Recruiting is one of the most important aspects of college football. Unlike in the National Football League, college programs need to reload on a year-to-year basis, which they do so through both high school recruiting and the transfer portal.
The thing about college football recruiting is that...it's challenging. There's no doubt about that. Evaluating high schoolers and trying to project how successful they'll be against superior competition is a skill that is hard to come by. In fact, the majority of 'blue-chip recruits' (four-stars and five-stars) end up falling short of expectations once they reach the college level.