Big Ten Recruiting Class Rankings 12-19-10
New commits for Michigan and it's time to hit the front page. Action since last rankings:
12-13-10 Michigan gains commitment from Desmond Morgan. Minnesota loses commitment from Matt LaCosse, Illinois gains commitment from Matt LaCosse. Illinois gains commitment from Nick North. Indiana loses commitment from Nick VanHoose, Northwestern gains commitment from Nick VanHoose.
12-14-10 Minnesota loses commitment from Marquise Vann. Northwestern gains commitment from CJ Robbins.
12-15-10 Illinois gains commitment from Patrick Flavin. Iowa gains commitment from Dan Heiar. Purdue gains commitment from Sterling Carter. Minnesota gains commitment from Foster Bush.
12-16-10 Michigan State loses commitment from Mika'il McCall. Nebraska gains commitment from Darien Bryant.
12-17-10 Illinois gains commitment from Jeremy Whitlow. Michigan gains commitment from Blake Countess. Wisconsin loses commitment from Trayion Durham. Ohio State gains commitment from Ryan Shazier.
12-18-10 Nebraska loses commitment from Darien Bryant. Minnesota gains commitment from Josh Campion.
12-19-10 Iowa gains commitments from Jacob Hillyer, Rodney Coe, and Mika'il McCall.
| Big Ten+ Recruiting Class Rankings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | School | # Commits | Rivals Avg | Scout Avg | ESPN Avg |
| 1 | Ohio State | 19 | 5.76 | 3.79 | 79.26 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | 19 | 5.68 | 3.47 | 78.68 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 18 | 5.70 | 3.39 | 78.53* |
| 4 | Michigan State | 16 | 5.64 | 3.25 | 76.69 |
| 5 | Michigan | 14 | 5.67 | 3.43 | 78.50 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 19 | 5.61 | 2.84 | 73.53 |
| 7 | Iowa | 19 | 5.58 | 2.84 | 74.94* |
| 8 | Illinois | 23 | 5.47 | 2.48 | 72.39 |
| 9 | Indiana | 18 | 5.53 | 2.67 | 75.22 |
| 10 | Northwestern | 13 | 5.54 | 2.77 | 76.69 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 15 | 5.53 | 2.47 | 71.13 |
| 12 | Penn State | 8 | 5.50 | 2.75 | 75.86 |
| 13 | Purdue | 12 | 5.41 | 2.00 | 72.60* |
Rivals rankings are on the "RR" scale, which is on a scale from about 5 to about 6.1. Unrated prospects are given a 5.1 rating, on par with the worst of any Big Ten commit last year. Scout is on the 5-star system (unranked players earn 1 star), and ESPN uses grades out of 100 (unranked is 40 or 45, except JuCo players, who aren't included in the average).
Full data after the jump.
| #1 Ohio State - 19 Commits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Michael Bennett | DT | OH | 6.0 | 4 | 80 |
| Braxton Miller | QB | OH | 6.0 | 5 | 82 |
| Kenny Hayes | DE | OH | 5.9 | 4 | 79 |
| Steve Miller | DE | OH | 5.8 | 5 | 84 |
| Ryan Shazier | LB | FL | 5.8 | 4 | 81 |
| Nick Vannett | TE | OH | 5.8 | 4 | 80 |
| Chase Farris | DE | OH | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
| Brian Bobek | OL | IL | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
| Evan Spencer | WR | IL | 5.7 | 4 | 81 |
| Jeremy Cash | S | FL | 5.7 | 4 | 80 |
| Ron Tanner | S | OH | 5.7 | 4 | 78 |
| DerJuan Gambrell | CB | OH | 5.7 | 4 | 77 |
| Devin Smith | WR | OH | 5.7 | 4 | 78 |
| Jeff Heuerman | TE | FL | 5.7 | 3 | 80 |
| Joel Hale | DT | IN | 5.7 | 3 | 79 |
| Chris Carter | OL | OH | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
| Conner Crowell | LB | MD | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
| Tommy Brown | OL | OH | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
| Antonio Underwood | OL | OH | 5.6 | 3 | 75 |
Ryan Shazier decommits from Florida and picks the Bucks.
