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Report: Spelman College wants Gabby Douglas

by Dante Higgins | August 9, 2012 at 11:44 AM
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Gabby Douglas isn’t even a high school senior yet, and she may already be getting recruited for college.

TMZ reports that historically black Spelman College wants to add Gabby Douglas to their student body in Atlanta, GA. The website says Douglas is their number one recruit. Spelman’s president Beverly Daniel Tatum traveled to London to ensure the Olympic star received a Spelman gift bag and congratulatory note.

Read more at TMZ.

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