Urban Meyer uses Rivals and Scout to evaluate talent?
Meyer also points to incoming freshmen Jalin Marshall, Dontre Wilson and Ezekiel Elliott -- all four-star running backs/athletes and high school track stars -- as possible instant-impact playmakers. "I'm hoping they are exactly those kind of guys," said Meyer. "They're supposed to be. That's what the Rivals and Scout tell us."
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Why would he not use Rivals and Scout? The scouting services render a lot of "legwork" redundant by sharing a lot of information from those who have already done it. If I were in his shoes, I would never use either as a final authority, but to give me a great idea of where to start doing my own due diligence.
I'm sure there are many coaches who use Rivals, Scout, 247, etc. as one of their tools to evaluate. It's not the worst idea.
Also, he may have been joking.