SIGNING DAY IS 12 DAYS AWAY
By mark rogers
January 23, 2009
National signing day is February 4, 2009. We are 12 days away from all those "verbal commitments" becoming reality.
Every college coach in the country is traveling the nation right now making last minute house calls and firming up some iffy deals.
I know Mike Leach is hitting the trail hard. Tech has what could be the best O-lineman in school history on a verbal commitment, but he's been wavering lately and could go somewhere else.
That's why Leach was at his house with his parents earlier this week.
The Texas Longhorns have another stellar class in waiting, but they have three out-of-state blue chippers that have yet to make a decision.
Those are kinds of decisions that could mean the difference in a national championship and the Holiday Bowl. But there are few coaches in the nation better at recruiting than Mack Brown.
Les Miles is one of the best. Nick Saban is great. Pete Carroll, Joe Paterno, Jim Tressell, Bob Stoops and, of course, Urban Meyer.
All those coaches are known for their excellent recruiting skills...and do we see a common denominator?
Texas, LSU, Alabama, USC, Penn State, Ohio State, Oklahoma...the teams with the best recruiters are the best teams in the country...no doubt about it.
And Texas' defensive coordinator, Will Muschamp, has landed some big-time names this year all by himself.
That speaks well to the future of the Longhorn program.
Enough about the coaches...we'll keep you posted on the recruiting scene if anything crazy happens. Just 12 more days.
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