Alabama expected to rule signing day after winning another title
Less than a month after winning its fourth national championship in seven seasons, Alabama has a chance to extend its string of unofficial recruiting titles.
Alabama has landed the nation’s top signing class each of the past five years, according to composite rankings of recruiting websites compiled by 247Sports.
LSU led the composite team rankings early Tuesday and was followed by Ohio State, Florida State, Mississippi and Alabama.
Mississippi faces the challenge of making sure it doesn’t lose any key recruits from that class after being notified Friday by the NCAA of possible rules violations.
Other uncommitted top-15 recruits include defensive tackle Derrick Brown, linebacker Ben Davis, outside linebacker Mique Juarez, athlete Mecole Hardman Jr., wide receiver Demetris Robertson and outside linebacker Lyndell Wilson.
The list of expected guests for Michigan’s signing day event includes New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and former New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter.
“He’s made news in every way, positive or negative, whether it’s his outrageous recruiting tactics, pushing kids out of the nest late or landing kids that Michigan fans never expected, (prospects) from Florida and California,” Farrell said.