I think I wrote about this earlier in the season and said if we kept winning we should get a boost but it has been very small. I know there is a decent amount of time left, and some of the big recruits like waiting to announce at the all-star games or NSD, but I would feel better if we had at least 2 solid verbals from top players soon.
Also when I say top recruits I am talking about the 4 star kids who are in the top 10 at their given positions coming out of high school. Obviously having a 5 star is best and you know that player will be in the top 1-3 at their position so no need to think about it. Unfortunately we have not gotten a lot of 5 star recruits over the past few seasons and some of the ones we did land ended up leaving our program for one reason or another.
So as of now I like the fact we get another big offensive lineman who will make an immediate impact, ranked as the 3rd best at his position coming out of high school. I also like the fact we have scored some secondary recruits even if they aren't ranked in that top 10 because we need anything we can get back there. If one or two can play above their rankings then we will finally get some solid depth, especially if Crawford can come back strong from injury, in coverage.
Outside of secondary we need some pass rushers bad! I know we have a couple decent kids listed and again I hope they can play above their rankings but I would love to see us land Hayes and Betiku. These are two players that look ready to play and dominate a front seven. If Jaylon decides to stay, I think he leaves but let's hope he wants a final season, it could be something special.
Offense looks good but if Fuller goes pro that would be a huge loss, no other players right now have that type of ability to stretch defenses. I do think Aliz'e is special and I am surprised he doesn't get the ball more but maybe he is just not up to speed with the offense. So yeah getting an athlete on the outside would make a difference or if one of the young kids steps up that would be great as well, I will take both with Fuller coming back lol. Add the fact Kizer and Adams both come back with playing experience, Zaire will be back to push the starting position, Folston hopefully comes back strong after his injury, and most of the O-line comes back and we have great depth either way.. though losing Martin will be tough. Oh and it would be great to see CJ play along side Adams or Folston because he could be split out or running plays confusing the defenses.
Anyway let's hope for the best. I know academics are always an issue but Stanford is having an amazing recruiting season with time left, even Duke is doing really good. I would include North Carolina but since they make up classes to pass their athletes I have no respect for them. Each day I see them play or here about their program it pisses me off that there still hasn't been anything done by the NCAA which leads me to think it will be slap on the wrist for one of the worst academic scandals in college history. Sorry off topic but it just sucks to see cheating teams prosper.
Let's Go Irish!
Also when I say top recruits I am talking about the 4 star kids who are in the top 10 at their given positions coming out of high school. Obviously having a 5 star is best and you know that player will be in the top 1-3 at their position so no need to think about it. Unfortunately we have not gotten a lot of 5 star recruits over the past few seasons and some of the ones we did land ended up leaving our program for one reason or another.
So as of now I like the fact we get another big offensive lineman who will make an immediate impact, ranked as the 3rd best at his position coming out of high school. I also like the fact we have scored some secondary recruits even if they aren't ranked in that top 10 because we need anything we can get back there. If one or two can play above their rankings then we will finally get some solid depth, especially if Crawford can come back strong from injury, in coverage.
Outside of secondary we need some pass rushers bad! I know we have a couple decent kids listed and again I hope they can play above their rankings but I would love to see us land Hayes and Betiku. These are two players that look ready to play and dominate a front seven. If Jaylon decides to stay, I think he leaves but let's hope he wants a final season, it could be something special.
Offense looks good but if Fuller goes pro that would be a huge loss, no other players right now have that type of ability to stretch defenses. I do think Aliz'e is special and I am surprised he doesn't get the ball more but maybe he is just not up to speed with the offense. So yeah getting an athlete on the outside would make a difference or if one of the young kids steps up that would be great as well, I will take both with Fuller coming back lol. Add the fact Kizer and Adams both come back with playing experience, Zaire will be back to push the starting position, Folston hopefully comes back strong after his injury, and most of the O-line comes back and we have great depth either way.. though losing Martin will be tough. Oh and it would be great to see CJ play along side Adams or Folston because he could be split out or running plays confusing the defenses.
Anyway let's hope for the best. I know academics are always an issue but Stanford is having an amazing recruiting season with time left, even Duke is doing really good. I would include North Carolina but since they make up classes to pass their athletes I have no respect for them. Each day I see them play or here about their program it pisses me off that there still hasn't been anything done by the NCAA which leads me to think it will be slap on the wrist for one of the worst academic scandals in college history. Sorry off topic but it just sucks to see cheating teams prosper.
Let's Go Irish!
