Holding together and patching up the class of 2016 was a tough job for Lovie Smith. A coaching change just a month after National Signing Day is never an easy transition for recruits.
Lovie also has to deal with being behind on the recruitment of the class of 2017 as well.
Many college coaches have been recruiting the players from the class of 2017 for two or three years now. Lovie has to find a way to infiltrate the recruitment of these players, and so far he has done a great job.
The first class Lovie is going to have his full signature on is the class of 2018.