Recruiting season is definitely picking up for Husky football (and Husky basketball in the transfer portal), and one of the perennial questions about recruiting is how important it is to keep your local high school talent at home, “building a fence” around the state to make sure the top kids have a chance to grow into hometown heroes! The question is: How often does that actually happen?
There’s a parallel question that comes into play when you talk about recognizing diamonds in the rough and overlooked potential in your local players that you—at least in theory—get to see up close and personal, allowing you to find the undiscovered 3-stars that turn into dynamite on the field.