I would really like to see the NU staff make Arizona a bigger priority in upcoming recruiting cycles. I believe this territory is a good combination of deep (or deep-ish) recruiting base coupled with the lack of a dominating presence from the local schools. If you look at their historical state rankings, you'll notice how frequently other schools have been able to come into the state and take some of their best recruits. In any given cycle, they have 20+ D-1 prospects and the Arizona schools only get about 20% of them. I feel like this presents a much better value proposition than a state like Georgia, for example.
This is also an area that other B1G schools like Michigan, Wisconsin, and Michigan State seem to target. A recruiting win in this area would not only get us a good prospect, but also take one away from a rival. That is huge, in my opinion.
Dedrick Young is an example of an AZ recruit Riley was able to sign last year. Prince Amukamara and Eric Hagg are also semi-recent examples as well. I know we made offers, but I was surprised that this area doesn't seem to be a big focus this time around. Maybe we just had bad luck?
This is also an area that other B1G schools like Michigan, Wisconsin, and Michigan State seem to target. A recruiting win in this area would not only get us a good prospect, but also take one away from a rival. That is huge, in my opinion.
Dedrick Young is an example of an AZ recruit Riley was able to sign last year. Prince Amukamara and Eric Hagg are also semi-recent examples as well. I know we made offers, but I was surprised that this area doesn't seem to be a big focus this time around. Maybe we just had bad luck?
