2018 Recruiting Thread

[ELA]

MSU adds 3* WR Jalen Nailor from Vegas with offers from Nebraska, Wisconsin and Purdue plus a handful of Pac 12 schools.  Seemed like a curious offer until we realized the coaches knew Rison and Jackson we're transferring

[ELA]

As for the early signing day, I imagine NCAA intervention or not, there would be enough pressure that MSU would have to let them out if any kid wanted to.

[847badgerfan]

Looks like UW has one more spot left, for a defensive back only. One is in town this weekend, and it looks like a wild goose chase to me.

[ELA]

yeah, I think he's a really good #2 QB. It's HARD to land two QB's in a class these days. Seems like every QB wants to be "THE GUY" in his class these days. Some even want to be THE guy in their class and the class before theirs.
Between Peters, McCaffrey, Milton, and Doyle they should be able to build some pretty nice depth at the position.

And as speculated, it's hard to get two good QBs in the same class.  Doyle decommits, sounds like it'll be Arizona.  Not a huge loss, he was more of a luxury recruit for UM

[847badgerfan]

And as speculated, it's hard to get two good QBs in the same class.  Doyle decommits, sounds like it'll be Arizona.  Not a huge loss, he was more of a luxury recruit for UM

He was asked to grayshirt about a week ago.

[MaximumSam]

Signing day Part Deux:  Bucks looking at a couple guys, not sure if any more will sign

[ELA]

3* DT Dashaun Mallory who has been trying to commit to MSU for months has still not been cleared by admissions, and will not sign today.  Kind of weird to see a guy who hasn't even officially committed say he won't sign with MSU today, but it's clear admissions is the only hurdle.  Unclear if he'll keep trying, or do JUCO for a year, or go elsewhere where he can get admitted.

[Brutus Buckeye]

Signing day! 

So what's the skinny on today's Big Ten story lines? 

[ELA]

Signing day!

So what's the skinny on today's Big Ten story lines?

Much toned down.  I love how ESPN was trying to talk about what a bad thing this is.
No WWL, this is a good thing for the kids.  It's bad for you that you don't get a full day in February (plus leadup) where you actually get viewers for this.  Stop pretending it's about anything else.
As for MSU really only 3 things on the table.
1.) 3* DT Dashaun Mallory - as referenced above he'd already be green if he could get admitted.  Not sure where he goes from here.
2.) 4* WR Tommy Bush - IIRC MSU was his first offer, but he's since blown up.  He's one of the few doing the hat dance today.  It's MSU, Texas, Georgia, Ole Miss and Baylor.  For a 4* kid out of Texas, that's not a hat dance I feel great about.
3.) 3* DE Habakkuk Baldonado - kid from Rome.  The one in Italy.  He's at a prep school in Florida now, and it's MSU, Pitt or UCF.  Nebraska offered too, but I think he said he wants to stay east since his family is still in Europe.  My guess is UCF, as a kid in a foreign country, staying somewhere familiar.

[MaximumSam]

5 star tackle Nicholas Petite-Frere signs with the Bucks out of Florida

[ELA]

5 star tackle Nicholas Petite-Frere signs with the Bucks out of Florida

Outback Bowl backfire

[847badgerfan]

Looks like UW has one more spot left, for a defensive back only. One is in town this weekend, and it looks like a wild goose chase to me.

Kid shows lots of offers, but I'm guessing many of them were not committable and I'm also guessing he got "processed" by Georgia...


Miami (Fla.) Northwestern defensive back Rachad Wildgoose Jr. chose UW on Wednesday over his other finalists UCF, Pittsburgh, and N.C. State. The three-star prospect had other offers from Alabama, Florida, Auburn, Georgia, and more.
Previously committed to Rutgers and most recently Georgia, Wildgoose took an official visit to Wisconsin last weekend. He was recruited to play safety by defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard.
Wildgoose gives the Badgers 20 commitments in their 2018 recruiting class.

[ELA]

Baldonado chooses Pitt.

Looking like a bad late signing day across the state of Michigan.

[847badgerfan]

5 star tackle Nicholas Petite-Frere signs with the Bucks out of Florida

Must be nice to be able to pluck 5 STARZ out of mid air. Bastages.