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Op-Ed: Recruiting By Itself Isn’t Sufficient for Success

I could tell today that recruitniks have been feeling the blowback towards recruiting as of late.

Signing Day PSA: Recruiting Stars Don't Matter Guy is a testament to the enduring power of ignorance. (And a hatred of math.)

— David Ubben (@davidubben) February 6, 2018

I’m one of those guys that push back on recruiting; not so much because I don’t think it’s important, but because it’s importance have been overinflated. Yes, schools like Alabama and Ohio State have great talent. They recruit well, and more importantly win. But there there are schools that recruit well.