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2013 DT prospect likes Michigan
Alabama native Rod Crayton wants to take in game at the Big House
Updated: March 19, 2012, 9:11 AM ET
By
Chantel Jennings | WolverineNation
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Matt Harrison played football at Alabama in the mid 1990s. He competed at the top level of college football, hit with the hardest and strongest players out there.
But he didn't see the best of the best until he stepped into a middle school gymnasium in the spring of 2009.
At the time, defensive tackle recruit Rod Crayton (Dadeville, Ala./Dadeville) was just an eighth grader, but even then, Harrison knew he was special.
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