ESPN Best Recruiting Rankings, LINK!

[CaptainSidneyReilly]

ACC:
8. Florida State Seminoles
13. Clemson Tigers
14. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
17. Miami Hurricanes
32. North Carolina Tar Heels
35. Virginia Tech Hokies
39. Louisville Cardinals
40. Virginia Cavaliers
45. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
46. Pittsburgh Panthers
49. NC State Wolfpack
57. Duke Blue Devils
59. Syracuse Orange
64. Wake Forest Demon Deacons
65. Boston College Eagles


18. Penn State Nittany Lions
Penn State has a strong local recruiting base, is not afraid to spend money on the trail or on facilities, and has traditionally turned out NFL players. If there's a residual stain on the brand from the Sandusky child abuse scandal, it's not being felt much on the recruiting trail -- the Nittany Lions have a top-10 class coming in for 2016.

46. Pittsburgh Panthers:
There are plenty of good players in Western Pennsylvania and the surrounding areas, so that's a plus. Minuses include the lack of an on-campus stadium and a revolving door of coaches, giving recruits pause.

48. West Virginia Mountaineers
There isn't much in-state talent, meaning the Mountaineers have to target crowded Western Pennsylvania and the Southeast to find players for a Texas-and-Midwest league. A good fan base and a recent strong NFL track record are helpful on the trail, however.

LINK:
http://espn.go.com/college-football...football-easiest-toughest-recruiting-jobs-1-65

 

[TD_6082]

18 is not a good class. If 18 is the best he can do, then recruiting isn't going Franklin's way right now either.

 

[Pittx9]

18 is not a good class. If 18 is the best he can do, then recruiting isn't going Franklin's way right now either.

That has to be a joke.

 

[TD_6082]

That has to be a joke.

Its not. 18 is not very good. If they are content to be a middle tier in the Big 10, then 18 is okay. They aren't going compete with tOSU & Michigan on a yearly basis with classes like that.

 

[9nationalchampionships]

Too subjective

 

[ncyajleel]

It is not what his class is ranked. It is the ranking of easiest recruiting jobs. Penn State is the 18th easiest place to recruit. Then again when you have had two of the greatest liars there ever were in Paterno and Franklin, why wouldn't it be.

18 is not a good class. If 18 is the best he can do, then recruiting isn't going Franklin's way right now either.

 

[pittdan77]

This list is just how "easy" it is to recruit for a particular school. I'd say it makes what this staff is doing look pretty good by comparison.

 

[Pittx9]

Its not. 18 is not very good. If they are content to be a middle tier in the Big 10, then 18 is okay. They aren't going compete with tOSU & Michigan on a yearly basis with classes like that.

18 is pretty good and they're lucky to even be in the middle of the Big Ten.

 

[Panthergrowl13]

Wait until February when the "final" results are known.

HAIL TO PITT!!!!

 

[TD_6082]

Totally subjective. I think its a pretty tough place to recruit. It's probably easy to sign a Top 20 type class at PSU, but its damn tough to bring in the type of classes you need to win at a high level consistently.

 

[CaptainSidneyReilly]

18 is not a good class. If 18 is the best he can do, then recruiting isn't going Franklin's way right now either.

I agree, and he has dropped from Top Ten Status when the Article was written!

Even worse, Meyer, Harbaugh, Dantonio, have jumped up and they Coach Up, unlike Franklin!

Coaching Character Matters!