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How Jim Harbaugh is nationalizing Michigan recruiting

Jim Harbaugh gets his man, as No. 1 prospect Rashan Gary picks Michigan over Clemson.

Jim Leyland did The Dab, Owen Wilson offered congratulatory remarks and Ric Flair delivered signature catchphrases from a lectern.

Whereas most programs have press conferences to introduce their new freshmen every February, Michigan staged something like a big party. The Wolverines’ first full recruiting cycle under Jim Harbaugh came to a close on National Signing Day on Wednesday, but the program’s “Signing of the Stars” dwarfed anything any other program accomplished. USC flipped a four-star safety from Florida State? Yeah, but did you see Migos on stage in Ann Arbor?