What do Mark Richt and his assistants do with a recruiting class rated No. 1 in the country by Rivals and No. 2 by ESPN, behind only Ohio State? Try to make it even better.
Already with commitments from five of ESPN’s top 100 players and seven more ranked between 100 and 200, UM added a top offensive tackle on Monday and is very much in the mix for more coveted players, including elite Plantation American Heritage cornerbacks Patrick Surtain Jr. and Tyson Campbell.
“It’s an exceptional class,” local recruiting guru Larry Blustein said, “and if they do the same thing in 2019 and 2020, they will be in the top 10 in the country and with a key win here or there, could get into the final four [and a thus a playoff berth].