A torrid start to recruiting the class of 2018 has Northwestern’s class among the Top 10 in national rankings. Behind this recruiting rise has been Pat Fitzgerald and his staff’s ability to dominate the state of Illinois.
Carol Stream native Greg Newsome announced his commitment to Northwestern on Monday afternoon, effectively putting a bow on what has been an unprecedented in-state recruiting class. The Wildcats extended an offer to nine recruits within Illinois; six of them made verbal commitments to Northwestern. The three that got away are Notre Dame commit WR Micah Jones, Wisconsin commit LB Jack Sanborn, and Virginia Tech commit QB Quincy Patterson (Northwestern has a QB commit in Jason Whittaker).