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Recruiting date change could slow coaching carousel during bowl season
Originally Published: January 1, 2008
By Pat Forde | ESPN.com
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Calvin Magee is leaving West Virginia for Michigan, but not yet.
The Mountaineers' offensive coordinator couldn't walk out on his players with a Tostitos Fiesta Bowl game to be played against Oklahoma.
"I think it's the right thing to do to put closure on it," Magee said. "We went through a tough season together."
The Mountaineers appreciate Magee's dedication to the cause, and to a bond forged through hundreds of hours in winter conditioning ...
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