PROVO — Last year at this time, BYU's coaching staff, almost all of whom were hired in December and January by new head coach Kalani Sitake, had just weeks to scramble and finalize the 2016 recruiting class.
This time around, Cougar coaches have been able to take their time to get to know the players they’ve targeted for Wednesday's Signing Day 2017.
“I’ve enjoyed the relationships more. I have a longer-term relationship with the guys that we’ve been working with,” said associate head coach Ed Lamb. “To come in last-minute last year and try to develop relationships over a one-month period of time with recruits and their families and their coaches, it was difficult to earn that trust … We’ve been afforded the time now to do that and we’ve taken advantage of that time.