Brace yourselves, folks, there may not be any verbal commitments today. We may go through the weekend, even. At least it will give us a chance to catch our collective breath and sit back for a day or two.
Greg Webster was the latest. Not surprisingly, he cited his comfort with the coaching staff as a big reason for choosing Pitt. Will Webster be doing a little recruiting of his own back at his high school?
Woodland Hills also has a handful of other highly rated Division I prospects in the senior class, including cornerback Darrin Walls and receiver Wes Lyons. Webster was asked if he would start recruiting his teammates.
“I might give them a little whisper in their ear,” Webster said. “I don’t know if they’ll listen or not, but, hopefully, I can play a part in their decision.”
Impressive to learn that since 1987 Woodland Hills has 64 Division 1 football recruits.
This past week’s recruiting success has gotten the attention of Bruce Feldman on his ESPN.com College Football blog (Insider Subs.).
A new guy takes over a former elite program that seems to have lost its way. He comes back to college from the NFL and he returns home with a bunch of championship rings. In my mind, I’m thinking great hire, and I’m surprised more in the media haven’t gotten on the bandwagon. Of course, I’m talking about Dave Wannstedt. The former Dolphins coach is having another good week for Pittsburgh.
The Panthers landed a trio of big-name verbals in WR Dorin Dickerson, DT Jason Pinkston and LB Greg Webster, whose teammate by the way is blue-chip CB Darrin Walls, also high on Wannstedt’s list. “Dickerson could be special,” says one rival college coach. “We thought he’s such a stud athlete that he could make it as a tailback, a wide out, as a safety and outside backer. He might even be able to play some corner. He’s a stud.”
An amusing and clueless counterpoint comes from a Florida paper that lists 5 new coaching hires that will fail:
4. Dave Wannstedt, Pittsburgh: Why is it that colleges are so enamored with guys who couldn’t win in the NFL? Hard to imagine Wannstedt being able to recruit, much less have a productive offense.
Nothing like following an impulsive dislike up by completely ignoring reality.
