How second-year college football coaches fared in recruiting this cycle
Ryan Day, Mack Brown and other second-year coaches have had time to build relationships and show what they're capable of on the recruiting trail.
Ryan Day, Mack Brown and other second-year coaches have had time to build relationships and show what they're capable of on the recruiting trail.
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With the 2021 recruiting cycle coming to an end, it's Alabama at No. 1 in the class rankings, Ohio State at No. 2 and then everyone else.
Ohio State, Georgia and Clemson all have top-five classes entering February's national signing day, but perhaps no one can catch Alabama.
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Pollack and Negandhi kick off the podcast discussing the latest head-scratching College Football Playoff rankings, no one mentioning Texas A&M, David’s Dude and their conference championship picks. Then, Paul Finebaum hops on to discuss Alabama-Florida, if this is Nick Saban’s best team, the favorite to land the Auburn job and if Hugh Freeze will return to the SEC (29:04). Next, Andrea Adelson stops by to talk about Clemson-Notre Dame, why this game will be very different from the first and the improvement the Irish have shown throughout the season (44:16). Finally Tom Luginbill talks National Signing Day, hitting on the toughest recruiting cycle ever in college football, Maryland and Ole Miss trending upward, Michigan and Texas trending downward, and the role the transfer portal will play this offseason (54:28).
Amid uncertainty around coach Jim Harbaugh's future, ESPN 300 linebacker Branden Jennings flipped from the Wolverines to commit to Maryland, while in-state running back Donovan Edwards gave Michigan a boost with his commitment.
Clemson, Texas A&M and Ole Miss all rose up the 2021 recruiting class rankings entering national signing day. But can anyone catch Alabama?
From who will put a pen to paper to which college football teams have the most at stake, we break down everything around national signing day.
EAST | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Ohio State | 5-0 | 7-1 |
Indiana | 6-1 | 6-2 |
Penn State | 4-5 | 4-5 |
Maryland | 2-3 | 2-3 |
Rutgers | 3-6 | 3-6 |
Michigan | 2-4 | 2-4 |
Michigan State | 2-5 | 2-5 |
WEST | CONF | OVR |
Northwestern | 6-1 | 7-2 |
Iowa | 6-2 | 6-2 |
Wisconsin | 3-3 | 4-3 |
Minnesota | 3-4 | 3-4 |
Nebraska | 3-5 | 3-5 |
Purdue | 2-4 | 2-4 |
Illinois | 2-6 | 2-6 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Terrence Lewis | OLB | Signed | 90 |
Demeioun Robinson | OLB | Signed | 87 |
Branden Jennings | OLB | Signed | 86 |
Tommy Akingbesote | DT | Signed | 83 |
Taizse Johnson | DT | Signed | 82 |
YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
---|---|---|
2014 | B. Craddock | Lou Groza Award |
2002 | E.J. Henderson | Chuck Bednarik Award |
2002 | E.J. Henderson | Dick Butkus Award |
2001 | null. null | The Home Depot Award |
1974 | R. White | Outland Trophy |