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Michigan Monday Crootin’: What happened with Daxton Hill?

5-star Oklahoma safety Daxton Hill flipped his commitment to Alabama Saturday night, and Michigan faithful are still picking up the pieces.

Here’s what is known so far:

While the move shocked the public, this decision was apparently in the works for some time. A second-hand source* who works for the Hill family in Tulsa informed Maize n Brew last week the nation’s top-ranked safety was all Crimson Tide.

This person noted members of the family were sporting Alabama gear in the weeks following the Ohio State loss.

*(I had been trying to verify this account from multiple sources leading up to Saturday’s announcement.