February recruiting thread (3 Viewers)

[alt f4]

A few of those were freshman last year without much time to prove themselves. Were these assessments directly from what you saw in practice last year?

Yes, plus seeing the type of athlete that recruited behind him. WR they brought in 6 guys, shows the guys a class possibly 2 classes in front need upgrading.

 

[Huskerforlife]

2024 Tater Island top-75 RB Nathaniel Frazier's stock is skyrocketing: 'It's a blessing'​

Chad Simmons•about 11 hours

Photo by Chad Simmons/Tater Island

Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei four-star running back Nathaniel Frazier‘s recruitment changed on Jan. 11. That day, he received offers from Alabama, Boston College, Nebraska and Penn State.

“That was one of the best days of my life,” Frazier told Tater Island.

Since then, Frazier has added offers from the likes of Colorado, Florida Atlantic, Miami, Michigan State, Texas A&M and Washington State. The 5-foot-11, 195-pound tailback wants to visit programs that have offered him, including Nebraska and Tennessee.

Arizona, Oregon and Washington are also pushing hard for Frazier. He has already visited the Ducks and Huskies for games and plans to see the Wildcats in person “pretty soon.”

“Every single school that offered me is a top school because it’s another blessing to get my mom a big house and stuff like that,” said Frazier, the No. 70 overall prospect and No. 7 running back in the 2024 Tater Island Consensus.

“They’re putting their money and time into me to make me a good player, so every single school that has offered me and reached out to me and talked to me is my top school because at the end of the day, you can go to the league from any school.”

Frazier has not locked in a commitment timeframe. However, he mentioned before or during his senior season as possibilities.

“It’s a blessing to be in this process, where I’m at right now,” Frazier said.

Frazier discusses four schools of interest​

Tennessee was the first SEC school to offer Frazier. The California native shared that the Volunteers have “been on me” since he transferred to Mater Dei.

Right now, Frazier talks to multiple Tennessee staffers. They include offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Joey Halzle and running backs coach Jerry Mack.

“I know Alvin Kamara was a dog up there,” Frazier said.

“I know they run the ball a lot from watching the games they played this year. When you’re a running back, you see a team that runs the ball a lot and they get their running backs playing and catching the ball too.”

The four-star is very interested in Nebraska, as well. The Cornhuskers were his first Big Ten offer.

“I know Nebraska fans over there are ridiculous,” Frazier said. “They’re crazy, they’re all about Nebraska cause when you go over there, it’s Go Big Red or it’s nothing. You don’t hear anybody else talking about anything else but Go Big Red out there.”

Meanwhile, Frazier called Washington running backs coach Lee Marks and Oregon running backs coach Carlos Locklyn “my dogs.” He talks with both of them weekly.

“Coach Lock sends me a prayer message that gets me going every single morning,” Frazier said. “Every time I FaceTime coach Marks, it’s always good vibes, a smile on his face.

He’s always telling me, ‘Score big runs, score big touchdowns’ in whatever I’m doing. It’s just a blessing to have those people to talk to as coaches.”

 

[Dell Husker]

Florida worked out well for Frost to start 😉

 

[Lionsfan93]

So we have to cut down 18 players at the end of Spring? This is going to be interesting

I also wouldn't be shocked if it ends up being more than 18, with an additional transfer or 2 after spring ball.

 

[Fargo Husker]

Florida worked out well for Frost to start 😉

Prime thinks he's Shakespeare all of a sudden.

 

[vailhusker]

Prime thinks he's Shakespeare all of a sudden.

His time at CU will probably be "Much Ado About Nothing".

 

[vailhusker]

Top 25 Transfer Portal Team Rankings (Feb. 2)

School	Total	5-Stars	4-Stars	3-Stars	Total Points
1. Colorado	28	1	3	16	2085
2. Arizona State	25	0	2	16	1530
3. Mississippi	14	0	6	7	1384
4. Southern Methodist	18	0	3	127	1379
5. LSU	11	0	5	6	1300
6. USC	12	0	4	7	1257
7. Florida State	10	0	6	4	1213
8. Auburn	13	0	6	6	1195
9. Oklahoma	13	0	3	9	1193
10. UCLA	13	0	3	7	1151
11. Wisconsin	13	0	5	6	1134
12. Oregon	10	0	5	5	1119
13. Charlotte	22	0	0	8	1080
14. Louisville	12	0	3	8	1032
15. Indiana	15	0	1	13	1020
16. Michigan State	14	0	2	7	920
17. Oklahoma State	13	0	1	11	916
18. Cincinnati	14	0	0	12	900
19. TCU	8	0	4	4	894
20. Arkansas	11	0	3	6	887
21. Georgia Tech	12	0	1	11	855
22. Nebraska	11	0	2	8	800
23. Missouri	9	0	3	5	798
24. Florida	10	0	3	7	791
25. Kansas	11	0	1	7	780

Note: This chart does not show 2-star commits but they were factored into the calculation. The value of every commitment is represented in each team's point total.

