“There are still a lot of really good players that are out there and are trying to decide what to do,’’ Richt told WQAM’s Joe Rose before a news conference at Yankee Stadium to promote the Pinstripe Bowl, where the Canes (7-5, 4-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) will face Wisconsin (7-5, 5-4 Big Ten) on Dec. 27. “The decommitment thing is something happening all over America, and it’s just part of the recruiting. We know as coaches you just keep recruiting hard and fight to the very end. And in the end we’re going to get who we need.’’
“If there was any good news about this night, it was that the game only streamed on ESPN’s subscription-based plus service and much of the fanbase missed having to watch the game.