| #2 Notre Dame - 19 Commits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Stephon Tuitt | DE | GA | 6.0 | 4 | 80 |
| Matt Hegarty | OL | NM | 5.9 | 4 | 83 |
| Ben Koyack | TE | PA | 5.9 | 4 | 81 |
| DaVaris Daniels | WR | IL | 5.8 | 4 | 81 |
| Eilar Hardy | S | OH | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
| George Atkinson III | S | CA | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
| Jarrett Grace | LB | OH | 5.7 | 4 | 78 |
| Anthony Rabasa | DE | FL | 5.7 | 3 | 81 |
| Tony Springmann | OL | IN | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
| Josh Atkinson | CB | CA | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
| Everett Golson | QB | NC | 5.6 | 4 | 80 |
| Conor Hanratty | OL | CT | 5.6 | 4 | 76 |
| Ben Councell | DE | NC | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
| Brad Carrico | OL | OH | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
| Cam McDaniel | RB | TX | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
| Bennett Okotcha | CB | TX | 5.6 | 3 | 76 |
| Jalen Brown | CB | TX | 5.5 | 3 | 78 |
| Matthias Farley | CB | NC | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
| Kyle Brindza | K | MI | 5.4 | 3 | 79 |
No change for the Irish.
| #3 Nebraska - 18 Commits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Aaron Green | RB | FL | 5.9 | 5 | 85 |
| Tyler Moore | OL | FL | 5.9 | 4 | 78 |
| Bubba Starling | QB | KS | 5.8 | 4 | 81 |
| Jamal Turner | QB | TX | 5.8 | 4 | 81 |
| Charles Jackson | CB | TX | 5.8 | 4 | 81 |
| Ryne Reeves | OL | NE | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
| Tevin Mitchell | CB | TX | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
| Ryan Klachko | OL | IL | 5.8 | 4 | 78 |
| David Santos | LB | TX | 5.8 | 3 | 79 |
| Zach Sterup | OL | NE | 5.8 | 3 | 78 |
| Daimion Stafford | S | CA | 5.8 | 3 | NR |
| Kevin Williams | DT | OH | 5.7 | 3 | 79 |
| Max Pirman | LB | OH | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
| Daniel Davie | S | NE | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
| Givens Price | OL | TX | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
| Taariq Allen | WR | TX | 5.5 | 2 | 75 |
| Nicklas Sade | K | NC | 5.4 | 3 | 78 |
| Aaryn Bouzos | CB | CA | 5.4 | 2 | 76 |
Huskers pick up OH TE/DE Darien Bryant, but he almost immediately decommits.
| #4 Michigan State - 16 Commits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Lawrence Thomas | LB | MI | 6.1 | 5 | 80 |
| Donavon Clark | OG | OH | 5.7 | 4 | 78 |
| Darien Harris | LB | MD | 5.7 | 3 | 79 |
| Taiwan Jones | LB | MI | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
| Roger Williamson | CB | OH | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
| Ed Davis | LB | MI | 5.7 | 3 | 77 |
| Arjen Colquhoun | S | ON | 5.7 | 3 | 76 |
| Connor Cook | QB | OH | 5.7 | 2 | 76 |
| Onaje Miller | RB | MI | 5.6 | 4 | 78 |
| Joel Heath | DE | OH | 5.6 | 4 | 76 |
| Jack Allen | OL | IL | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
| AJ Sims | CB | GA | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
| Mark Scarpinato | DT | WI | 5.5 | 3 | 76 |
| Damon Knox | DE | MI | 5.5 | 3 | 76 |
| Trae Waynes | CB | WI | 5.4 | 3 | 75 |
| Paul Lang | TE | PA | 5.4 | 3 | 68 |
Spartans part ways with IL RB Mika'il McCall.