 

[stonesak]

Top 25 Transfer Portal Team Rankings (Feb. 2)

School	Total	5-Stars	4-Stars	3-Stars	Total Points
1. Colorado	28	1	3	16	2085
2. Arizona State	25	0	2	16	1530
3. Mississippi	14	0	6	7	1384
4. Southern Methodist	18	0	3	127	1379
5. LSU	11	0	5	6	1300
6. USC	12	0	4	7	1257
7. Florida State	10	0	6	4	1213
8. Auburn	13	0	6	6	1195
9. Oklahoma	13	0	3	9	1193
10. UCLA	13	0	3	7	1151
11. Wisconsin	13	0	5	6	1134
12. Oregon	10	0	5	5	1119
13. Charlotte	22	0	0	8	1080
14. Louisville	12	0	3	8	1032
15. Indiana	15	0	1	13	1020
16. Michigan State	14	0	2	7	920
17. Oklahoma State	13	0	1	11	916
18. Cincinnati	14	0	0	12	900
19. TCU	8	0	4	4	894
20. Arkansas	11	0	3	6	887
21. Georgia Tech	12	0	1	11	855
22. Nebraska	11	0	2	8	800
23. Missouri	9	0	3	5	798
24. Florida	10	0	3	7	791
25. Kansas	11	0	1	7	780

Note: This chart does not show 2-star commits but they were factored into the calculation. The value of every commitment is represented in each team's point total.

Got damn @ SMU.

 

[vailhusker]

 

[Havoc34]

Florida worked out well for Frost to start 😉

Can’t stand this dude

 

[DrumMonkeyRobot]

Can’t stand this dude

Silver lining: He gives us a reason to hate CU football again.

 

[vailhusker]

Greg from Rivals

 

[nscottie]

I know oline is thin, but Benhart would be on my list. Only thing he excels at is helping the qb back up off the field.

 

[Boondock_St_Sker]

Plus maybe Hickman, Carnie and Tagaloa?

how many pancakes does Hickman have?

 

[Jim14510]

how many pancakes does Hickman have?

Where he got pancaked or did rhe pancaking? Probably most of his snaps on the former zero on the latter.

 

[Huskerforlife]

Look: College Football's 20 Best Recruiting Schools Right Now​

Matt Audilet • 5 hours ago

Here are the top 20 schools in terms of average recruiting rank from 2017-21, per college football insider Ralph D. Russo of AP News.

1. Alabama (average ranking 2.0)
2. Georgia (2.2)
3. Ohio State (6.0)
4. LSU (6.8)
5. Clemson (8.2)
6. Oklahoma (9.2)
7. Texas A&M (9.6)
8. Texas (10.8)
9. Florida (11.0)
10. Oregon (11.4)
11. Auburn (11.6)
12. Mich (11.6)
13. Notre Dame (12.4)
14. Penn State (13.8)
15. Miami (15.0)
16. Florida State (16.0)
17. Tennessee (16.8)
18. USC (19.6)
19. Washington (20.0)
20. Nebraska (20.6)

There are some familiar names atop this year's recruiting rankings.

Only two schools not on this list appeared in the 2023 top 20: TCU and South Carolina, which pushed out No. 19 Washington and No. 20 Nebraska. Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma and Ohio State round out this year's top five.

Alabama has been ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 each year since 2019.

 

[Huskerforlife]

Look: Big Ten Football 2023 Recruiting Class Rankings​

HUNTER HODIES • 8 hours ago

With National Signing Day in the rearview mirror, it's time to take a look at how the Big Ten football recruiting rankings turned out.

As expected, Ohio State finished in the top spot as it landed 20 four-star recruits and one five-star recruit. Penn State came in second with 20 four-star recruits and six three-star recruits, but no five-star recruits.

After those two, Michigan landed in third, followed by Michigan State, and Nebraska. It's not surprising to see Michigan just outside the top two since Jim Harbaugh has always been well-regarded as a great recruiter.

Here is the full list, per 247Sports:

1. Ohio State
2. Penn State
3. Michigan
4. Michigan State
5. Nebraska
6. Maryland
7. Wisconsin
8. Indiana
9. Minnesota
10. Cockeye
11. Illinois
12. Northwestern
13. Purdue
14. Rutgers

We'll have to see how much this list changes for the 2024 recruiting class.

 

[Jim14510]

It's not surprising to see Michigan just outside the top two since Jim Harbaugh has always been well-regarded as a great recruiter.

That's a weird sentence. I would expect Michigan to be 1 or 2 every year. Especially after the last 2 years of being #2 going into the CFP.

 

[Huskerforlife]

Very true (and weird) as you said...

 

[Boondock_St_Sker]

Where he got pancaked or did rhe pancaking? Probably most of his snaps on the former zero on the latter.

Yes