Current conference standings courtesy of 247 sports.
1. Ohio State #3 nationally
2. Michigan #11
3. Penn State #12
4. Nebraska #18
5. Wisconsin #26
6. Maryland #27
7. Purdue #28
8. Iowa #29
9. Minnesota #31
10. Northwestern #37
11. Michigan State #42
12. Indiana #49
13. Illinois #61
14. Rutgers #62
Note: early signing is 12/18-12/20. Rankings will change daily.
Other notes...
SEC killing it with 6 teams in top 10.
ACC looking really solid with 5 teams in top 25. Clemson #1 nationally with 6 5* recruits.
PAC with 3 teams top 25.
Oklahoma and Texas both top 10 out of the Big 12.
Cincinnati top G5 at #51.
Surprises- USC, Virginia Tech, Missouri, Utah and Arkansas. Hopefully they have some top recruits they are still after.
Again, very early and things will be constantly changing.
Here's to hoping all your recruiting dreams come true!
Within the conference I like what Nebraska, Maryland and Purdue did today.
Others...
Clemson, South Carolina and Notre Dame had great days too from what I've been following. I think Clemson may have got every recruit they were after and then some.
Happy for my Buckeyes as well. Did great with the QB and WR positions.
No surprises good or bad for Penn State. Everything went according to plan, at least for today. Was really expecting a better class but next year needs to be strong and hopefully a win in the Cotton Bowl is the icing on the cake.
(12-18-2019 11:03 PM)GE and MTS Wrote: [ -> ]No surprises good or bad for Penn State. Everything went according to plan, at least for today. Was really expecting a better class but next year needs to be strong and hopefully a win in the Cotton Bowl is the icing on the cake.
11 4* recruits committed to Penn State. That's a hell of a class coming in next year. Franklin and the boys will coach them up and Penn State is in a great position right now.
Final early signing rankings.
1. Ohio State #3 nationally
2. Michigan #12
3. Penn State #13
4. Nebraska #20
5. Wisconsin #26
6. Maryland #27
7. Purdue #29
8. Iowa #31
9. Minnesota #33
10. Northwestern #35
11. Michigan State #42
12. Indiana #51
13. Illinois #65
14. Rutgers #68
I'm surprised Michigan State's class is ranked so low. I expect the Spartans, Wisky and Maryland to be on the same level every year. With Schiano back at Rutgers, I wouldn't be surprised if the Scarlet Knights were not too far behind this group next year.
With respect to the Terps, Locksley must've burned the midnight oil recruiting at the last minute, especially in persuading 5-star WR Rakim Jarrett to switch from LSU to UMD. After the end of this past season, I don't think anyone expected a class ranked outside the 60s. He's recruited several big boys to fill in the holes in the offensive and defensive lines. I wish he could've gotten more JUCO lineman to play immediately and to permit the incoming freshman lineman to redshirt. Now let's see if he can coach up the 2020 class over the next two-three years.
(12-21-2019 02:13 PM)NJ2MDTerp Wrote: [ -> ]I'm surprised Michigan State's class is ranked so low. I expect the Spartans, Wisky and Maryland to be on the same level every year. With Schiano back at Rutgers, I wouldn't be surprised if the Scarlet Knights were not too far behind this group next year.
With respect to the Terps, Locksley must've burned the midnight oil recruiting at the last minute, especially in persuading 5-star WR Rakim Jarrett to switch from LSU to UMD. After the end of this past season, I don't think anyone expected a class ranked outside the 60s. He's recruited several big boys to fill in the holes in the offensive and defensive lines. I wish he could've gotten more JUCO lineman to play immediately and to permit the incoming freshman lineman to redshirt. Now let's see if he can coach up the 2020 class over the next two-three years.
Yes, with 20 recruits, that is a horrible class for the Spartans.
Michigan State has been underachieving on the field lately and lots of off-field issues. It's been rumored that Dantonio may be leaving so that hasn't helped. I don't think MSU has been much of a recruiting power even when they were making the playoff.
