A look at the early winners and losers from National Signing Day, keeping in mind that it’s still relatively early in the day (so some of the rankings used here might be a little bit different from what you’re seeing).
WINNERS
1. Michigan: It was a good day both for the Wolverines’ brand — everyone was talking about that star-studded tent revival they had in Ann Arbor — and the Wolverines’ program, which landed Rashan Gary, the nation’s consensus No. 1 recruit. He’s part of the nation’s No. 6 recruiting class, according to 247 Sports (Michigan ranked no higher than 20th nationally the past two seasons).
[Rashan Gary chooses Michigan over Clemson]
This is pretty much the mood in Ann Arbor right now2. Texas: Charlie Strong needed this after going 11-14 in his first two seasons in Austin, and the Longhorns now seemed primed for a rebound after last year’s 10th-ranked class (six of those true freshman started in 2015). Fox Sports’ Bruce Feldman summed it up:
Charlie Strong generated as much buzz as anyone in the recruiting world this week, and especially early Wednesday morning. Texas beat out archrival Texas A&M and Baylor, and pretty much everyone else in the country for top safety Brandon Jones, the nation’s No. 19 overall recruit. UT also landed four-star DT Chris Daniels, the No. 146 prospect, and then reeled in in-state LB Erick Fowler, who switched from LSU. The wave of momentum kept going for the Longhorns later Wednesday morning when the No. 43 overall prospect Jeffrey McCulloch, an outside linebacker, also said he was signing with UT. Those moves vaulted Texas into Scout’s Top 10 rankings.
It’s rare to see this type of movement on National Signing Day itself:
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