Alabama follows up title by finalizing star-studded class
By STEVE MEGARGEEFebruary 3, 2021 GMT
Alabama continues recruiting at a level that should strengthen the reigning national champion’s status as college football’s premier program.
If anything, coach Nick Saban’s ability to land the nation’s top prospects grows stronger with each passing year.
The recruiting class that Alabama finalized Wednesday has the highest rating in the history of the 247Sports Composite team rankings, which go back to 2010. The previous top-ranked class was Florida’s 2010 group.
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“This is a national championship-winning class,” said Mike Farrell, the national recruiting director for Rivals. “They will win one with this class. It just maybe depends on whether it’s one or two.”
Alabama continues recruiting at a level that should strengthen the reigning national champion’s status as college football’s premier program.If anything, coach Nick Saban’s ability to land the nation’s top prospects grows stronger with each passing.
College Football: Alabama follows up title by finalizing star-studded recruiting class
FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2019, file photo, Alabama coach Nick Saban reacts during the first half of the team s NCAA college football game against LSU in Tuscaloosa, Ala. As Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, Oregon, Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Florida prepared to play for conference championships, they signed top-10 recruiting classes for 2021 they hope to fuel their next title contenders.. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File) Vasha Hunt
FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020, file photo, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day talks to his team during their NCAA college football practice, in Columbus, Ohio. As Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, Oregon, Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Florida prepared to play for conference championships, they signed top-10 recruiting classes for 2021 they hope to fuel their next title contenders..(AP Photo/Jay LaPrete, File) Jay LaPrete
February 4, 2021 7:14 am
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer
Alabama continues recruiting at a level that should strengthen the reigning national champion’s status as college football’s premier program.
If anything, coach Nick Saban’s ability to land the nation’s top prospects grows stronger with each passing year.
The recruiting class that Alabama finalized Wednesday has the highest rating in the history of the 247Sports Composite team rankings, which go back to 2010. The previous top-ranked class was Florida’s 2010 group.
“This is a national championship-winning class,” said Mike Farrell, the national recruiting director for Rivals. “They will win one with this class. It just maybe depends on whether it’s one or two.”
Assistant coaches hired after signing day in 2020 proved vital to Oregon Ducks securing historic 2021 recruiting class
Updated Feb 04, 2021;
Posted Feb 04, 2021
New cornerbacks coach Rod Chance during warmups as the Oregon Ducks open spring football practice inside the Moshofsky Center in Eugene on Thursday, March 5, 2020. Sean Meagher/Staff
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EUGENE Two of the primary actors behind the assembly of Oregon’s best recruiting class in program history and its third straight atop the Pac-12 weren’t even with the program a year ago.
Cornerbacks coach Rod Chance and wide receivers coach Bryan McClendon were hired last Feb. 15 and April 17, respectively, each helped recruit three players to UO’s 23-member 2021 class ranked No. 6 nationally. Each landed a pair of players ranked in the top 10 at their position groups, which were Oregon’s biggest areas of need in this recruiting cycle.