Published on: 19th July, 2010
Before you check out my updated list of 2011's top 15 recruiting classes, make sure to skim through June's edition. It introduces the foundations of many of these classes and provides a context for what's changed in the past month and a half. (Also be sure to check out fellow B/R ...Published on: 9th July, 2010
After writing upwards of 100 articles on recruiting for B/R, it's funny now to be posting something on Recruiting 101. "Now that we've finished chapter ten, allow me to introduce myself..." But I also learned a few things from this primer on the terms, chronologies and events in a recruit's life ...Published on: 8th July, 2010
There's no denying that SEC schools are becoming more and more dominant on the recruiting trail. Rarely does a blue-chip go by that doesn't include LSU, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, etc. on their list of offers or dream schools. And perhaps no conference has done better at securing early commitments from those ...Published on: 7th July, 2010
If this college football recruiting season has taught us anything, it's that schools are pushing for earlier and earlier decisions. At least half of the recruits on the Rivals 100 are either currently committed or down to a short list of schools. The process has become so intrusive that most recruits ...Published on: 6th July, 2010
2011 safety recruit and soon-to-be Tennessee commit Pat Martin described life as a soft verbal best when he said, "Tennessee is my wife, the other schools are my girlfriends." Indeed, soft verbals live the life every man claims to dream of. They hold their spot in one class while checking out ...Published on: 5th July, 2010
If Signing Day were tomorrow and the Texas Longhorns held onto all 22 of their current commitments, they would, without a doubt, have the top recruiting class in the country by a mile. Lucky for us, signing day isn't for a long time. But any team hoping to compete with Texas ...Published on: 2nd July, 2010
There must be something about Fridays that make me think positionally rather than individually. Whatever the cause, I've assembled what I believe to be the most stacked positions in the 2011 recruiting class from least to greatest. Since more names have hit the circuit and the Rivals/ESPN rankings have come out, the ...Published on: 1st July, 2010
Welcome to part two of building the perfect 2011 recruiting class. My name is John Daker. We got the fun part out of the way last week, tracking down the 14 or 15 best 2011 recruits to run a spread-n-shred offense. This week, I'm circling the 11 recruits (with video!) I'd take ...Published on: 30th June, 2010
The 2011 recruiting season has been full of surprises, none more shocking than the rise of underdog programs who are learning how to succeed on the trail from their more successful opponents. I consider the following 10 teams surprise faces among the top 25 recruiting classes for 2011 for one reason ...Published on: 29th June, 2010
While most "under-the-radar" lists tend to bastardize the term by assuming their audience is unfamiliar with the subject, I think my "10 under-the-radar recruits who will have an impact in 2010" list is aimed at a more educated audience, and digs a little deeper than most. It's difficult to toe the ...