| #5 Michigan - 14 Commits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Demetrius Hart | RB | FL | 6.0 | 4 | 80 |
| Justice Hayes | RB | MI | 5.9 | 4 | 79 |
| Blake Countess | CB | MD | 5.8 | 4 | 80 |
| Brennen Beyer | DE | MI | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
| Kellen Jones | LB | TX | 5.7 | 4 | 79 |
| Jake Fisher | OL | MI | 5.7 | 4 | 77 |
| Dallas Crawford | CB | FL | 5.7 | 3 | 80 |
| Delonte Hollowell | CB | MI | 5.7 | 3 | 79 |
| Chris Rock | DE | OH | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
| Jack Miller | OL | OH | 5.5 | 3 | 78 |
| Tony Posada | OL | FL | 5.5 | 3 | 78 |
| Desmond Morgan | LB | MI | 5.5 | 3 | 78 |
| Greg Brown | CB | OH | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
| Antonio Kinard | LB | OH | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
Michigan picks up a pair of defenders, including on of their top-rated prospects in MD CB Blake Countess. MI LB Desmond Morgan is the other new Wolverine. OH OL Jack Miller is still criminally underrated. The pair of new commits is enough to move Michigan past the Badgers.
| #6 Wisconsin - 19 Commits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Jake Keefer | LB | WI | 5.8 | 4 | 78 |
| Austin Traylor | DE | OH | 5.8 | 3 | 78 |
| Melvin Gordon | RB | WI | 5.7 | 3 | 79 |
| Sam Arneson | TE | WI | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
| Jesse Hayes | DE | OH | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
| James Adeyanju | DE | IL | 5.7 | 3 | 77 |
| Mike Caputo | LB | PA | 5.7 | 3 | 77 |
| AJ Jordan | WR | OH | 5.6 | 3 | 79 |
| Derek Watt | LB | WI | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
| Eric Steffes | TE | WI | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
| Austin Maly | TE | WI | 5.6 | 3 | 76 |
| Terrance Floyd | CB | FL | 5.6 | 2 | 77 |
| Ray Ball | OL | OH | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
| Jordan Frederick | LB | WI | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
| Darius Hillary | CB | OH | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
| Derek Landisch | LB | WI | 5.5 | 3 | 74 |
| Frederick Willis | WR | WI | 5.5 | 2 | NR |
| Tyler Marz | OL | MN | 5.5 | 2 | NR |
| Kenzel Doe | WR | NC | 5.4 | 2 | 75 |
Trayion Durham decommits from the Badgers.
| #7 Iowa - 19 Commits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Jordan Walsh | OL | IL | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
| Rodney Coe | RB | IL | 5.8 | 4 | 79 |
| Austin Blythe | OL | IA | 5.8 | 3 | 79 |
| Ray Hamilton | TE | OH | 5.8 | 3 | 79 |
| John Raymon | DE | PA | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
| Mika'il McCall | RB | IL | 5.7 | 3 | 77 |
| Torrey Campbell | RB | FL | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
| Riley McMinn | DE | IL | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
| Jake Rudock | QB | FL | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
| Marcus Grant | WR | MA | 5.6 | 3 | 76 |
| Dan Heiar | OL | IA | 5.6 | 2 | NR |
| Melvin Spears | LB | TX | 5.5 | 3 | 79 |
| Henry Krieger-Coble | TE | IA | 5.5 | 3 | 78 |
| Nick Law | CB | MD | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
| Cole Fisher | LB | NE | 5.5 | 3 | 74 |
| Jake Duzey | TE | MI | 5.5 | 3 | 73 |
| Mike Orloff | LB | MA | 5.5 | 2 | 70 |
| Austin Vincent | WR | TX | 5.4 | 2 | 73 |
| Jacob Hillyer | WR | TX | NR | NR | NR |
Hawkeyes have a huge week, nabbing JuCo lineman Dan Heiar, TX WR Jacob Hillyer, and IL RBs Rodney Coe and Mika'il McCall.