(12-21-2019 07:46 PM)GE and MTS Wrote: [ -> ]Michigan State has been underachieving on the field lately and lots of off-field issues. It's been rumored that Dantonio may be leaving so that hasn't helped. I don't think MSU has been much of a recruiting power even when they were making the playoff.
Congratulations! Liberty has some good things happening with football and basketball.
(12-21-2019 08:13 PM)cubucks Wrote: [ -> ] (12-21-2019 07:46 PM)GE and MTS Wrote: [ -> ]Michigan State has been underachieving on the field lately and lots of off-field issues. It's been rumored that Dantonio may be leaving so that hasn't helped. I don't think MSU has been much of a recruiting power even when they were making the playoff.
Congratulations! Liberty has some good things happening with football and basketball.
Thanks! Today was a huge day! Good things are happening in athletics and we hope to keep the good times rolling into the next level.
I'm happy that Schiano was able to salvage out a class with basically two weeks from his hire to signing day.
(12-23-2019 09:22 AM)megadrone Wrote: [ -> ]I'm happy that Schiano was able to salvage out a class with basically two weeks from his hire to signing day.
I’d call it a resurrection. Schiano pulled the class up from MAC/CUSA levels to P5 in two weeks. We were ranked out in the high 80s-90s when the season ended. HCGS may still be able to pull in a couple more recruits that push us up into the 50s.
I can’t wait to see what he can do with a full year to recruit. The RU fanbase hasn’t been this excited since we got into the BIG. We are all in on GS for this go round. The fans raised something like $350k, mostly in $52 pledges, in one week as a protest to get GS back. Even the governor has come out and publicly supported us.
(12-24-2019 05:39 PM)mikeinsec127 Wrote: [ -> ] (12-23-2019 09:22 AM)megadrone Wrote: [ -> ]I'm happy that Schiano was able to salvage out a class with basically two weeks from his hire to signing day.
I’d call it a resurrection. Schiano pulled the class up from MAC/CUSA levels to P5 in two weeks. We were ranked out in the high 80s-90s when the season ended. HCGS may still be able to pull in a couple more recruits that push us up into the 50s.
I can’t wait to see what he can do with a full year to recruit. The RU fanbase hasn’t been this excited since we got into the BIG. We are all in on GS for this go round. The fans raised something like $350k, mostly in $52 pledges, in one week as a protest to get GS back. Even the governor has come out and publicly supported us.
Will Schiano be able to recruit as well after another 3-9 type of season? Yeah, he's got that new car smell now but if nothing changes then will recruits still want to go there? That's the real question for whether he succeeds or not.
New Jersey has the high school talent, St. Joseph, Don Bosco etc... Keep Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State out of there and you probably have an instant bowl team. Shiano can coach them up and he's the perfect fit. I think he can lock down the state better than anyone else.
Hell, looking at New Jersey basketball recruits, they'd have a national title team if they were able to keep some talent at home.
I know none of this is news, just a reminder of the New Jersey talent pool.
(12-24-2019 09:12 PM)GE and MTS Wrote: [ -> ] (12-24-2019 05:39 PM)mikeinsec127 Wrote: [ -> ] (12-23-2019 09:22 AM)megadrone Wrote: [ -> ]I'm happy that Schiano was able to salvage out a class with basically two weeks from his hire to signing day.
I’d call it a resurrection. Schiano pulled the class up from MAC/CUSA levels to P5 in two weeks. We were ranked out in the high 80s-90s when the season ended. HCGS may still be able to pull in a couple more recruits that push us up into the 50s.
I can’t wait to see what he can do with a full year to recruit. The RU fanbase hasn’t been this excited since we got into the BIG. We are all in on GS for this go round. The fans raised something like $350k, mostly in $52 pledges, in one week as a protest to get GS back. Even the governor has come out and publicly supported us.
Will Schiano be able to recruit as well after another 3-9 type of season? Yeah, he's got that new car smell now but if nothing changes then will recruits still want to go there? That's the real question for whether he succeeds or not.
well, he's done it before. When he was originally hired, he took over a barren roster and turned it into a perennial bowl team and conference contender.