Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given two sentences in the English language (Sentence 1 and Sentence 2). Your task is to identify the connecting word between the two sentences.
Q: Sentence 1:McGuffie chose Michigan over California , Notre Dame , Texas A&M , and USC . Sentence 2:However , when Rich Rodriguez took over as the head coach of Michigan , McGuffie had doubts about whether to stay , though in the end he remained committed to Michigan .
A:
however