When Hugh Freeze stepped onto the podium to address the media on Wednesday, he did so with a smile. The fifth-year head coach had just compiled another unprecedented recruiting class, ranked fourth nationally by ESPN.
“I don’t know if our staff has ever done a better job of developing relationships that can withstand the onslaught of difficult things that are thrown at you through the course of recruiting,” Freeze said. “We feel like, top to bottom, it’s the best class we’ve had— and we’ve had some good ones.