Leaving Ohio State for Michigan. That will be the start of most stories revolving around that topic.

It'll be in the headline. It'll be in the first few sentences, all of that. Think back to

Michigan football hiring a new running backs coach. That would not have been as thoroughly

covered had it been almost any other person to take that role from any other previous

spot of employment.

Well, in the whirlwind of Dusty Maine Company turning the nearly blank canvas they inherited

into the competitive roster that they now possess, Michigan basketball added a former

Buckeye.

Roddy Gale Jr. averaged 13.5 points, 4.6 rebounds and more than three assists per game for Ohio State last year, all while battling a wrist injury.

And we recently heard from Sam Walters, who I discuss is one of the best familiarity fits for this new look Michigan squad.

He's known Dusty May and several of his assistants for years. He's known Trey Donaldson for even longer, dating back to the seventh grade.

In terms of stylistic fits and relevant experience, Riding Gail Jr. is near the top of those lists.

Gail is a wing who can both shoot from deep and drive to the basket.

And as you'll hear him mentioned toward the end of our ensuing conversation,

Gail understands that he is the most experienced Big Ten player on the roster. He averaged 16 minutes

a game as a freshman two years ago, 31 minutes last season as a sophomore. Now, Will Cheddar,

returning Wolverine, going into his fourth season with the program, he has been in a Big Ten program longer, but in terms of minutes, usage, all of that,

Gail knows this league better than any current Wolverine.

Now, there is one area where Gail wasn't necessarily a fit, and that was three-point success

last season.

Dusty May recently admitted that all but one player brought into the program hit the

benchmark of shooting success that he looks for, and the one that wasn't, just based on

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