Just a quick note on recruiting territories.
One of the stories in this cycle has been the increased attention that Wake has paid to Georgia. For a while it looked questionable that the strategy would work out, but now all of a sudden 3 of Wake’s top 5 commits (in terms of offer sheets) are from Georgia – and WR Justin Gibbs and DE Mike Allen could still be added to the class.
If the Avery Showell commit means that the Deacs are done at safety that could mean that there won’t be anyone in the class from Virginia this year (since Safety Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah would be shut out in that scenario). This contrasts with five commits from Virginia in the 2016 class. Staying away from Virginia makes sense as both in-state P5 programs have new head coaches and all of the recruiting advantages that comes along with the sense of a fresh start. UVA has renewed (continued?) their in-state focus, having already taken commits from 8 recruits in Virginia (including 6 rated 5.5 or lower)
Wake is sitting with one commit from North Carolina right now. Taking a second in-state commit probably depends on where things head with Davidson LB Chase Monroe and Ahoskie WR Jaquarii Roberson.
One of the stories in this cycle has been the increased attention that Wake has paid to Georgia. For a while it looked questionable that the strategy would work out, but now all of a sudden 3 of Wake’s top 5 commits (in terms of offer sheets) are from Georgia – and WR Justin Gibbs and DE Mike Allen could still be added to the class.
If the Avery Showell commit means that the Deacs are done at safety that could mean that there won’t be anyone in the class from Virginia this year (since Safety Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah would be shut out in that scenario). This contrasts with five commits from Virginia in the 2016 class. Staying away from Virginia makes sense as both in-state P5 programs have new head coaches and all of the recruiting advantages that comes along with the sense of a fresh start. UVA has renewed (continued?) their in-state focus, having already taken commits from 8 recruits in Virginia (including 6 rated 5.5 or lower)
Wake is sitting with one commit from North Carolina right now. Taking a second in-state commit probably depends on where things head with Davidson LB Chase Monroe and Ahoskie WR Jaquarii Roberson.