| #8 Illinois - 23 Commits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Clint Tucker | DT | IL | 5.7 | 3 | 79 |
| Patrick Flavin | OL | IL | 5.7 | 3 | 75 |
| Matt LaCosse | ATH | IL | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
| Zeph Grimes | S | SC | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
| Chris Boles | OL | OH | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
| Reilly O'Toole | QB | IL | 5.6 | 3 | 76 |
| Tony Durkin | OL | IL | 5.5 | 3 | 74 |
| Carl Williams | CB | FL | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
| Josh Ferguson | RB | IL | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
| Chris O'Connor | DE | IL | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
| Ralph Cooper | LB | SC | 5.5 | 2 | 78 |
| Tyler Marcordes | ATH | IL | 5.5 | 2 | 65 |
| Henry Dickinson | LB | TN | 5.5 | 2 | NR |
| Jeremy Whitlow | WR | OH | 5.5 | NR | 74 |
| Nick North | CB | FL | 5.4 | 3 | 76 |
| Scott McDowell | OL | IL | 5.4 | 3 | 75 |
| Ted Karras | OL | IN | 5.4 | 2 | 77 |
| Marquise Mosley | WR | TX | 5.4 | 2 | 74 |
| JT Thornton | CB | FL | 5.4 | 2 | 77 |
| Daniel Rhodes | TE | NC | 5.4 | 2 | 73 |
| Hunter Wells | OL | IL | 5.3 | 3 | NR |
| Justin DuVernois | K | FL | NR | 2 | 70 |
| Jordan Frysinger | WR | NY | NR | NR | 73 |
Jordan Frysinger, an unranked wideout (who chose football at Illinois over lacrosse at Johns Hopkins, which is an... interesting choice) picks the Illini. Henry Dickinson picks up a 5.5 rating from Rivals. I'm giving the Illini the benefit of the doubt over Indiana because they have more commits, and a couple guys whose ratings are due to improve.
| #9 Indiana - 18 Commits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Zack Shaw | LB | OH | 5.8 | 3 | 76 |
| Cody Latimer | WR | OH | 5.7 | 2 | 73 |
| D'Angelo Roberts | RB | IN | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
| Jake Reed | TE | IN | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
| Jalen Schlachter | OT | MI | 5.6 | 3 | 75 |
| Ralston Evans | OL | IN | 5.6 | 3 | 74 |
| Tre Roberson | QB | IN | 5.6 | 2 | 76 |
| Forisse Hardin | S | KY | 5.6 | 3 | 74 |
| Bernard Taylor | OL | MI | 5.5 | 3 | 76 |
| Nick Stoner | S | IN | 5.5 | 3 | 74 |
| Kirk Harris | OL | KS | 5.5 | 2 | 77 |
| Kyle Kennedy | LB | IN | 5.5 | 2 | 76 |
| Mark Murphy | S | OH | 5.5 | 2 | 75 |
| Kenny Mullen | CB | IN | 5.4 | 3 | 74 |
| Shafer Johnson | DT | MI | 5.4 | 3 | 77 |
| Jay McCants | WR | OH | 5.4 | 3 | 75 |
| Mike Replogle | LB | OH | 5.4 | 3 | 74 |
| Donte Phillips | DE | WI | 5.4 | 2 | 74 |
Hoosiers lose OH S Nick VanHoose to Northwestern. CJ Robbins, who decommitted from Indiana a couple weeks ago, also picked the Wildcats.
| #9 Northwestern - 13 Commits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Christian Jones | WR | TX | 5.7 | 3 | 81 |
| Shane Mertz | OL | NJ | 5.6 | 3 | 79 |
| Jack Konopka | OL | IL | 5.6 | 3 | 79 |
| Zack Oliver | QB | LA | 5.6 | 3 | 78 |
| Jarrell Williams | CB | IL | 5.6 | 3 | 76 |
| Matt Frazier | OL | IL | 5.6 | 3 | 75 |
| Max Chapman | DE | FL | 5.6 | 2 | 78 |
| Mark Szott | TE | IL | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
| Geoff Mogus | OL | OH | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
| CJ Robbins | DE | IL | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
| Cameron Dickerson | WR | NJ | 5.5 | 2 | 73 |
| Nick VanHoose | DB | OH | 5.4 | 3 | 74 |
| Treyvon Green | RB | TX | 5.3 | 2 | 77 |
Wildcats pick up a pair of Indiana decommits in OH DB Nick VanHoose and IL DE CJ Robbins.
