Alabama landed five-star prospect Da’Shawn Hand on Thursday, beating out Michigan for the the defensive end’s services. But despite Rivals suggesting otherwise, Jabrill Peppers, a five-star defensive back, isn’t currently planning on flipping from the Wolverines to join Hand with the Crimson Tide, according to his coach.
5-star Jabrill Peppers not planning on following Da’Shawn Hand to Bama
No worries about the Tide holding commitments from three of the country’s top four recruits. Yet.
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Hand and Peppers are two of the top four recruits in the Class of 2014, according to the 247Sports Composite. Peppers had been recruiting Hand to Michigan, saying in a video message earlier this week, "You make our class a lot stronger. We have a lot of great recruits on the list already, and you can make us that much stronger. Come get that degree and play top-notch ball in the biggest stadium in college football."
After the speculation that Peppers might be interested in flipping from U-M to ‘Bama, his high school coach denied the idea:
Jabrill Peppers' head coach on Yahoo story about Jabrill/Bama: "It's just reporters trying to stir up problems. Jabrill hasn't said a word."
— Brandon Brown (@CoachBrown3) November 15, 2013
Alabama already has the No. 1 recruit, Louisiana OT Cameron Robinson, and has a shot at No. 2, Louisiana RB Leonard Fournette.
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