Programs that could finish 2016 strong
ThereisstillsomuchtimebeforeNationalSigningDaybutit'snevertooearlytomakesomepredictionsonhowthingswillplayoutinthecomingmonths.Hereisalookatfiveteamswhocouldclosereallystrongdownthestretch,manyofwhichhavealreadyputtogetheranimpressiverecruitingclass.
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LSUClickHeretoviewthisLink. GlenLogan
Currentclass :TheTigershavethetop-ratedclassintheteamrecruitingrankings.Sixoftheir11four-starcommitshavea6.0rating,onenotchbelowbecomingafive-starprospect.
Overview :Itsoundsalittleabsurdthatthetopclassintheteamrecruitingrankingscouldcloseevenstronger,butthatisthecase,likeitornot,fortheTigers.
LSUhasalreadylandedthetoptwoin-stateplayersinDestrehanDE
GlenLoganandHammondSt.ThomasAquinasDTEdwinAlexanderalongwiththesixth-bestplayerinthestate,MarreroJohnEhretLBMichaelDivinity. SandwichedinbetweenarethreeplayerswhoareallseriousabouttheTigers,althoughotherSECpowersarealsocominghardafterthetrio.IfLSUwantsalltheseplayers,thereisachancethatfour-starATH
ShyheimCarter,WRMykelJonesandDBKristianFultonallendupinBatonRouge,nottomentionNo.7prospectRashardLawrence. LSUcontinuestopickandchoosetopin-statestars.
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AlabamaClickHeretoviewthisLink. BenDavis
Currentclass :Coach
NickSaban'sclassisrankedfifthoverallandthirdintheSECbehindLSUandOleMiss.Five-starOLJonahWilliamsandninefour-starcommitsleadtheCrimsonTide'sclass. Overview :Usedtohavingthetopclassalmosteveryrecruitingcyclerecently,theCrimsonTidefindthemselvesoffthepaceslightly,butthecoachingstaffcouldfinishhugeandAlabamacouldbecatapultedrightbacknearthetop.
Five-starlinebacker
BenDavisisanearlocksincehisfatherplayedforAlabama,five-starDTDexterLawrence,five-starTEIsaacNautaandfive-starATHMecoleHardmanJr.,amongothers,areinplay,asaretopfour-starrecruitslikeCBNigelKnottandDEJefferySimmons.Someeventhinkfive-starAuburnpledgeMarlonDavidsonisnotoutofthequestion.Othertopnamesareoutthereaswell. Alabama'sclassisalreadystrong.ItcouldgetawholelotbetterleadinguptoSigningDay.
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MichiganClickHeretoviewthisLink. IsaacNauta
Currentclass :Rankedsixthoverall,theWolverinesalreadyhave21commitmentswithninefour-starsandninethree-starsandtheycouldwrapuptheclasswithalotoftop-notchprospects.Only
OhioStatehasabetterclassintheBigTen. Overview :TheJimHarbaughfactorcannotbeunderstatedeitheronthefieldorinrecruiting,anditcouldpayoffinabigwaycomeSigningDayfortheWolverines.
Afterhisde-commitmentfromOhioState,Michiganhasbecomealegitimatecontenderforfive-starRB
KareemWalker.Five-starDTRashanGaryhaslikedtheWolverinesforalongtime.NautaisalsotakingacloserlookatMichiganandhasalreadyvisited. CaliforniacouldberipegroundforMichigan'srecruitingclass,too,asfive-starLB
CalebKellyalongwithfour-starsDylanCrawfordandDavidLong,aStanfordcommit,areinthemix.Four-starOGTerranceDavisisanothernametowatchamongmanyothers. 4.
GeorgiaClickHeretoviewthisLink. DemetrisRobertson
Currentclass :Five-starquarterback
JacobEasonleadsagroupof17thatalsohaseightfour-starcommitmentsandeightthree-starpledges.TheBulldogshavetheseventh-bestclassinthecountryandfourthintheSEC,topsintheEastDivision. Overview :Easonseemsmorecommittedthanever(notthathewasreallylookingaround)aftercoach
MarkRichtsurprisinglyvisitedhimthispastweekend.That'sbigbecausethereispressureonRichtafteranotherseasonthatplayedoutbelowexpectations. Thereistonsofin-statetalentyettodecidewithfive-star
DemetrisRobertsonleadingtheway.Hardman,four-starDTDerrickBrown,four-starDBNigelWarriorandfour-starWRKyleDavisarestillundecided.SoisNauta,who'stakingacloselookattheBulldogs. Fiveofthetopsevenplayersinthestateareundecided.IftheygotheBulldogs'way,Richt'sclubwouldlandnineofthetop10in-stateprospects.
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Wole Betiku
Current class : Even after losing commitments from two five-star prospects, the Trojans sit at No. 14 in the team recruiting rankings. USC has eight four-star pledges and six three-stars in its class.
Stanford and
UCLA have higher-rated classes in the Pac-12.
Overview : The Trojans are once again going through a coaching search, but it could be a boon to recruiting if the right person is hired. Five-star
Mique Juarez is still considering them even after his de-commitment, but UCLA is also strong.
Four-star DE
Wole Betiku is highly interested and USC is also in the game for four-star
Jack Jones , even though
Texas A&M has more of his attention right now. USC only has one of the top 11 players in the state committed, which is rare, but the Trojans have done a nice job recruiting out-of-state prospects. A big-named hire could change USC's recruiting momentum for the better.
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