| #10 Minnesota - 15 Commits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Tommy Olson | OL | MN | 5.7 | 3 | 79 |
| Max Shortell | QB | KS | 5.6 | 3 | 74 |
| Quinn Bauducco | LB | CA | 5.6 | 3 | 74 |
| Peter Westerhaus | TE | MN | 5.6 | 2 | 76 |
| Josh Campion | OL | VA | 5.6 | 2 | NR |
| Kyle McAvoy | OL | IL | 5.5 | 3 | 79 |
| Jephete Matilus | LB | FL | 5.5 | 2 | 77 |
| Mike Moore | LB | TX | 5.6 | 3 | 77 |
| Luke McAvoy | OL | IL | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
| Devin Crawford-Tufts | WR | MN | 5.5 | 2 | 74 |
| Russell Haughton-James | OL | FL | 5.5 | 2 | 74 |
| Foster Bush | OL | WI | 5.5 | 2 | 70 |
| Sam Rohr | TE | WI | 5.4 | 3 | 74 |
| Cameron Brown | WR | TX | 5.5 | 2 | 74 |
| Samuel Oyenuga | CB | TX | 5.5 | 2 | NR |
Gophers lose a couple, gain a couple.
| #12 Penn State - 8 Commits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Shawn Oakman | DE | PA | 5.8 | 4 | 77 |
| Angelo Mangiro | OL | NJ | 5.7 | 4 | 81 |
| Ben Kline | LB | PA | 5.7 | 3 | 78 |
| Jordan Kerner | DE | PA | 5.5 | 3 | 77 |
| Allen Robinson | WR | MI | 5.5 | 3 | 72 |
| Kyle Carter | TE | DE | 5.4 | 3 | 76 |
| Matt Zanellato | WR | VA | 5.3 | NR | 76 |
| Anthony Alosi | OL | NJ | NR | NR | 70 |
Lions pick up Ben Kline, capitalizing on Pitt's coaching change. Zanellato picks up a ranking of 76 from ESPN.
| #13 Purdue - 11 Commits | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | State | Rivals | Scout | ESPN |
| Taylor Richards | CB | FL | 5.6 | 2 | 77 |
| Russell Bellomy | QB | TX | 5.5 | 3 | 78 |
| Robert Kugler | TE | PA | 5.5 | 3 | 78 |
| Brandon Cottom | LB | PA | 5.5 | 3 | 76 |
| Akeem Hunt | RB | GA | 5.5 | 3 | 75 |
| Michael Rouse | DT | IL | 5.5 | 2 | 73 |
| AJ King | WR | FL | 5.5 | NR | 75 |
| Doug Gentry | RB | TX | 5.5 | NR | 76 |
| Shane Mikesky | WR | IN | 5.5 | NR | 73 |
| Randy Gregory | DE | IN | NR | 2 | NR |
| Sterling Carter | TE | CA | NR | 2 | NR |
| Akeem Shavers | RB | TX | NR | NR | NR |
No change.
December 19th, 2010 at 7:06 PM ^
Why are MSU above us?
December 19th, 2010 at 8:20 PM ^
but either way, there's a huge mess of very similar recruiting classes after OSU. the difference between ND, Nebraska, State and M is probably nil.
December 19th, 2010 at 7:09 PM ^
Shouldn't Michigan be in the #4 slot with the addition of Countess?
December 19th, 2010 at 9:08 PM ^
but, with that said, the recruiting rankings in December is pretty low on my list of things to be concerned about right now.
December 19th, 2010 at 7:35 PM ^
I get that MSU has more commits, but we're better in 2 of the 3 categories... I agree it seems we should have passed them by now
December 19th, 2010 at 7:51 PM ^
It looks like we're higher in all 3, unless I'm reading the table wrong.
