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Not surprisingly, two programs that saw some noticeable bumps in recruiting efforts over the past year just so happened to have two of the most exciting coaching hires prior to the 2017 season. P.J. Fleck has Minnesota rowing their way up the recruiting rankings in 2018 with the hope of building a winner in the Big Ten West. Joining Fleck is Jeff Brohm at Purdue, with the Boilermakers jumping up 22 spots in the national recruiting rankings into the top 50 for their best class in years. Time will tell if either coach can keep that momentum moving upward over the next year, but both coaches are off to a great start injecting some new enthusiasm at their respective programs.
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Somewhat surprisingly, Wisconsin has taken a very shallow step back in the national recruiting rankings for a second straight season. Fortunately for the Badgers, that may not mean a whole lot as far as the Big Ten West is concerned given how the Badgers seem to always thrive on talent that is either overlooked or disrespected. The trend may be more a reflection on how the Big Ten East has loaded up on talent, but with Minnesota and Purdue trending upward, Iowa slipping ahead of the Badgers in the recruiting rankings for the first time since 2012, and Nebraska hoping to thrive with Scott Frost, the Badgers could be about to lose their stranglehold on the division relatively soon if this pattern continues.
https://athlonsports.com/college-football/ranking-big-tens-football-rosters-2018
Go Gophers!!
Trending up
Not surprisingly, two programs that saw some noticeable bumps in recruiting efforts over the past year just so happened to have two of the most exciting coaching hires prior to the 2017 season. P.J. Fleck has Minnesota rowing their way up the recruiting rankings in 2018 with the hope of building a winner in the Big Ten West. Joining Fleck is Jeff Brohm at Purdue, with the Boilermakers jumping up 22 spots in the national recruiting rankings into the top 50 for their best class in years. Time will tell if either coach can keep that momentum moving upward over the next year, but both coaches are off to a great start injecting some new enthusiasm at their respective programs.
Trending down
Somewhat surprisingly, Wisconsin has taken a very shallow step back in the national recruiting rankings for a second straight season. Fortunately for the Badgers, that may not mean a whole lot as far as the Big Ten West is concerned given how the Badgers seem to always thrive on talent that is either overlooked or disrespected. The trend may be more a reflection on how the Big Ten East has loaded up on talent, but with Minnesota and Purdue trending upward, Iowa slipping ahead of the Badgers in the recruiting rankings for the first time since 2012, and Nebraska hoping to thrive with Scott Frost, the Badgers could be about to lose their stranglehold on the division relatively soon if this pattern continues.
https://athlonsports.com/college-football/ranking-big-tens-football-rosters-2018
Go Gophers!!