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Recruiting is a necessary part of college sports. It’s also completely ridiculous.

Feleipe Franks was a lucky one.

Coming out of high school, he had everything college coaches look for: Elite size, an arm that could double as a rocket launcher, a winning team and a great attitude. All those skills — and, let’s be honest, lucky breaks — contributed to him being ranked the nation’s fifth-best pocket passer in the class of 2015.

Chloe Kim

Franks hasn’t played up to his ranking’s expectations at Florida, and because of all the hype he carried when he arrived in Gainesville, he has been crucified for it.