December 19th, 2010 at 8:17 PM ^
Good call... I will accept my dunce cap and stand in the corner now...
December 19th, 2010 at 8:12 PM ^
I think the greater number of recruits adds to the over all value of the class. kinda like the model used by Rivals. either that or the creator of this blog hates everything Michigan.
December 19th, 2010 at 8:13 PM ^
December 19th, 2010 at 9:28 PM ^
Last I heard, if he makes his grades, he'll be in the class. He's counted as a commit.
December 19th, 2010 at 8:26 PM ^
the size matters too much, it's all about how you use it. Or so I've been told.
December 19th, 2010 at 9:29 PM ^
MSU and Michigan's classes are about the same. I put the Spartans ahead for now because they have more commits, and because when in doubt, I'm going to preserve the order of things the way they were in the previous update.
December 19th, 2010 at 9:35 PM ^
Iowa is looking really good, after this week, they just missed on christian french but added some great players
December 19th, 2010 at 10:09 PM ^
I really wish Rivals would take all of their rankings, subtract 5, then multiply by ten.
Who is Rivals saving the 0.0 to 4.9 rankings for? Members of high school debate teams?
December 19th, 2010 at 10:51 PM ^
I wonder where this GB Packer fullback (undrafted free agent of the Steelers/Shippensburg RB) was ranked by these services. Granted he's one player but spotting bona fide talent is the issue and our coaching staff should be better at doing that than Rivals or ESPN.
December 20th, 2010 at 12:15 AM ^
December 20th, 2010 at 1:07 AM ^
that this class is almost full
December 20th, 2010 at 2:57 AM ^
It could be that with classes generally being equal their top recruit is graded just a little bit higher than Dee Hart is. We get Ha-Ha to sign and I am sure that would put us ahead.
December 20th, 2010 at 7:50 AM ^
to me if we keep everyone in the class right now and pick up Zettel we move ahead of MSU, and if we get Frost we are arguably with Nebraska, yes?
December 20th, 2010 at 8:08 AM ^
The way Scout does their team rankings is (Star Avg * # of Recruits)
Here is how it looks according to Scouts:
Rank School # Commits Scout Avg Rank
1 Ohio State 19 3.79 72.01
2 Notre Dame 19 3.47 65.93
3 Nebraska 18 3.39 61.02
4 Illinois 23 2.48 57.04
5 Iowa 19 2.84 53.96
6 Wisconsin 19 2.84 53.96
7 Michigan State 16 3.25 52.00
8 Indiana 18 2.67 48.06
9 Michigan 14 3.43 48.02
10 Minnesota 15 2.47 37.05
11 Northwestern 13 2.77 36.01
12 Purdue 12 2.00 24.00
13 Penn State 8 2.75 22.00
December 20th, 2010 at 11:13 AM ^
That's not how Scout does their rankings (as that would be simply "total stars" and not have any decimals). That's also heavily, heavily quantity-over-quality biased and to be taken with an epic grain of salt. Illinois's class is pretty bad. Simply because it is enormous doesn't suddenly make it the 4th-best in the conference.
December 20th, 2010 at 8:22 AM ^
Other schools lost recruits this week - IU, MSU, Nebraska, Wisky. Setting IU aside for a minute, those are three major programs - maybe we shouldn't freak out, then, when such things happen to us, and realize it's just the magnitude of the last few years that blows everything out of proportion.
That having been said, I'm content to mow Dee Hart's mom's grass for a year if he sticks to his verbal.
December 20th, 2010 at 11:46 AM ^
I'm underwhelmed by the recruiting class to date.
December 20th, 2010 at 12:07 PM ^
I'm overwhelmed by your typos. All things considered I think this recruiting class is shaping up very nicely. With a strong finish this class should be top 2 in the conference.
December 20th, 2010 at 11:57 AM ^
I know rankings of recruits does not matter
but if we fill out with 5-6 more guys and mix of 3/4 stars where would we project to end up?
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