There are two trends - [recruits] commit early and then they de-commit later. I think they both kind of parallel the rise of the internet sites where these people pound away at 'em all day long. They're committing early. |
There may be more guys leaving from that sophomore class. And that was a horrible class to begin with. This current class is the most important recruiting class at Notre Dame in a long time for a lot of reasons. |
There's been a lot more head-to-head competition this recruiting cycle than there has been in the last 10 years, |
There's some really good talent in the western part of the state. Virginia Tech used to have its way over there until Al Groh got to Virginia. Now there is some really good battling going on for those players. It reminds me of Iowa and Iowa State. You see battles that you didn't see 5-10 years ago and it's really good for the state. |
They had a great season and it wasn't reflected in recruiting. They were handcuffed because of negative publicity leading into recruiting. |
They have beaten Big Ten schools for some kids. They will sign players at every position, a lot of good athletes. |
They liked the way Burkhart was kicking. He blew everybody away at their summer camp. |
This gave them momentum that they've never lost. |
This is a great opportunity to see many of the best players in Arkansas for next year at one time. |
To high school, he was what Reggie Bush was to college ball this year. |
What you see on film is sort of a tall, rangy, instinctive linebacker. He makes plays, and that's what I really like. He's a guy who's always around the ball, not just every now and then. |
Zook did a masterful job of recruiting, especially considering Illinois was 2-9 last season and finished last in the Big Ten. Because the state was down, they went national with a positive, aggressive attitude. |