to ditch WMU for CMU in recruitment

Former Western Michigan coach P.J. Fleck pushed Shakir Carr out of the door, and he gave Keegan Cossou an arrogant, stuck-up impression, they said.

In turn, both players decided to continue their football career at Western Michigan’s rival – Central Michigan University.

Carr, a now-fifth-year senior, received an offer from former Western Michigan head coach Bill Cubit on May 8, 2012, as a three-star prospect from Clay High School in South Bend, Indiana.

Seven months later, WMU announced the hiring of Fleck as the new head coach. He signed a five-year, $392,000 contract and immediately cut ties with most of the 2013 recruiting class – including Carr.