The One Who Got Away: QB Beaver 
January, 31, 2013
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By Tom Van Haaren | ESPN.com
Every program has them. Prospects who decommit and go on to other programs to turn into star players, leaving fans wondering what could have been. It’s a part of recruiting and always will be.
Michigan is no different, but one of the biggest decommitments in the program’s history wasn’t a negative. In fact, the decommitment of quarterback Shavodrick Beaver from the 2009 class ended up benefiting the Wolverines and made room for one of the biggest playmakers in Michigan history, Denard Robinson.
Michigan is no different, but one of the biggest decommitments in the program’s history wasn’t a negative. In fact, the decommitment of quarterback Shavodrick Beaver from the 2009 class ended up benefiting the Wolverines and made room for one of the biggest playmakers in Michigan history, Denard Robinson.
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